by Nicole Walker | Jul 24, 2018 | Antelope, Big 5, Featured Articles, General, Giraffe, Impala, Leopard, Nyala
An afternoon on Kapama is always full of excitement, even more so when you set to go out on Safari and aim to see one or two of the Big Five. During one of the afternoon game drives, we set off from River Lodge, with tracker Noel, along with six guests, from South...
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 15, 2018 | General, Hyena, Wild encounters
The past couple of weeks have provided us with some amazing sightings both big, and small. With most of our guests going back home, being able to say they have seen the Big 5, it can be very tough to pick a highlight or a guest’s favourite moment. My highlight this...
by Nicole Walker | Jun 5, 2018 | Big 5, Competitions, Featured Articles, General, Hippo, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Lion, ranger, Staff, Tracker, Wild encounters
We are once again proud to announce the winners in the Kapama staff Photo Competition. For the past few years, Kapama has held a competition whereby its staff can submit interesting and wonderful photographs taken while out and about on the Reserve. It is not only for...
by Nicole Walker | May 3, 2018 | Big 5, Featured Articles, Game Drive, General, Leopard, Tracking, Wild encounters
I was on my way back from dropping some guests off at Eastgate airport, which is just a short drive away from Kapama Buffalo Camp. I was met with a terrific sighting of a big male Leopard, sleeping quietly on a branch of a Marula tree. When I returned to Buffalo...
by Nicole Walker | Apr 6, 2018 | Big 5, Featured Articles, General, Lion, Lion cubs, Nature, Wild encounters
It was a dark and cloudy morning when I set off from Kapama River Lodge with guests to begin our early morning game drive. One thing I love about game drives is that you never know what big or small thing can bring unexpected joy, no matter the circumstances. We had...
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