by Nicole Walker | Nov 21, 2018 | Buffalo Camp, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Jackal, Tracking
Spring has sprung but not everything has turned green yet as we have not had our first rains. It is bone dry with only a few trees flowering, but that doesn’t stop mother nature, especially the Black-backed Jackals. We left Buffalo Camp and made our way out on our...
by Nicole Walker | Oct 16, 2018 | Big 5, Elephant, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Tracker, Tracking, Wild encounters
Tracking the mighty beasts, or otherwise known as, “the gentle giants” of the African bush can be a difficult task. Especially when they seem to be on a serious mission. Often it seems, as we move from one road to the next spotting fresh tracks, that we have just...
by Nicole Walker | Oct 9, 2018 | Birds, dung beetle, Environment, Featured Articles, Game Drive, General, python, Seasons, Snakes, Summer, Terrapin, Wild encounters, Winter
Summer is approaching fast! Over the last few months, we have started noticing some characteristic signs of the arriving summer. I’m not talking about rising temperatures or small bits of rain, but rather things that we might come across on a game drive. This includes...
by Nicole Walker | Sep 19, 2018 | Antelope, Big 5, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Impala, Leopard, Tracking, Wild encounters
It’s always amazing to be able to see the Big 5 especially the Leopard, as it is the most difficult to find. They are so well camouflaged and very elusive animals. With their solitary habits, it just makes it more difficult as they spend most of their time alone. Each...
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...
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