Happy Hippo

It seems that even our resident hippo bull at Tanda Tula Safari Camp can’t escape the winter chill at the moment. During the summer months, he usually returns early morning from his nightly feeding routine and submerges himself in our … Continue reading →

Lions Make Eland Kill

A couple of days ago we received a wonderful surprise when Andreas Liebenberg, a neighbour to the south of us, sent us an email describing how he had followed a pride of lions in the southern part of our traversing … Continue reading →

Civet attacks Puff Adder at Tanda Tula Safari Camp

Very unusual footage of a Civet attacking a Puff Adder. Filmed outside Tanda Tula Safari Camp. Continue reading →

Leopard lazing in tree

Recently, guests of Tanda Tula Safari Camp were fortunate enough to take some fantastic images of a leopard lazing in a tree, whilst a herd of elephants quietly grazed beneath her. It’s always special when you manage to capture two … Continue reading →

Camera Traps Project

A few months ago, we posted an update regarding some camera traps we helped set up to monitor leopard numbers in the reserve. The project is being headed up by Nakedi Maputla of the African Wildlife Foundation. The aim of … Continue reading →

Battle at Kruger

Incredible footage of buffalo, lion and crocodiles in Kruger National Park. Continue reading →

Weather: June 2011

Winter is setting in!

Dear travellers and guests of Tanda Tula, If you are planning on visiting us during the winter months of June, July and August, we look forward to seeing you, and advise you to pack your warmest winter woollies! Temperatures in … Continue reading →

A Very Unusual Caracal Sighting

The game viewing at Tanda Tula Safari Camp never ceases to amaze us all. This time, instead of the big cats and big five taking centre stage, as they have in the last 2 days, it was one of our … Continue reading →

White Lions Return to the Timbavati!

Today proved to be another exciting day of lion sightings for Tanda Tula Safari Camp and all the other camps of the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. After yesterday’s buffalo kill, it was always going to be tough to top such … Continue reading →