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 [...]
Lions of the Timbavati Game Reserve
Timbavati Game Reserve – lions The Timbavati Reserve is home to Shindzela Tented Safari Camp, and this week we have had excellent lion sightings and would like to share our images – all taken by Monika who has been guiding in camp. Earlier, this week, lions killed a buffalo, and various different lions have been feeding off this [...]
March madness in the Timbavati Reserve…..
3 March 2011 – A young male leopard at Piet se Pan (Shindzela, Timbavati Reserve) during the afternoon drive. A relaxed male rhino at main dam and a small breeding herd of elephant on main dam road. 4 March 2011 – Female leopard close to main dam – possibly the mother of the cub that we [...]
Let sleeping lions sleep……
1 March 2011. – One of the best morning game drives ever at Shindzela. Left the camp early and got a fantastic male leopard at main dam- drove down the Kruger Park Cut Line and bumped a group of 5 giraffe. While watching the giraffe, 3 rhino appeared out of the bush. After a great rhino [...]
Early morning 2 am fun at Shindzela Tented Safari Camp…..
3 February 2011 Mike heard a leopard calling close to camp at a bout 2Am and thought that they had a fairly good chance of finding it so he woke the guests up to go and look. After a bit of luck he found a female on Euphorbia drive (Kruger Park) at about 2.30. She [...]
Lions Calling, Shindzela Tented Safari Camp
28 Oct 2010 – Greater Kruger Park, 2 x male lions near broken dam, 1 large male hippo and warthog at the big dam. This afternoon we had an excellent drive; waterbuck on the western cutline, and 3 male giraffe in the same area. A group pf 3 male and 2 female white rhino on [...]
Twelve lions kill buffalo – Shindzela, Timbavati Game Reserve
The month of August 2009: saw some spectacular lion sightings on the Shindzela concession in the Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa. For a period of 4 days in early August, we were able to witness a pride of 12 lions pull down a buffalo. This brought great opportunities to watch the social interactions of the [...]
The Hide - Sleep Out
