![Lion cubs face a high mortality rate in the wild and are completely helpless when born, relying on their mother for nutrition and protection. Lionesses stash their cubs in den sites for the first few months of their life, ensuring they are protected from plundering scavengers and revengeful testosterone fuelled male lions seeking to take over […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WIPEZLionCubsBalule-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Lion Cubs and Pouncing Predators")
The Week in Pictures : Lion Cubs and Pouncing Predators
Lion cubs face a high mortality rate in the wild and are completely helpless when born, relying on their mother for nutrition and protection. Lionesses stash their cubs in den[…]
Posts tagged “ Balule Nature Reserve”
![The Balule Nature Reserve is the Greater Kruger’s best kept secret and its unsurpassed natural beauty makes it a worthy safari destination for honeymooners. Ezulwini Game Lodges sits in the epicentre of wildlife activity in the Balule, and each lodge has been designed in such a way to take advantage of the magnificent surrounds. Billy’s […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EZHoneymoon2-370x275.jpg "The Loved-up Luxury Honeymoon Suite at Ezulwini River Lodge")
The Loved-up Luxury Honeymoon Suite at Ezulwini River Lodge
The Balule Nature Reserve is the Greater Kruger’s best kept secret and its unsurpassed natural beauty makes it a worthy safari destination for honeymooners. Ezulwini Game Lodges sits in the[…]
![The Machaton male lions sired cubs with the Kudyela lionesses, and successfully increased their genetic bloodline in the Balule. These reigning kings sought to produce offspring to ensure their powerful genetics were passed down through the generations. The lion cubs are often spotted on Ezulwini’s traverse, just bumbling around and patrolling boundaries with the older […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/LionCubsEzulwini9-370x275.jpg "Keeping up with the Kudyelas")
Keeping up with the Kudyelas
The Machaton male lions sired cubs with the Kudyela lionesses, and successfully increased their genetic bloodline in the Balule. These reigning kings sought to produce offspring to ensure their powerful[…]
![Lion cubs are fragile, bumbling cats with a high mortality rate in the wild. They’re born completely helpless and require protection and guidance from their mother until they’re old enough to leave their den site, which generally happens at 3 months old. This is when they’re ready to be introduced to their powerful birth pride. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/KudyelaCubs1-370x275.jpg "10 Lion Cubs Spotted While on Game Drive with Ezulwini")
10 Lion Cubs Spotted While on Game Drive with Ezulwini
Lion cubs are fragile, bumbling cats with a high mortality rate in the wild. They’re born completely helpless and require protection and guidance from their mother until they’re old enough[…]
![First light seeps in slowly, gently breaking the dark mystery of the night with subtle hints of natural light. The promise of a new day in the bushveld silently creeps past the charcoal black skies, as the sounds of nocturnal activity begins to dwindle. The contact calls of the lion kings begins to dissipate as dawn […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EZRiverLodgeSplashPool-370x275.jpg "From Sunrise to Sunset : The Safari Life at Ezulwini Game Lodges")
From Sunrise to Sunset : The Safari Life at Ezulwini Game Lodges
First light seeps in slowly, gently breaking the dark mystery of the night with subtle hints of natural light. The promise of a new day in the bushveld silently creeps[…]
![This edition of Week in Pictures we concentrate solely on the wonders of the Greater Kruger, a region comprising mixed zones of vegetation and remarkable landscapes. Rivers course through the various reserves and give rise to riverine vegetation laden with reeds and lush tropical foliage. The savanna is laden with shrub mopane veld, thorn trees, marula veld and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/WIPSunsetEZ-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Kruger is Crazy with Leopards")
The Week in Pictures : Kruger is Crazy with Leopards
This edition of Week in Pictures we concentrate solely on the wonders of the Greater Kruger, a region comprising mixed zones of vegetation and remarkable landscapes. Rivers course through the various reserves and[…]
![The Balule Nature Reserve seems to be on a winning streak when it comes to lion cub sightings. Spotting healthy lion cubs within a reserve is always a momentous occasion worthy of celebrating. Coupled with the new life emerging from under the shrubbery, the sleek leopards are also making an appearance in the Balule on […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/EZBaluleCubs3-370x275.jpg "Lion Cubs and Leopards in the Balule Nature Reserve")
Lion Cubs and Leopards in the Balule Nature Reserve
The Balule Nature Reserve seems to be on a winning streak when it comes to lion cub sightings. Spotting healthy lion cubs within a reserve is always a momentous occasion[…]
![The team at Ezulwini have been hard at work reconstructing and redesigning the standard rooms at River Lodge. The results have exceeded our expectations and the laborious task of building has finally come to fruition. During the course of last year we shared a few images of the building progress, and today we deliver the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/EzulwiniRiverLodgeRoomBalcony-370x275.jpg "Refurb Alert : Ezulwini River Lodge Standard Rooms Have a New Look !")
Refurb Alert : Ezulwini River Lodge Standard Rooms Have a New Look !
The team at Ezulwini have been hard at work reconstructing and redesigning the standard rooms at River Lodge. The results have exceeded our expectations and the laborious task of building[…]
![With their hallmark swagger, burly presence and menacing incisors designed to shred meat with blade like precision; the Machaton male lions have certainly emerged the victors in terms of creating the much talked about “landscape of fear” here in the Balule. The Machaton boys make up the bulk of the male lion sightings at Ezulwini Game […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EzulwiniMachaton-370x275.jpg "Ezulwini Game Lodges : Balule’s Machaton Male Lions to be Feared")
Ezulwini Game Lodges : Balule’s Machaton Male Lions to be Feared
With their hallmark swagger, burly presence and menacing incisors designed to shred meat with blade like precision; the Machaton male lions have certainly emerged the victors in terms of creating the[…]
![Christian and the team at Ezulwini Game Lodges strategically placed camera traps in high “wildlife” traffic areas close to the lodge. The results are always astounding, if not amusing. Over the past few months we’ve revealed a few stills from the camera traps, with astounding footage emerging from a bustling waterhole on our traverse. We […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CameraTrapLeopards-370x275.jpg "#CameraTrapTales : Leopard Walks Around Ezulwini Lodge")
#CameraTrapTales : Leopard Walks Around Ezulwini Lodge
Christian and the team at Ezulwini Game Lodges strategically placed camera traps in high “wildlife” traffic areas close to the lodge. The results are always astounding, if not amusing. Over[…]