by Nicole Walker | Aug 8, 2018 | Antelope, Featured Articles, Game Drive, General, Nyala
Setting out on safari you normally have no idea what to expect, is it going to be a day full of birds and plains game animals, or are you not going to see a hippo splashing about as we pass by one of the dams, or will the day be filled with the Big 5 – From Lion to...
by Nicole Walker | Jul 10, 2018 | dung beetle, Featured Articles, Game Drive, General, Insects, Tracker
One afternoon we left River Lodge for our afternoon safari and headed into the southern parts of the reserve to locate some of the plains game animals that are usually in big herds on Mashutu plains. Did you know Kapama has over 40 species of mammals? After about...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 26, 2018 | Aardvark, Big 5, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Hyena, Kapama River Lodge, Leopard, Tracker
It was my guests’ last night drive here on Kapama Private Game Reserve. The only one of the Big 5 they had not yet managed to see during their stay at River Lodge was the Leopard. As this was a priority for my guests and they were desperate to see one, I was...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 19, 2018 | Big 5, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Impala, Kapama River Lodge, Leopard, Tracker
I’m sure most guides would agree with me that there can be times when we really do feel the pressure on safari to meet our guest’s expectations. I had 2 wonderful guests for three nights and we had not yet spotted a leopard while out on our morning or evening...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 11, 2018 | Featured Articles, Game Drive, ranger, Tracker, Wild encounters
After experiencing great success over the past 3 days of safari, as a group, we decided to take a slower pace and watch a family of vervet monkeys as they went about their daily duties. My River Lodge guests were happy to experience everything the African bushveld was...
by Nicole Walker | May 30, 2018 | Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, Zebra
It was a relaxing afternoon game drive. We took a slow cruise through the open plains enjoying the general game grazing, with the fantastic view of the Drakensberg Mountain range in the background. As the sun slowly made it’s decent, it signalled time for our...
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