![The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is teeming with wildlife activity at the moment. The change of season is upon us and with it brings a host of new activity. At the moment we are seeing a prolific number of breeding herds of elephant. Affectionately known as jumbos, elephants always display remarkable behaviour. There is never […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/elephants3-370x275.jpg "The Day of the Elephants")
The Day of the Elephants
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is teeming with wildlife activity at the moment. The change of season is upon us and with it brings a host of new activity. At[…]
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![Tree houses were designed for kids, to evoke their innermost imaginations and to create fantastical stories. And to keep them busy for hours on end while G n Ts go down for the grown ups in the garden! A fortress built in the trees, a lookout loft, a secret place for tea-parties, or an exclusive hangout with […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Sunset-in-the-Klaserie-370x275.jpg "The Magic of a Safari Tree House")
The Magic of a Safari Tree House
Tree houses were designed for kids, to evoke their innermost imaginations and to create fantastical stories. And to keep them busy for hours on end while G n Ts go[…]
![The big boys of the Klaserie have done it again – after being seen yesterday on game drive with full bellies and looking very lazy, it turns out The Trilogy used the hours of darkness to make yet another kill early this morning. This coalition of 3 big male lions has been hanging around old Ross […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/trilogy-buffalo-aof6-370x275.jpg "Trilogy Lions Kill a Buffalo")
Trilogy Lions Kill a Buffalo
The big boys of the Klaserie have done it again – after being seen yesterday on game drive with full bellies and looking very lazy, it turns out The Trilogy used[…]
![The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve shares unfenced borders with the grand Kruger National Park allowing the unprecedented population of animals to wander through the reserve as they please. Famous lion prides, and leopard territories characterise the area around nThambo Tree Camp in the Klaserie, while enormous herds of elephants endlessly amble through the mopane woodlands. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/elephant-treehouse-view-370x275.jpg "Elephant visitors at nThambo Tree Camp")
Elephant visitors at nThambo Tree Camp
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve shares unfenced borders with the grand Kruger National Park allowing the unprecedented population of animals to wander through the reserve as they please. Famous lion[…]
![Sightings this week in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve proved to be an interesting mix of big cats, crocodiles and babies. It’s not often we get to capture a crocodile on camera. But here we have this incredible Nile crocodile basking in the sun in all its splendour. Being ectothermic (they rely on the environment’s […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WIPM12-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Big Cats, Crocodiles and Babies")
Week in Pictures: Big Cats, Crocodiles and Babies
Sightings this week in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve proved to be an interesting mix of big cats, crocodiles and babies. It’s not often we get to capture a crocodile[…]
![Well haven’t we been lucky lately? Only last night our guests at nThambo Tree Camp saw a leopard mother and her very small cub calmly walking through the area. In addition, this beautiful female leopard was spotted on our traverse recently looking completely relaxed and at ease with our presence. A privately owned property in the Klaserie was opened up exclusively […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/leopard-cecilia-370x275.jpg "Looking for Leopard Cubs… Big Cat Babies in the Klaserie")
Looking for Leopard Cubs… Big Cat Babies in the Klaserie
Well haven’t we been lucky lately? Only last night our guests at nThambo Tree Camp saw a leopard mother and her very small cub calmly walking through the area. In addition, this beautiful female leopard was[…]
![This week appeared to be dominated by predator and big five sightings, in both the Kruger and Botswana. This week presented us with a showdown between a baboon and a leopard at Camp Linyanti. Needless to say, the leopard won the battle and took home his prize. This young male showed no signs of backing […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WIPLIONESS3-700x260-370x275.jpg "Week In Pictures: Leopard Kill In Botswana And Big Five Kruger Sightings")
Week In Pictures: Leopard Kill In Botswana And Big Five Kruger Sightings
This week appeared to be dominated by predator and big five sightings, in both the Kruger and Botswana. This week presented us with a showdown between a baboon and a[…]
![Bull giraffe are not violent by nature but certainly have a protective instinct when their young are under threat. By nature, they are not territorial like many of the cat species and they move from one location to the next in search of cows on heat. The only antagonism that arises between giraffe bulls is […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/giraffe11-370x275.jpg "Giraffe Bulls Go Neck And Neck In A Duel")
Giraffe Bulls Go Neck And Neck In A Duel
Bull giraffe are not violent by nature but certainly have a protective instinct when their young are under threat. By nature, they are not territorial like many of the cat[…]
![The Trilogy appear to be staking their claim on the old Ross Pride territory which covers the nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot traverse in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. Over the past few months, and in the latter part of 2014, this trio have become a formidable force in “their” reserve. Their presence […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Trilogy4-370x275.jpg "Trilogy Lions: The Boys Are Back In Town")
Trilogy Lions: The Boys Are Back In Town
The Trilogy appear to be staking their claim on the old Ross Pride territory which covers the nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot traverse in the Klaserie Private Nature[…]
![t was one of those perfect days in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. Come to think of it, most days on safari are nothing short of perfect. But today, something unusual happened. Jochen and the team witnessed quite a flamboyant display from a territorial hippo defending his dam. These displays of animal behaviour are always […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Buffalo9-700x260-370x275.jpg "Hippo Vs Buffalo At Klaserie Dam. Large And In Charge !")
Hippo Vs Buffalo At Klaserie Dam. Large And In Charge !
t was one of those perfect days in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. Come to think of it, most days on safari are nothing short of perfect. But today, something[…]