Two wild cheetah have taken their first steps to a new life on Gondwana Game Reserve 11,000 ha reserve on the Garden Route of South Africa. The arrival of the two males has sparked much excitement, with frequent sightings being reported on a daily basis by staff and guests. The two new males join the male and [...]

Simbavati River Lodge, in the Timbavati Game Reserve of the Greater Kruger Park, has introducedthe innovative Simbavati River Lodge Photographic Safaris. Simbavati River Lodge lies in a stunning river setting in the heart of the Simbavati with its open borders into the Kruger National Park. Its known particularly for its excellent leopard sightings but the [...]

Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape has opened The Ian Player Rhino Awareness Centre, launched as part of its Forever Wild campaign. The Shamwari Game Reserve joined forces with the Wilderness Foundation’s Forever Wild campaign earlier this year to help raise awareness and funds for the endangered rhino. As part of the initiative, our [...]

Lalibela Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape has introduced Big Five immobilisation safaris, with the full backing of the Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism. Lalibela’s commitment to wildlife conservation on Lalibela in particular, means that it is sometimes necessary for a veterinarian to dart the animals for general health checks, monitoring of pregnancies, administering [...]

I have been very lucky in my life to have witnessed predators with their kills on a number of occasions. It is always an awe-inspiring, though not necessarily a pleasant, sight. However at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, I was privileged to approach lions on foot. How it happened… We had set off in search of cheetah [...]

The Shamwari group are now offering a fantastic new option for walking safaris in both the Shamwari Reserve in the Eastern Cape and also in Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, in the Little Karoo/Route 62 area only 2½-3 hours from Cape Town. In each reserve, they are offering an Explorer Camp, exploring their rich wilderness areas with [...]