![Like a hungry vulture gliding through the skies, we’re gliding into the long weekend. Monday is an internationally celebrated public holiday known as Worker’s Day or May Day, which means our short stint of a weekend gains an extra day. In the bushveld time has no meaning – a slow and exquisite pace of life continues as […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WIP-Ez-Chav-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Gliding into the Long Weekend")
Week in Pics : Gliding into the Long Weekend
Like a hungry vulture gliding through the skies, we’re gliding into the long weekend. Monday is an internationally celebrated public holiday known as Worker’s Day or May Day, which means our short[…]
![Solid gold could describe the rich ambers and apricots of the sunsets and the sunrises of the bush, or the immeasurable value of the safari offerings in the secret corners of the Kruger Park and northern Botswana. Solid gold is an expression used to describe the best of the best, the most treasured, the most precious. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_6707-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Solid Gold")
![The Felidae family comprises the genus Panthera which refers to lions, leopards, tigers, jaguar and snow leopards. Snow leopards aren’t common in the bushveld; but our precious Panthera pardus (leopard) and Panthera leo (lion) are found in abundance throughout Botswana and Kruger. Now that you’re more aware of the taxonomic hierarchy of our cats, it’s […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WIPLionCubs-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : The Genius of Genus Panthera")
![Tuskers Bush Camp lies deep within Botswana’s unexplored tract of land in the Kwatale Concession and is proving to be quite consistent with big game sightings. Large bovids, intelligent pachyderms and elusive cats are beginning to, more so than ever, emerge from the thickets and reveal their presence. The frequency of sightings has definitely improved since the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TuskersBuffaloHerd-370x275.jpg "Feeling the Frequency of the Kwatale Concession")
![Pantone awarded green as the colour of the year for 2017 and it happens to be the signature colour of St Patrick’s Day, which is today. Green represents rebirth, life, motivation and freshness. When the season’s change and bring the rains, the bushveld changes from crunchy and dull to lustrous and green. St Patrick’s Day and the natural […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WIPMarchUmkumbeCheetah-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : A Trace of Green for St Patrick’s Day")
![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")
![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")
![Dazzles of zebra, leaps of leopard, proud lion prides and baleful buffalo herds take centre stage in today’s week in pictures. We’ve become used to seeing our big cats stealing leading roles in the wild, but we always have time to stop and observe the smaller species that play a vital role in the success […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/WIPDumaAof-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : Stripes, Fur, Helmets and Plumes")
![A few months ago we introduced you to the leopards of Tuskers Bush Camp. With much excitement, we revealed images of our active cats enthralling us with their finely tuned stalking skills and ambushing techniques. Over the past few months we’ve made it a focus to place, identify and get to know the big cats […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LeopardMaleTuskers-370x275.jpg "Tuskers Bush Camp : Lone Male Leopard Spotted")
![Week in Pictures is a round-up of our favourite photographic moments designed to entice you to Africa’s wildest places. This week has provided an interesting mix of big cat sightings coupled with a colourful array of birdlife and other small mammals. Highlights have included a lion kill by the aloof Hercules Pride right outside the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/WIPGiraffeEZ-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : A Colourful Round-up of Wildlife")