When you arrive at a safari lodge and think twice before jumping on the bed for fear of destroying the beautiful flower display, you know that care and thought have been[…]
Umkumbe Safari Lodge, Sabi Sand, Greater Kruger Park It’s been another week for the books with remarkable leopard activity, dust bathing elephants and impressive antelope to take our breath away.[…]
The ever graceful leopardess, Hlarulini, travelled from the south of Sabi Sand reserve and was spotted patrolling the traverse around Umkumbe Safari Lodge. The first sighting of Hlarulini was of her hoisting[…]
Welcome to this week’s instalment of week in pictures, which is a mixed bag of wildlife delights. Plains game, big herds and predators have been quite present this week throughout[…]
We seem to have plenty of scavenger sightings in conjunction with our big cat sightings. I guess that’s just the nature of the beast! Cats are always on the hunt[…]
The rangers from Umkumbe Safari Lodge have sent in numerous reports of leopard sightings. The reports are coming in thick and fast, and we’re battling to keep up with them![…]
There is such a dense population of cats surrounding Umkumbe Safari Lodge, each lion pride and leopard with their distinct character and story to tell. Their stories are all knitted together, with long[…]
Little improvement is needed when you wake up in one of the Greater Kruger Park’s most sought after private game reserves, spend the day wallowing in an infinity pool overlooking an[…]
The weather is slowly turning, and the extreme heat of the African summer is beginning to subside. Temperatures are dropping, and game drive guests now require an extra layer of[…]
The hyena is not the best looking animal but it’s certainly one of Africa’s most successful scavengers and ruthless carnivores. These stout morphologically dog-like creatures are the most misunderstood species in the safari[…]