![One of the major drawcards of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania and the famous Serengeti, is the presence of rare tree-climbing lions. Spotting a stocky and powerfully built lion clumsily clambering up a tree, is indeed a unique wildlife sighting. Leopards are our textbook tree-climbers, but lions – […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TreeClimbingLions3-370x275.jpg "Guide JC Spots a Tree-climbing Lion in the Klaserie. That’s Right.")
Guide JC Spots a Tree-climbing Lion in the Klaserie. That’s Right.
One of the major drawcards of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania and the famous Serengeti, is the presence of rare tree-climbing lions. Spotting[…]
![Winter is in full swing in the Greater Kruger, and predator sightings have steadily increased. The big cats are always there, but with the thinning out of the bushveld they’ve become easier to locate. Giant water-loving herbivores, graceful general game, powerful lions, sleek leopards and adorable critters have provided plenty of sightings for our guests […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WIPEZHippoCalf-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pics : All Creatures Great and Small")
![June 16th in South Africa is Youth Day (and this year it coincides with Father’s Day). Youth Day is a day set aside to think about the brutal events that occurred during the Soweto uprising. The 16th is the day when over 20 000 students took to the streets in protest of inequality and oppression […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WIPLionCubs3-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Youth Day")
![Botswana is the land of magic, mystery and predator mayhem. Reed-lined channels of the Okavango Delta snake their way through parched Kalahari landscapes, the mighty life-giving Chobe River flows vigorously through riverine forest and jade colour vegetation, the misunderstood flat salt pan of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, the geographical marvel of tectonic plate movements […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MotswiriCamp1-370x275.jpg "Botswana Bush Dinner Under the Stars at Motswiri Camp")
![Game drives with Umkumbe Safari Lodge tend to over deliver in terms of leopard sightings. Located in the heart of leopard country in one of South Africa’s most revered reserves, puts Umkumbe in the perfect position to spot these somewhat elusive and obscure predators. Game drives with the passionate team from Umkumbe Safari Lodge are […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/UmkumbeKudyelas-370x275.jpg "The Prowling Predators of Umkumbe Safari Lodge")
![For a world-class experience in the wilds of the Klaserie, and to view the big five from the vantage of both a game viewer and on foot, head to Sun Destinations’ delightful and aptly named camp, Africa on Foot. On assignment for a travel publication, this is my first time at Africa on Foot in […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AOFnyeletiBlog-370x275.jpg "TIA: This is Africa (on foot)")
![The ‘veld is gradually losing its lush and velvet green appearance, and the duller hues of the winter season seem to be seeping into the carpets of emerald. This week, it’s not the tawny and mottled predators in the spotlight, but rather the bovids and pachyderms. The colossal elephants and buffalo have put on quite […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WIPChacmaGiraffegreen-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Bovids and Pachyderms Share the Limelight")
![As the sun melts into the sky, shades of persimmon fill the quintessential African horizon. There is nothing more hypnotic than the sunset in Botswana, a country home to some of the world’s most spectacular striking scenes of remarkable beauty. Enviably located across 365 000 hectares of rugged wilderness laden with mopane trees, and sandy […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BushDinnersTuskers-370x275.jpg "Dinner Under a Blanket of Stars at Tuskers Bush Camp")
![A mega-pride of 30 lions in the Savuti region of Chobe National Park were forced to adapt and survive when the Savuti channel dried up and caused mayhem in one of the wildest regions of Africa. The lack of water and succulent abundant greens led to a rapid decline in ungulate population numbers, which drastically […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CampSavutiLions2-370x275.jpg "Teagan Tracks the Famously Savage Lions of Savuti")
![Tucked away in a pocket of game viewing paradise in the uncrowded Savuti sector of Chobe National Park, lies the authentic Camp Savuti. Renown for its sightings of big game and predators, in particular wild dog, lions and leopard, Camp Savuti is certainly a place that deserves to be pinned onto your safari travel map. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AccommodationElephant-370x275.jpg "Camp Savuti is a Rare Find in Botswana")