A South African woman has been badly injured due to being attacked by a leopard at Matopi 1 Camp on the Botswana side of Kgalagadi. The account of the attack was posted by the husband on 4×4 community.co.za forum: On the night of the 4th of January my wife, myself and another two friends set…
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7 Reasons You Should Visit the Kruger National Park
1. The Big 5 The Kruger National Park is home to the big 5, making it accessible for visitors to spot the big 5 in the wild. The term big five historically refers to the five most dangerous animals to hunt in South Africa, there are approximately 1750 lions, 1000 leopards, 13 000 elephants and…
What to Pack on Safari
So you’re going on a safari holiday for this reason we have put together a list of items to pack to make packing effortless for you. Packing will depend on the season in which you visit, so we will break it down into 2 different categories. Spring and Summer – September to March These months…
Shishangaan Coalition – Lions of Kruger
In April of 2015 we visited Kruger and this particular trip was very special as we got to see a white lion cub in the WILD. The white lion is part of the Shishangaan pride, this pride in 2015 was known as a mega pride as it consisted of 4 males, five lionesses and 18-20…
You Can Visit South Africa from the Comfort of your Home with Google
Google released a large collection of 360 degrees images of South African Parks. You can view up to 170 trails in street view of the 19 National Parks in the 9 provinces of South Africa. This project took 12 hours to complete with the help of 200 volunteers many were rangers and guides while the…
Jock Male Coalition – Lions of The Kruger
On the 23 of December 2015 we had the most eventful day that we had ever had in all of the years we have been visiting the Kruger. We decided that morning to travel down the S21 close to Lower Sabie, it was the first time that we drove down that particular sand road. As…
Skybed Male Coalition – Lions of The Kruger
Every week we will be featuring different lions and , we going to start with lions in the Kruger and our favorite coalition the Skybed Male Coalition. One early morning In May of 2015 while traveling down the H7 towards Satara, we spotted a lone male lion marking his territory, his mane was not well…
Elephant Found Dead in the Kruger National Park
On the morning of the 10th of October, while traveling on the H7 towards Satara, park visitors came a cross a horrific scene, a dead elephant lying in the road. It is believed that the elephant was struck by lighting and died as the it had two holes in the stomach and some burn marks….