Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp owner, Courteney Blunden, has spent many years in the bush, witnessing the coming and going of the seasons. Water is essential to life, and the current drought in South Africa has had an undeniable effect on the animals in the Klaserie, but all is not lost. Take a…
Constantly alive, constantly moving, even when all seems quiet; the bush is a place of paradise where man is the alien invader. The dance of the wild is evident in every whisper of the wind, every desperate leap to freedom, every flick of the tail, or toss of an armoured head. The bush is a place…
Last night brought some exciting lion activity that was about 800m away from a head on collision! The Hercules Pride ventured out of their usually hidden territory, and we know from experience that they remain as unnoticed as possible. Coming from the other direction (we are assuming Northern Klaserie) a pride of 8 unknown lions arrived…
Leopards are territorial, just like lions, but unlike lions, they are solitary cats and choose to live alone, only pairing up to mate. Leopards are also usually nocturnal, and they are notoriously elusive, quick, camouflaged, and stealthy, making them some of the more difficult creatures to spot in the wild. The Klaserie is home to…
The Sand River flows and dries up with the change in seasons in South Africa’s Kruger Lowveld. As the summer heat creeps in, the epic thunderstorms roll in on through great, purple clouds, and the rains nourish the land after a long, dry winter, and rivers such as the Sand fill up and bring life…
It is well known that elephants are some of the most intelligent members of the wild population of African inhabitants. Emotional beings with a mysterious reputation for good memory, elephants have been known to carve out age old migration routes that lead to reliable sources of water, and to remember where herd members have laid…
A week into the new year, and things are looking promising! Despite the almost unbearable heat waves sweeping South Africa, 2016 has kicked off with a bang. The Olifants River at Ezulwini is an offer the elephants can’t refuse, and they have been seen enjoying the sweet riverside reeds, alongside buffalo and waterbuck, which are…
The Klaserie is desperate for rain, as is the rest of South Africa. During this time of unusual drought, the creatures of Kruger gravitate towards reliable sources of water, so it’s no surprise that Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp found this lone bull elephant drinking from Jason’s Dam. He was accompanied by a…
It’s no secret that the Sabi Sand is leopard territory. There are various big cat stories that have come out of this prestigious Kruger Park reserve over the years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Umkumbe Safari Lodge, enviously located overlooking the Sand River and the population of elephants, buffalo, and waterbuck that…
There’s no denying that a lot goes on behind the scenes to make any safari lodge run like a well-oiled machine. Africa on Foot is sewn together delicately by a team of people who do their jobs well. One of those people is Alfred Cuambe; a Mozambican firecracker whose role as Head of Maintenance includes fighting…