![We are pleased to announce that two of the Sun Destinations’ lodges have been nominated in the Tuskers Ultimate Safari Experience Awards 2017. Tuskers offer a unique set of awards showcasing a variety of safari experiences in various categories. The Safari Index’s panel of judges have carefully selected lodges and camps offering a high quality, all […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UmkumbeGameDrive-370x275.jpg "Please Vote for Us in the Tusker’s Safari Awards 2017")
Please Vote for Us in the Tusker’s Safari Awards 2017
We are pleased to announce that two of the Sun Destinations’ lodges have been nominated in the Tuskers Ultimate Safari Experience Awards 2017. Tuskers offer a unique set of awards[…]
![This morning’s safari held some exciting predator activity in the Klaserie, with a hijacking that happens all too often in the world of the wild: A pair of conniving hyena cronies stole an impala kill from leopards Ross Dam and Bundu. This mother-son duo was seen in the first moments of light this morning, apparently quite […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_3091-370x275.jpg "Hyenas Hijack Leopards’ Kill in Klaserie")
Hyenas Hijack Leopards’ Kill in Klaserie
This morning’s safari held some exciting predator activity in the Klaserie, with a hijacking that happens all too often in the world of the wild: A pair of conniving hyena cronies[…]
![Gusts of breath released through the leathery nostrils of a white rhino send swirls of dust into the air, as her head hangs low to the ground. She is designed to graze, to shear the grass with her tough lips and flat, textured molars. The weight of her head is supported by her mighty neck […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Em-Gatland-11-370x275.jpg "An Ode to Rhinos in the Greater Kruger Park")
An Ode to Rhinos in the Greater Kruger Park
Gusts of breath released through the leathery nostrils of a white rhino send swirls of dust into the air, as her head hangs low to the ground. She is designed[…]
![Leopards are slick killing machines that have mastered the art of the ambush. Death comes to their unlucky victims quickly and suddenly. A leopard’s quarry doesn’t suffer like many of its counterparts that have fallen victim to other predator kills. Swift, graceful and powerful – that is how the panthera pardus conducts their kills. Rangers […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UmkumbeMxabene-370x275.jpg "LIVE Leopard Kill at Umkumbe : Mxabene Goes Wild")
LIVE Leopard Kill at Umkumbe : Mxabene Goes Wild
Leopards are slick killing machines that have mastered the art of the ambush. Death comes to their unlucky victims quickly and suddenly. A leopard’s quarry doesn’t suffer like many of[…]
![A distant rumble and cough-like roar echoes through the Kwatale concession. The night is piercingly quiet, yet full of promise. The crisp stillness of the darkness hovering over the landscape ensures that sound carries far – a prime reason as to why cats contact call during the dead of night. The sound reverberating through the Kwatale […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TuskersMaleLionGRass-370x275.jpg "Tuskers Bush Camp : Piecing Together the Lion Puzzle")
Tuskers Bush Camp : Piecing Together the Lion Puzzle
A distant rumble and cough-like roar echoes through the Kwatale concession. The night is piercingly quiet, yet full of promise. The crisp stillness of the darkness hovering over the landscape ensures[…]
![Our lodges and camps all have one thing in common this week in the wild – a flair for the unusual. It could be the tiresome threat of the ominous weather approaching pockets of the Kruger or the madness surrounding Valentine’s day causing this erratic and strange wildlife behaviour. Whatever the reason, this week in pictures we’re celebrating […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EZBaboonOpeningMouth-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : A Flair for the Unusual")
Week in Pictures : A Flair for the Unusual
Our lodges and camps all have one thing in common this week in the wild – a flair for the unusual. It could be the tiresome threat of the ominous[…]
![It has arrived: craft gin has followed in the footsteps of South African artisanal beer and become ‘a thing’. We certainly aren’t complaining that the ancient ‘drowner of sorrows’ known in 17th century London as Mother’s Ruin has made a huge comeback over the centuries and is now the latest craze. Here, in the world of safari, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EmGatland-7217-370x275.jpg "South African Craft Gin Tasting on Safari")
South African Craft Gin Tasting on Safari
It has arrived: craft gin has followed in the footsteps of South African artisanal beer and become ‘a thing’. We certainly aren’t complaining that the ancient ‘drowner of sorrows’ known in 17th[…]
![Another week of golden mornings, rose-tinted evenings, and humid summer days spent sipping something cold and allowing an afternoon siesta to take its course has passed us by. The hours just after dawn are well worth waking up for in the bush, where a world of unpredictable wildlife activity awaits. The sunrise spills its light […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_1074-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures: TGI Friday Fix!")
The Week in Pictures: TGI Friday Fix!
Another week of golden mornings, rose-tinted evenings, and humid summer days spent sipping something cold and allowing an afternoon siesta to take its course has passed us by. The hours[…]
![Guest travel blogger Mike McCaffrey (Nomadic by Nature) visited Tuskers Bush Camp and documented his journey with words and images. Tuskers Bush Camp is that quiet little place in the bush that birders seek. Just sitting on the couch overlooking the waterhole there are yellow-billed hornbills, red-eyed bulbuls, and crimson boubous drinking water and hunting […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/AfricanRedEyedBulbul-370x275.jpg "Guest Blog : Twitching at Tuskers Bush Camp")
Guest Blog : Twitching at Tuskers Bush Camp
Guest travel blogger Mike McCaffrey (Nomadic by Nature) visited Tuskers Bush Camp and documented his journey with words and images. Tuskers Bush Camp is that quiet little place in the[…]
![The Balule Nature Reserve covers a wide expanse of land comprising a mix of savannah, riverine vegetation, leadwood and jackalberry trees. Forming part of the Greater Kruger Park, the reserve is home to the big five. But, at Ezulwini, we like to celebrate the small creatures, the sneaky rodents, the large herbivores and those that […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ScrubHare-370x275.jpg "Game Drives at Ezulwini Game Lodges: Observing the Wild")
Game Drives at Ezulwini Game Lodges: Observing the Wild
The Balule Nature Reserve covers a wide expanse of land comprising a mix of savannah, riverine vegetation, leadwood and jackalberry trees. Forming part of the Greater Kruger Park, the reserve[…]