WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS #68 We had a few very cold mornings during the past week, the lowest temperature we recorded was 4 degrees Celsius. With a few extra blankets and a hot water bottle to keep you warm we set out each morning excited of what we may find. There are currently two herds of buffalo […]
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS #67 It is time for another edition of our weekly highlights where we look back at some of the sightings the guides and trackers enjoyed with their guests. The buffaloes were definitely one of the main attractions during the week. They have been favoring one section of the reserve for the last few […]
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS #66 The week kicked off with an amazing sighting involving the Kudyela pride and a big male leopard, enjoy this week’s weekly highlights. We set out one afternoon to go and find the Kudyela pride where some of the other rangers had left them in the morning. We approached the area where they […]
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS #64 It is Easter weekend and time for another selection of our weekly highlights. Within the last 2 months we have seen more and more of the two young leopards, while the young male is relaxed around the vehicles his little sister is not so much. They still rely heavily on their mother […]
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS #62 We had a few cold and wet mornings this past week but we have no regrets. The Strydom pride of lions were moving deep into the Kudyela pride’s territory during the week and even spent a day napping. Their time there was cut short when some of the Kudyela lionesses came to […]
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS #60 The title ‘weekly highlights‘ fits this blog post slightly better than the previous ‘week in pictures‘ simply because we highlight the outstanding sightings of the week and no better time for a change than with the 60th edition. I think the sighting that got everyone from guests,guides and trackers to the lodge […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #59 “However long the night, the dawn will break.” – African Proverb The leopards definitely made it very challenging for us this week, we spent the better half of the week following only their footprints and signs left behind but to no avail. Luckily after circling back on our own tracks so […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #58 What a week to be out in the Balule Game Reserve, we had rain all week long! When we embarked on a sunny afternoon drive at the beginning of the week excited for the unknown, little did we know that it would be the last sunny afternoon. We had to cover […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #57 It is time for another week in pictures selection where we highlight some of the standout sightings of the past week. Let us start with some good news. At the start of the week Faka Nchovela was found moving through the thickets and emerged on the other side with a scrub […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #56 We raved about how 2019 kicked-off for us on the previous week in pictures post, well this week was no different. I’ll start with the highlight of the week, one of the Kudyela lionesses carrying her 3-4 day old cub! She was briefly spotted by our fellow rangers moving a cub […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #55 This will be the first week in pictures edition for the new year, and what a way to kick-off 2019! This week so far has delivered some incredible sightings. I think we should start with the morning of the 1st, Wild dogs! A pack of 15 wild dogs made their way […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #54 It was an absolute incredible week to be out on the Balule Game Reserve with such great game viewing and the most breathtaking thunderstorms. Although to get those big thunderstorms it needs to be very hot and that’s exactly what we had, a few extremely hot days. So the elephants only […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #53 It has been a hot week out in the bush with temperatures in the high 30’s and we hope a few thunderstorms will bring an end to this heat. Chavaluthu has made up majority of our leopard sightings this week and so far has been seen for four consecutive days. He […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #51 It is a difficult task putting together a week in pictures post simply because of the amount of great sightings in the past week and only highlighting a few. I think out of all the lion sightings we had this week the most memorable was watching 4 of the Kudyela cubs […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #50 ” Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty ” – African Proverb The bush is very dry at the moment and this week we could see how the wildlife of Africa are of great beauty to us but have adapted for survival. Close to the hyena den […]