Morning traffic Limpopo-Lipadi style

While a good many of us probably spend quite some hours of the week commuting to work and cursing the traffic jams that are inevitably part of our rush hours, we at Limpopo-Lipadi have a different take on that morning traffic. While sitting in one of our hides with...

Herald the first rains

On the Reserve we literally have hundreds of baobab trees that have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of years pass. The stories they could tell… As you drive around the Reserve during this time of the year, you slowly see the first green leaves appear on those...
Gentle giants on our doorstep

Gentle giants on our doorstep

Just after lunch while reading a book at the riverfront, a herd of 12 elephants emerged, making their way to the Limpopo River. So very quiet as they move carefully but swiftly through the bush. The only sound you hear is the crackling of branches, the soft feeding on...
New underground hide

New underground hide

Photographers and other wildlife lovers rejoice: our underground hide at Tholo Dam is open! So get out your wide-angle lenses on your camera, fill up your thermos flasks and enjoy the animals up close and personal.
A steenbokkie kind of week

A steenbokkie kind of week

While normally it is impala galore in Limpopo-Lipadi, the last couple of days the lovely steenbokkie is the star of the savannah. This delicate, shy and solitary creature sometimes plays hard to get, but this week was somehow different – those steenbokkies were...
Look at those jaws

Look at those jaws

An early morning drive with the sun just putting some beautiful backlight on a hyena couple. She is definitely the more adventurous one, so curiously inspecting the game viewer, nibbling the tires and having a stare-down with us, while the male stays well out of the...