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...

Walking the fence

Every day our guys from the anti-poaching unit not only drive around and locate our (dehorned) rhinos, but among many safety routines, they also take long walks along our fences to inspect those and look for tracks while observing what is going on both sides of the...

Of thorn apples and added spice

Our volunteers do all kinds of work in the Reserve to try and bring back nature as it used to be before there were cattle farms. This week’s chore was to eradicate plants that don’t belong in the bush but thrive nevertheless. And by doing so, threaten the indigenous...

Tsetsebwje’s school kids in the bush

For three consecutive days, we welcomed three-game drive vehicles full of local school children, enjoying a day in the Reserve, tracking the animals. 28 lively 9 & 10-year-olds with their teachers were expertly shown around by Limpopo-Lipadi’s guides. Neatly...

At last the lion pride made an appearance…

As shareholders we are so privileged to be able to come back to Limpopo-Lipadi on a regular basis and call the place our home away from home. There is less of a need to ‘chase’ and see the big predators every day of our visit. Although there is always that lingering...

The cheeky warthog

Motse volunteer, Helen, shares a story of one of her favourite animals, the cheeky warthog! “I love sitting in the hides at the waterholes, because you never know which animals are going to show up. One of my favourite animals is a warthog because they always have...