by Melissa Smit | Jan 6, 2017 | General, Giraffe, Special nature events, Tracking
After a great game drive, we were heading back to the lodge for breakfast, when I saw some impala run in the distance, then stop and stare in one direction. I looked at my tracker and asked him, “Did you see that as well?” As we drove closer to investigate we came...
by Melissa Smit | Jan 6, 2017 | General
The small town of Thulamahashe lies about 40 km south of Kapama Private Game Reserve. At the heart of this town is a safe haven for orphaned and abandoned children from the area – the Thulamahashe Children’s Home. The home is designed to accommodate 12 children, but...
by Melissa Smit | Dec 22, 2016 | Birds, Environment, General, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
There is a bird species found in the bushveld with the most curious way to advertise to competitors and impress females. For those who have never witnessed the startling display by the Red-Crested Korhaan – hang onto your seats as you are in for a surprise! The...
by Melissa Smit | Dec 22, 2016 | Featured Articles, General, Lion, Tracking, Wild encounters
Rassie Jacobs, Kapama River Lodge ranger, believes that choosing to be a ranger as a profession is not just about driving around and showing guests South Africa’s wildlife, but rather more about providing a fun filled, exciting and educational experience. Kapama...
by Melissa Smit | Sep 16, 2016 | Aardvark, African rock python, Birds, Creepy Crawlies, Crocodile, General, Impala, Mongoose, Pangolin, Snakes, Vulture, Wild encounters
Kapama Game Reserve is renowned for the rich variety of animals which guests are able to view on an average game drive – and no wonder – as the reserve forms part of a region that has an extremely high biodiversity of animals great and small. This area, called the...
by Melissa Smit | Aug 26, 2016 | Buffalo, General, Lion, Special nature events, Wild encounters
A young male lion’s first buffalo kill A week ago, my guests and I witnessed a fantastic hunt and kill by a young male lion that was not only wet behind the ears, but also trying to bring down a sub adult buffalo alone. He had been kicked out of his pride at the...
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