by Nicole Walker | Sep 17, 2017 | Big 5, Featured Articles, Lion, Wild encounters
It was the year 2,000. Kapama Private Game Reserve had only been established a few years earlier in 1987. One of the rangers had discovered that a very old female lion had given birth to a litter of 2 cubs, one male, and one female. All those years ago, no one at...
by Melissa Smit | Apr 4, 2017 | Featured Articles, General, Lion, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
The afternoon safari activities began with the usual mouth-watering High Tea, complete with delicious pastries, cake, tea and coffee, a variety of fruit juice, and even some thirst quenching iced-coffee – a favourite with most guests. We then gathered at the main...
by Melissa Smit | Mar 30, 2017 | Environment, Featured Articles, General, Lion, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
Lion sighting on game drive There is nothing more magnificent than seeing a powerful adult male lion, resplendent with his impressive mane encircling his head. Such an alpha male, in the prime of his life, is often seen patrolling the boundaries of his territory with...
by Melissa Smit | Mar 24, 2017 | Birds, Creepy Crawlies, Environment, Featured Articles, General, Snakes, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
Bushwalk on the Kapama Private Game Reserve1 Feel Africa underfoot on a guided bush walk with a highly-trained game ranger. Bush walks are included in the tariff and offer guests a deeper insight into the best kept secrets of the African bushveld. A bush walk is about...
by Melissa Smit | Feb 17, 2017 | Elephant, Environment, Featured Articles, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
One hot summer’s day, while making our way back to the lodge after a successful early morning safari, my guests and I witnessed a unique elephant gathering, certainly one of the best elephant sightings I have ever had. After watching lions hunt some buffalo, we...
by Melissa Smit | Jan 6, 2017 | Leopard, Special nature events, Tracking, Warthog, Wild encounters
Whenever my guests and I head out for our game drive adventures, we usually get to the point during their stay where we have seen at least four of the Big 5 animals – lions, elephants, rhinoceros, and buffalo. Then we go on a mission to find the elusive leopard....
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