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...

Wild dogs on a mission

Sometimes the reserve is empty of cars and people, save the Anti-Poaching Unit of course. The ‘emptiness’ of people is one of the greatest privileges of being a shareholder: there are times that you have the place to yourself. The downside of this is that there may be...

Birds of a feather

Summer at its height means that it is birding galore at Limpopo-Lipadi, with so many migratory birds taking up residence at the Reserve in this period. Anton Kruger and family spent a couple of days at the Reserve recently and shared some of their ‘catches’ with us....

Bath time!

Shareholder Clive shares his story of a special encounter during a sundowner drive: “Although we like to be guided for our morning drives, Jill and I prefer to self-drive in the evening, often going no further than Tholo Dam where we can sit and wait—with a...

Safari with kids

Limpopo-Lipadi is a wonderful destination to share the wonders of the African bush with kids. Our summer visit with close friends included 4x kids aged 4 years and younger! We had a great week and enjoyed many memorable sightings. Our first afternoon drive delivered a...

I’m stronger than you are

The Elephant breeding herd is often followed by several young males and, just like young human lads, they want to test each other. So, it is not unusual to see a couple of them doing so, but it is always an exciting demonstration of the sheer size and strength of...