![With their deeply etched tusks, leathery hairless skin, paintbrush bristle eyelashes, muddy appearance, ears that flap like flags in the wind and soft feet resembling comfortable slippers; the African elephant has become one of the most sought after animals to spot while on safari. Their soulful eyes hide a sensitive, intelligent and curious nature, which is […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ElephantUmkumbe7-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe Safari Lodge : Understanding Our Emotional Grey Giants")
Umkumbe Safari Lodge : Understanding Our Emotional Grey Giants
With their deeply etched tusks, leathery hairless skin, paintbrush bristle eyelashes, muddy appearance, ears that flap like flags in the wind and soft feet resembling comfortable slippers; the African elephant has[…]
![In 2013 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 3 March World Wildlife Day in an effort to celebrate and raise global awareness of fauna and flora. On a daily basis, our team aims to educate, inspire and share photos/stories of animals thriving in the wild. We are their onlookers and consider ourselves lucky to observe […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WIPnThamboDogs-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Celebrating World Wildlife Day")
![Guest travel blogger Mike McCaffrey (Nomadic by Nature) visited Tuskers Bush Camp and documented his journey with words and images. Many people come on safari with a suitcase full of outdoor and active gear, expecting to get deep into the bush, but then quickly realize that most safaris are much more like a series of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Tuskers-Moremi-Game-Drive-Botswana-30-of-39-370x275.jpg "The Sensory Experience of a Walking Safari at Tuskers")
![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")
![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")
![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")
![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")
![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")
![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")
![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")