![It may not have started out as unusual when we discovered the 2 Ross Pride breakaway lionesses and one of the Trilogy males on a buffalo kill yesterday, but overnight a third lioness joined the mix and we are currently unsure about her identity. This is not all: One of the resident lionesses appears to […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSC_0355-370x275.jpg "Unusual Lion Sighting in Klaserie")
Unusual Lion Sighting in Klaserie
It may not have started out as unusual when we discovered the 2 Ross Pride breakaway lionesses and one of the Trilogy males on a buffalo kill yesterday, but overnight[…]
![It was one of those nights in the Klaserie when all of a sudden the radio announces something you’ve been hoping for. After locating, losing, and relocating a female leopard in a drainage line area, teams at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp were beginning to lose hope, until Matt’s excited yet controlled voice issued […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/leopard-with-cub-4-370x275.jpg "Leopard and Her Cub in Klaserie")
Leopard and Her Cub in Klaserie
It was one of those nights in the Klaserie when all of a sudden the radio announces something you’ve been hoping for. After locating, losing, and relocating a female leopard in[…]
![After taking your first conscious breath of the day as you wake up in the bush (and consequently smiling), the next conscious thought is more than likely “coffee”. Straight after that, you point your nose to the ground and investigate the evidence left behind by the creatures of the night. This is the way things […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lion-climbing-tree-camera-trap-370x275.jpg "A Safari After Dark")
A Safari After Dark
After taking your first conscious breath of the day as you wake up in the bush (and consequently smiling), the next conscious thought is more than likely “coffee”. Straight after[…]
![Welcome to this week’s collection of “week in pics”. We’ve highlighted a few incredible moments that have happened while out on game drive. Enjoy! Umkumbe Safari Lodge – Leopards: We are acutely aware that one of the female leopards, White Dam, has cubs stashed away close to the property. She has been seen hovering around […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/LionCubs1-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics: A Mixed Bag of Rare Sightings")
Week in Pics: A Mixed Bag of Rare Sightings
Welcome to this week’s collection of “week in pics”. We’ve highlighted a few incredible moments that have happened while out on game drive. Enjoy! Umkumbe Safari Lodge – Leopards: We[…]
![This was one of those ‘right place, right time’ mornings here in the bush, and although we are in an unfenced camp at Africa on Foot, we couldn’t have expected what happened in the lounge before the sun rose this morning… A confused and exhausted impala found its way into the living area under Africa […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/morning-sunrays-370x275.jpg "Wild dogs hunt impala in Africa on Foot camp!")
Wild dogs hunt impala in Africa on Foot camp!
This was one of those ‘right place, right time’ mornings here in the bush, and although we are in an unfenced camp at Africa on Foot, we couldn’t have expected[…]
![It’s been yet another bumper week in the bush, with the highlights being 1) the sighting of two tiny wild dog pups at their den near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp; and 2) the sight of a leopard cub with a kill in a tree near Umkumbe Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sand. What […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leopard-move-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: A Walk on the Wild Side")
Week in Pictures: A Walk on the Wild Side
It’s been yet another bumper week in the bush, with the highlights being 1) the sighting of two tiny wild dog pups at their den near Africa on Foot and[…]
![Something incredible has been reported from within the heart of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, and we are now considered some of the privileged few to have witnessed such an intimate act of the wild. Africa’s endangered painted dogs have settled in a den near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp, and the alpha […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wild-dog-puppy-370x275.jpg "VIDEO: Wild dog pups get a meaty breakfast!")
VIDEO: Wild dog pups get a meaty breakfast!
Something incredible has been reported from within the heart of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, and we are now considered some of the privileged few to have witnessed such an[…]
![These two certainly seem to like each other (although there’s not much to be said for monogamy in the animal world), and we are getting quite used to seeing the big cats of the Klaserie working on growing their families! This male from the Trilogy coalition – identified by his particularly scarred nose – has […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Trilogy-snarling-during-mating-370x275.jpg "Trilogy lion gets himself a girlfriend")
Trilogy lion gets himself a girlfriend
These two certainly seem to like each other (although there’s not much to be said for monogamy in the animal world), and we are getting quite used to seeing the[…]
![Ok, so ‘favourite’ might be a bit biased, because with all the leopards loping in and out of the Umkumbe traverse, there are bound to be other ‘favourites’. But the Notten’s female has been around for such a long time and she exudes confidence and elegance like no other cat does, so it is safe […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nottens-looking-ahead-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe’s favourite leopard on a kill")
Umkumbe’s favourite leopard on a kill
Ok, so ‘favourite’ might be a bit biased, because with all the leopards loping in and out of the Umkumbe traverse, there are bound to be other ‘favourites’. But the[…]
![The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is a buffalo hotspot and usually when we spot a couple, there are hundreds more just out of sight. That was the case on this particular morning on an Africa on Foot walking safari when guide, Greg, led his guests to Twala Dam just before a big herd of buffalo arrived […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/buffalo-looks-at-guests-370x275.jpg "In the middle of a buffalo herd at Africa on Foot")
In the middle of a buffalo herd at Africa on Foot
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is a buffalo hotspot and usually when we spot a couple, there are hundreds more just out of sight. That was the case on this[…]