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 [...]
It’s a Leopard in a Tree!!
Timbavati Reserve, Leopard Orchids It’s not only about the Big 5 when you come and visit the bush. There is a very special plant you must she when you come and visit Shindzela…. The Leopard Orchid, Timbavati Reserve Orchids are an ancient family of plants comprising of about 18000 species worldwide. The Leopard Orchid is [...]
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 [...]
Safari camp, camera trap
The Last of the camera traps at our safari camp (by Peter Breedveld) As most of you all will know, we recently put up a camera trap around the safari camp, hoping to catch some of the game visiting us unnoticed. So far, our most regular nocturnal visitors have been Jackal, Porcupine and Hyena. In [...]
Walking Safari, Kruger
Joing us for a Walking Safari, in the greater Kruger We thought we would share some images from one of our walking safari activities. These walking safari images were kindly sent in from G. Toth, and guests who travelled to Shindzela in April 2012. Seen guiding are Mike and Monica from Shindzela. Our Kruger walking safari [...]
About Us
Passionate about the bush in the Timbavati Game Reserve, fun and friendly. Find out more about the Shindzela team…
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
