Tag Archive: wildlife

Bee Line!

Thanda’s heard of Elephants made a bee line to the nearest waterhole after browsing and grazing in the midday heat. The Thanda guests enjoyed watching the herd crossing the road right in front… Continue reading

Winter is coming …

What a sighting, one of  the Thanda Cheetah brothers caught in the evening light, which gets softer by the day. Winter is coming 🙂 Picture by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography Guide and… Continue reading

Incredible Sky!

After a light afternoon rain a magnificent rainbow appeared today over Thanda. The camera can only capture a fraction of the real beauty of this incredible African sky. Pictures by Christian Sperka –… Continue reading

Reflection

An interesting Lion sighting! Thanda’s North Pride having a late evening drink at a small waterhole, only illuminated by the spotlight reflection. Picture by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography Guide and Resident Wildlife Photographer… Continue reading

The Moon and a Lion

When the light becomes marginal and when it is hard to see anything with the human eye, a camera can accumulate light and turn the night into day. This shot shows one of Thanda’s… Continue reading

Happy Easter – Glad PÃ¥sk – Joyeuses Pâques – Feliz Pascua – Fröhliche Ostern

Easter is a time when friends and families may gather to enjoy each other’s company and acknowledge all the good things in life. We will be warmly welcoming our guests over this long… Continue reading

Missed it?

Were you too late, did you miss out?  We hope not but if you weren’t quite quick enough there are still 5 more days of 10% special offers to come so do keep… Continue reading

Over the edge …

“We had such an enjoyable trip in your amazing country and have some wonderful memories and pictures as reminders to hurry back! Not least our ‘Elephant experiences’,  standing on the veranda at the… Continue reading

Wake up!

This little Thanda Lion just woke up from his midday nap and had a bit of a stretch before it started annoying its mother, who was not yet ready to go. I love… Continue reading

Keen eyesight!

As part of our series on sharing interesting facts about our wildlife this week’s ‘Weird & Wonderful Animal Fact’ is on Martial Eagles: These beautiful birds of prey have remarkably keen eyesight (3.0–3.6… Continue reading