Predators in the Timbavati Game Reserve It was the 1st of October 2012, we were busy with our afternoon game drive. So far the drive had been pleasant, we had seen two nice herds of elephants, harry the hippo, plenty Impala and a few interesting birds. It was getting to that time of the day [...]
Buffalo Carcass, Timbavati Game Reserve
Buffalo Carcass, Timbavati Game Reserve On a lovely July morning, while on a game drive in the Timbavati Game Reserve, my guests and I picked up on a rather displeasing smell. Now, as all guides know, the smell of rotting flesh usually means that there is a kill close by. This particular smell caught my [...]
Lions in the wild, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Lions face real dangers when hunting A few weeks ago, back in the middle of July, we came across a lioness that had come across to the Timbavati Game Reserve, from the Orpen area in the Kruger National Park. We found her standing bravely on the top of a termite mound looking gorgeous as all [...]
Excellent Spotted Hyena images
Spotted Hyena, images taken in the Timbavati Game Reserve We wanted to share some images of spotted hyena, taken at Shindzela Safari Camp in the Timbavati. Read more about these amazing animals in our earlier Blog Post.
Pampering in the Timbavati?
A story of a hippo at Shindzela Safari Camp, Timbavati Game Reserve It was a lovely Sunday Morning; the sun had just risen and was barely hanging above the horizon. My guest and I left camp a little bit earlier to get to our main dam for some coffee and the sun rise. As we [...]
Tented Safari Camp
Tented Safari Camp in the Timbavati… A safari under canvas. Authentic, comfortable and very much part of the wilderness…
Timbavati Game Reserve
Timbavati Game Reserve… We’re wild about the Timbavati – part of the Kruger where animals have the space to move freely…
Hyena vs Wild dogs
It had been an exceptional 2 days as far as wild dog sightings were concerned. In fact we had seen them on virtually every drive, our first sighting of them was at the water pump, 17 wild dogs were lazing under a tree. It was fantastic to see them but they did not provide much [...]
The Hide - Sleep Out
