With the rain still staying away, the sightings have been brilliant!

Willem’s guests have been entertained by excellent sightings of hyenas. They found two hyenas on the road and followed them for a while. They were led to a new den that Willem has not seen before. There were at least 12 hyenas & the greeting with the new two was amazing. This was followed by lots of giggling, marking of the grass & yapping and loads of interaction! Two of them peeled off to take a bath across the road in some water caught on a rock plate. The group eventually had to leave because of the smell!

Written by Robert Wienand, our specialist bird guide

On the 9^th November myself and 4 guests headed East to the Kruger Park on a birding safari.

En-route we stopped at the Abel Erasmus tunnel where 3 Taita Falcons were watched swooping through the air, while a few Cape Vultures drifted through the sky.

Once into the park birds were being added to the ever growing list at a fast pace. African Paradise Flycatcher was sitting on a nest, and Levaillant’s Cuckoo and Orange-breasted Bush Shrike called in spite of the increasing heat.

Rhino poaching: This is such a disgusting topic! All we can do to to help create awareness which will hopefully help to stop this terrible trend!

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Our Kruger sightings are as brilliant as ever!

In the past week our guides saw the Big 5 with every group of guests! The big breeding herds of elephant are still around as the real rains have yet to come. With the little rain that has fallen, some of the impalas have given birth, but the majority of them are still holding out for more rain. The veld is slowly turning green and is offering fresh shoots of grass for animals such as zebra and wildebeest.