by Nicole Walker | Jul 11, 2019 | Big 5, Buffalo Camp, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Leopard, Nature, Wild encounters
On a morning game drive a few days ago, we were lucky enough to find a young male Leopard that was lying in a beautiful large Knobthorn tree. My Buffalo Camp guests were ecstatic as Leopard, being one of the Big Five and very elusive, was high up on their bucket list....
by Nicole Walker | Jul 8, 2019 | Aardvark, Buffalo Camp, Civet, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, Wild encounters
For all guests staying at Kapama, we offer two game drives a day. One in the early morning, where guests can watch a beautiful sunrise, and the other in the late afternoon, with a mid-drive sundowner stop. The remainder of this game drive continues as the sun sets and...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 26, 2019 | Buffalo Camp, Elephant, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
We left Buffalo Camp for the first game drive of the day with the bite of the chilly morning air hovering around us. With guests huddled under blankets and hot water bottles on their laps, our sunrise African adventure began. We slowly made our way along the reserve...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 21, 2019 | Featured Articles, Giraffe, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
Giraffes were thought to be a common plains game, an iconic animal in Africa that was abundant throughout its range. Today, Giraffes are considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red List (estimated population of +-100 000 individuals) with some subspecies listed as...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 6, 2019 | Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Snakes, Wild encounters
They are fast, large, agile snakes, highly venomous and very aggressive when threatened. This is not a snake you want to upset! They are the largest venomous snake in Africa and are blamed for numerous deaths. Any guesses what this snake might be? Another hint…They...
by Nicole Walker | May 26, 2019 | birding, Birds, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
The Roller family; Coraciidae, gets its name from the acrobatic aerial displays that these birds perform during courtship and territorial displays. In southern Africa there are five Roller species, and here at Kapama, in amongst our 350 bird species, we are lucky...
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