Across a valley!
This morning we spotted Thanda’s herd of Elephants in a remote area of the reserve. We watched from top of a hill as they faded in and out of the trees. After the herd… Continue reading
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Close up and personal!
Thanda guests often have fabulous Lion sightings. This morning the North Pride was resting on the savanna before continuing their walk to a near waterhole. They came close up and personal to one… Continue reading
Not always the five!
Sometimes your best sighting of the day is not one of the big five. Today was such a day. As beautiful and exciting as the Rhino, Buffalo and Cheetah sightings were, seeing this… Continue reading
One more way to fight …
Fight Rhino Poaching from the Air! ZAP-Wing is a partnership between the provincial conservation agency Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Project Rhino KZN. 24 game reserves (300,000ha) in northern KwaZulu-Natal currently benefit from daily… Continue reading
My favorite Elephant …
I like all the wild animals on Thanda but if I had to name my favorite Elephant this is the one. His name is Thulani. Normally I do not use individual names for… Continue reading
Exciting encounter!
Thanda’s two Cheetah brothers had an exciting encounter today. When walking along Thanda’s fence line they walked into two Lionesses which gave immediate chase. The Cheetah out-ran the Lions to the open Savanna… Continue reading
Buffalo Scenery
At the start of today’s morning game drive we found ourselves in the middle of Thanda’s herd of Cape Buffalo … … Then we watched a herd of Elephants drinking at a waterhole… Continue reading
On foot!
Our two Cheetah boys were lying in a recently burned area when we spotted them from the road. Driving off-road is not allowed on freshly burned ground so Bheki and I walked our… Continue reading
Youngsters!
On today’s evening game drive we followed the Thanda Elephant herd for almost three hours. We saw them moving over a hill, drinking at a waterhole, racing away from the water, crossing one… Continue reading
Sunscreen, Insect Repellent and Cooling System!
Thanda guests enjoyed watching the herd of Elephants taking a mud bath at a waterhole. After an enjoyable swim and the mud bath they were dusting themselves before they disappeared back into the… Continue reading