Tag Archive: thanda private game reserve

Zulu People and Zulu Culture (1)

Thanda is located in the heart of Zululand. With this location comes responsibility to the Zulu People and the Zulu Culture, which have existed in this area for centuries. Most of the personnel at Thanda… Continue reading

No hassles!

A romantic wedding in the bush – just the bride and groom – at one of the most beautiful places on earth. Last Monday Katja and Dirk had a dream come true when… Continue reading

Stay where you are!

This small Thanda Elephant bull wanted to make sure that we came no further towards the herd. All the adult females were very relaxed when this little one showed us that he is… Continue reading

The Small Things!

It is not all about the Big Five. A game drive on Thanda is much more than just looking at the “famous grand creatures” of the bush. Enjoying the presentation of a Scorpion… Continue reading

My first week!

From Thanda’s dominant male Lion’s point of view … “It was a hard first week, but what a place! As soon as they let me out of the boma – which was pretty… Continue reading

“Time Lapse” Collages

These are two “time-lapse” collages made from various images of a camera trap. This small camera is installed at a small waterhole in the western part of Thanda. We have identified many different… Continue reading

Kings and Queens!

This is a picture of the departure of future kings and queens from a Termite hill. As the rainy season starts “winged alates” leave the Termite cast communities to meet with possible kings… Continue reading

Strange Encounter!

At the small waterhole in front of Thanda’s Villa iZulu a Spotted Hyena and a journey of Southern Giraffe met and interacted for almost an hour. This image shows Bheki in between the… Continue reading

Thandarized!

What a welcome! When the boma gates were opened yesterday morning it was not the new dominant male coming out to look at his new home. No, it was the oldest female of… Continue reading

Thanda Lion News!

To maintain a healthy Lions gene pool and to control the number of Lions on Thanda, five of these magnificent cats have been moved to a new section of the reserve (called the… Continue reading