Sometimes the earth trembles in the bush

During our two-yearly game counts it’s always striking to see some high numbers of animals that you hardly ever see or only in a far distance. We seem to have a striking number of bush pigs, but most of us have only seen them in a glimpse, let alone have a good shot...

Breath-taking: the exhilarating climb up Lipadi Hill

Located in the midst of the rather flat area of the Tuli Block we are lucky to have a few very nice ‘koppies’ that we all use as points of reference when driving around the Reserve. We have stunning views from Oppie Koppie, which you can reach by game drive vehicle....

Sundowner surprise

The sunsets in Africa are unbelievably beautiful and the sundowner drinks are an essential African safari tradition. But selecting the right location for your sundowner may not be quite as simple as it would seem. Are you going to meet up with other shareholders or...

Birds of a feather

During their last stay at Limpopo-Lipadi Anneke and Gerben van de Wetering were so lucky to break their own – already very impressive – record in bird viewing. Here is one of the stories from their recent visit: “Limpopo-Lipadi has such a diverse wildlife. After only...

Splashing elephants in fast forward

How lucky can you get: as a volunteer doing a bird and mammal count from inside the Mogorosi hide and then the floor is taken by the elephant breeding herd, as they splash and play and dust around. Take your front row seat to watch the action in this short time-lapse...

Lion pride revisited

Yes, we are fond of all our lions in the Reserve. And yes, you may have seen the pretty photo of our pride some weeks ago already, but we didn’t want to withhold these beautiful moving images of the pride drinking at Mogorosi waterhole. So please: enjoy! Video by...