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Best Time To Go To The Okavango Delta
Blog, Travel, When To Go, WildlifeThe Okavango Delta is one of the world’s largest inland deltas. It is a vast and virtually untouched freshwater wetland and is deemed one of the world’s premier wilderness areas. The Delta covers between 6 and 15 000 square kilometres of Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana and owes its existence to the Okavango (Kavango) River, which gives rise to the Okavango Delta’s dynamic ecosystem.

Kruger National Park is Open During Lockdown Level 3
Blog, Kruger National Park, Must Know Information, News, Travel, Wildlife
Great news for wildlife and nature lovers! It’s finally time to explore the nearly 2 million hectares of unrivalled natural beauty and untamed wilderness and wildlife of the real African bush at the renowned Kruger National Park. South…

Best Virtual Safaris Online During The Corona Virus Lockdown
Blog, Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands, Travel, WildlifeAs South Africa is in the midst of a Nationwide Lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, all travel has been placed on hold for the foreseeable future. Just because we can’t physically travel to some of our top African safari destinations,…

Bones On A Rock
Amazing Facts, Blog, Facts, Kruger National Park, OwlsThe ‘Bushman Trail’ is situated in the south-western corner of the Kruger National Park.
A typical walk moves through grassy valleys that are flanked by rolling hills. The crests of these hills are crowned by piles of massive, rounded, blocky, boulders. It is difficult to walk at any pace here as you are tempted to stop and search these huge granite rockeries with your binoculars. They appear to be the perfect hangout for klipspringers, baboons, and leopards. If you look carefully you will see the first two. Leopards are more elusive. However, even if you do not see them, the setting creates an expectation that the cat lives here and will appear at any moment.

Male Baboon Steals Lion Cub And Grooms It In A Tree – Kruger National Park
Blog, Kruger National Park, Lions
Kurt Schultz of Kurt Safari Tours, captured this amazing sighting in the Kruger National Park.
Kurt came across a troop of baboons near Skukuza camp in the Kruger National Park. The baboons seemed restless and it was soon discovered that…

Best Time To Go To The Kruger National Park
Blog, When To GoThe Kruger National park is South Africa’s most beautiful and exciting African Safari destination. This South African National Park is also one of the largest game reserves in Africa.

Facts about Elephant Shrews
Blog, Elephants, Facts, Must Know Information, Travel, WildlifeElephant shrews may in fact be one of the tiniest and cutest animals discovered in Africa. They are also known as jumping shrews. The elephant shrew has 19 species in total around Africa. They can survive in all kinds of habitats. These include…

How do the Samburu say Hello?
Blog, Facts, Personal, TravelSo, you’re planning a trip to Africa, how do you connect with the country that you are going to visit? Easy, you learn the language!
Samburu is a Maa language dialect that is spoken by the Samburu tribe in northern Kenya. Tanzania is…

Learning how to say Hello in Africa
Blog, Must Know Information, Personal, TravelSometimes communication in Africa can be tough because of the local slang. Even English has its own flavour in South Africa! Africa has 1,500 to 2,000 different dialects. A lot of languages borrow from Afrikaans, as well as the many African…

Best Things to do in Kosi Bay
Blog, Kosi Bay, Must Know Information, Travel, WildlifeKosi Bay is a series of four lakes interlinked in the Maputaland area of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. There’s no bay specifically, but the town, which is referred to as Kosi Bay is 30km away from the coast.
Maputaland is located in the…

12 Edible Indigenous South African Plants
Amazing Facts, Blog, Must Know Information, TravelSouth Africa is home to a wide variety of edible indigenous plants. The Botanical Society of South Africa is responsible for encouraging indigenous gardening, conservation awareness, and the proper use of indigenous plants in Southern Africa.
Planting…

Five Fun Facts about Wildebeest
Amazing Facts, Blog, Must Know Information, Travel, Wildebeest, WildlifeThe wildebeest, also known as the Antelope of the African plains, is a mammal that lives all over the eastern, southern, and central parts of Africa. They are also called the gnu, which is sometimes referred to as the “fool of the veld”…

Fun Facts about the Baobab Tree
Amazing Facts, Blog, Facts, TravelAfrica is home to many beautiful wild animals, stunning scenery, and all kinds of interesting things. The Baobab is the real representation of life in the African plains. This giant, strange looking tree grows in low-lying areas all over Africa,…

Five Interesting Facts about Rhinos
Amazing Facts, Blog, Must Know Information, WildlifeThe rhino is the second largest among all land mammals. Unlike the elephant, it’s considered one of the most aggressive. However, despite its status as being one of the biggest bullies on the African planes when it comes to humans, rhinos…

