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Cheetah Hunt

After several days of searching we found and followed this mother cheetah and her two sub adult cubs as they hunted through the [...]

Elephants at Play

With good rains having fallen across the Okavango, the elephants had their pick of the best waterholes and wallows. This sighting shows how much they love to play in the water when it finally arrives…

‘Singing Wells’

The well-being  of the  Samburu tribe’s livestock is critical to their own livelihood.   The ‘singing wells’ are a sacred part of daily life [...]

Free Meal

The drought over most of southern Africa was really taking its toll on the larger grazing animals, especially the hippo.  With grazing almost [...]

Lion Rules

A large carcass such as a Cape buffalo attracts a lot of attention. We watched four different predators and scavengers take advantage of the feast, until a big male lion came charging in…

Searching for Rhino

On previous safaris, rhino had proven to be elusive and so part of the ‘brief’ for this trip was to find rhino in the wild. We had success on the second day and what a sighting it was!

Wild Dog Reward

On our two previous safaris, we had not managed to see wild dogs. We aimed to find them at Ngala, well known for the frequency of wild dog sightings. We hit the jackpot on arrival, as a local pack was denning!

Leopard Cub and a Kill

Leopards are always a highlight on a safari, but on our first afternoon at MalaMala, we had an incredible sighting that included the mother, her young cub and a kill!

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