by ecom | Dec 10, 2018 | Sightings
A troop of baboons can be a noisy bunch, screeching, fighting, playing, climbing up and down their favourite trees, using our solar panels as a slide… And usually, when they hear a game drive vehicle approaching, they show a mix of curiosity and upheaval. Not...
by ecom | Nov 21, 2018 | Sightings
At the end of the dry season, the air and atmosphere at Limpopo-Lipadi is so full of dust from as far as the Kalahari that the African sunsets become as fiery orange and red as they get. On an afternoon drive, this zebra appeared right beside the game-drive vehicle...
by ecom | Sep 2, 2018 | Reserve, Sightings
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...
by ecom | Aug 30, 2018 | Sightings
While having his morning coffee, Ted noticed two waterbucks fighting. They disappeared behind some thick bush, making thumping noise and one came back out, while the other one was probably trying to catch his breath after this fierce encounter. Then this male lion...
by ecom | Aug 30, 2018 | Reserve, Sightings
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...
by ecom | Aug 30, 2018 | Reserve, Sightings
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...