Interesting Facts About Leopards
Amazing Facts, Blog, WildlifeThe Panthera Pardus, better known as the African leopard, is one of the most sophisticated and powerfully built hunters of the African jungle. Among all the other wild big cats, the leopard is arguably one of the most gorgeous because of their…

Interesting Facts about Seaweed
Amazing Facts, Blog, Must Know InformationAt first glance, seaweed might not seem like much. A slimy shrub floating in the water we see at times floating in the ocean, or washed up on the beach. Many people are repulsed by it, refusing to swim with it. Don’t be fooled though, these…

The Best Places to Visit in Rwanda
Blog, Must Know Information, Rwanda, TravelRwanda is considered as one of the smallest countries of Africa. It is located just a few degrees south of the equator. The country is bordered by Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mutilated by perhaps the most…

Interesting Facts About Mountain Gorillas
Amazing Facts, Blog, Gorillas, WildlifeMountain Gorillas are one of the most delightfully friendly and loving animals in the world. While many find them to be extremely ferocious creatures, they are actually the total opposite in nature and can warm up to humans easily compared to…

The Majingilane Lions of Sabi Sands
Blog, Lions, Sabi SandsThe Majingilane Coalition got their name from the reference of watchmen patrolling the night. They marched with intention, never altering their course. Their origin was traced to the Manyelethi Game Reserve, where they were part of a pride with…

Scary Facts about Lions
Amazing Facts, Blog, LionsThe lion (Panthera Leo) is part of the big cat family, Felidae. A lion is an animal symbol used by a wide variety of human cultures to depict strength, superiority, courage, and more. The mighty king of the jungle often appears as sculptures,…

Fun Facts about Mountain Gorillas
Amazing Facts, Blog, GorillasMountain Gorillas (Gorilla Beringei Beringei) are a small subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla. The species is also possibly split down further into two sub groups. Just over half of the existing Mountain Gorilla population live in the Virunga…

10 Amazing Facts About Elephants That Will Make You Love Them Even More!
Amazing Facts, Blog, ElephantsDid you know that elephants can die of a broken heart or that an elephant’s tooth can weigh as much as three kilograms? Being the largest of all land mammals on earth, elephants are magnificent, fascinating creatures. Not only are they intelligent…

Amazing Facts about Aardvarks
Aardvarks, Amazing Facts, BlogAn aardvark, meaning an earthpig, is a little nocturnal animal. They are mostly found in Africa. These peculiar animals are not known by many people. Sometimes they are also called “Cape Anteater”, referring to the Cape of Good Hope, or…

Top 10 Amazing Facts about Pangolins
Amazing Facts, BlogThe Pangolins are peculiar African and Asian mammals. Their bodies are covered with hard scales and they can curl up into a cute little ball in a defensive moment. Unfortunately they also have the title of world’s most trafficked animal. The…

Top 10 Interesting Facts about African Wild Dog
African Painted Wolf, Amazing Facts, Blog, Wild DogsThe African Wild Dogs are oftentimes misunderstood. There are only about 5 000 left in the wild, putting them on the critically endangered list. They are very effective predators, with an 80% hunting success rate, in comparison with the 30%…


Lions of the Sabi Sands
Blog, Lions, Sabi Sands, VideosThe lives of the legendary lions of Sabi the Sands read like the script for a soapie. A thirst for power, brutal techniques to gain it, betrayal among siblings, and unexpected take-overs from the rivals. Below a video series, following the journey of the famous lions of the Sabi Sands.You will be surprised to discover how much these magnificent wild beasts have in common with humans. See the behind the scenes of life in the African jungle.

Lion vs Elephant: Amazing Sightings of Lions and Elephants Interacting
Blog, Elephants, LionsLions and Elephants are both members of the Big 5.Lions are strong, carnivorous predators that usually hunt in co ordinated prides to bring their prey, although they can hunt and kill when alone.Elephants are the largest land mammal in existence today, they are massive herbivores that operate in complex family structures called herds. These herds usually led by a matriarch ( female leader ). Elephants can often be encountered on their own either as loan bull or during a temporary foray away from the herd.

The Notorious Mapogo Lions of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Blog, Lions, Sabi SandsThe infamous Mapogo Lions of the Sabi Sands have become legends in their own right due to their impressive dominance of the area for 6 years, but also because of the violent and shocking way that they gained control of their territory and held it over the following years.

Top 10 Things to Do at Victoria Falls
Blog, Must Know Information, Victoria Falls, ZimbabweDid you know that the famous waterfall has a little town tucked away close by, with the same name? In Lozi ( the local dialect ) the falls are called "The Smoke that Thunders" and thousands of people flock to admire the magnificent waterfall…