Last Game Drive Before Closure

Ryan and his guests were the last shareholders at the reserve before it closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. During their stay, game drives had generally been disappointing from a game viewing perspective. The first stop on their final game drive was Tholo...

Airstrip congregation

For most animals, life in the bush is not a walk in the park. You always have to be on high alert and vigilant about danger lurking behind every tree or bush to come and get you. So, to steer clear of predators some animals stay close together—safety in numbers—and...

Leopard stroll towards dinner.

In the green season, it may take some effort to spot animals between the vibrant green bushes and tall grass. But sometimes it is just dumb luck to almost literally stumble across a beautiful lady leopard, who was about to make her moves towards her dinner. As we...

Go away, leave my chicks alone!

With the abundance of migratory and resident birdlife in these green months, there’s also a lot of nesting going on. Which in turn sadly also attracts raptors. On several occasions we bore witness to birds of prey raiding the nests of smaller birds like weavers,...

A memorable stay at Limpopo-Lipadi

A couple of months ago I visited Limpopo-Lipadi with shareholder Ian and during our one-week stay I was deeply impressed by the variety and beauty of the wildlife in the reserve. There was probably no wild African animal we did not see (well, except for the buffalo)....