OUR WILD BLOG
WILD ADVENTURES FROM THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
BLOOD BROTHERS – THE LEGACY OF THE MBIRI MALES
It was a cold morning on the 21st of march 2022, as we drove from Tamboti Rest Camp along the H7 we came across Shaka contact calling, his call rang out into the bush, nobody answered him. He got up and began walking down the road, calling as he walked, we left him and continued down the road, 1km later there he was, Scar, he [...]
CHASING GHOSTS
Have you ever had an inexplicable moment with a particular animal? I have witnessed guests having them and have been fortunate to experience this moment myself. It is particularly difficult to put it into words. It is something that moves you so deeply that it feels like it is touching your soul. The only way that this overwhelming feeling escapes is generally through tears. I [...]
THE STORY OF A BRAVE LEOPARDESS AND HER CUBS
It was a normal day in the bush for us the first time we met Nsuku, we were winding our way down the S25 on the 19th of September 2023. She was resting on a rock looking just like the queen we would learn she was. We never could have imagined that this would be a leopardess who gave us not only a sighting but [...]
LUCK – WHEN TIMING MEETS PREPARATION
We hear the word luck a lot in the bush and we have most certainly been on the receiving end of this a fair few times. However, in my experience there are times when luck becomes a combination of timing and preparation. On the 1st of March we were in the Kruger for a morning drive and a lunch with some of our good friends. [...]
THE ART OF PATIENCE
Patience in the bush is most definitely an art. Nobody wants to sit in the same spot exposed to the 40 Degree heat with no way to stretch the legs for an indetermined length of time in hopes that something may or may not happen. That said it is most certainly something that we must exercise in the bush. A prime example of this practiced [...]