A superb few days of game viewing

Over the last few days, game viewing has been fantastic, and we have been treated to a number of exceptional wildlife sightings. We have been truly spoilt with our leopard viewing, with sometimes two or three different leopards being found … Continue reading


Limpopo Voted the Best Destination 2011

Limpopo Voted the Best Destination 2011

The Limpopo province was voted the best destination 2011 at the annual Getaway Outdoor Show earlier this month. This is fantastic news for the entire Timbavati! Continue reading


Bush party success

The below article is courtesy of Kruger 2 Canyon newspaper. Visit their website at www.kruger2canyon.co.za Bush Party Success Desiré Wright HOEDSPRUIT – On September 3, Thornybush hosted the long awaited Hlokomela Herb Bush Party in a dry river bed near … Continue reading


Facebook Friday Finalists: Week 5

Congratulations to Bruce McDonald and Liesel Kühn who are the finalists for week 5 of our Facebook Friday competition. The dramatic elephant sunset shot and the well framed shot of the buffalo on the contrasting green background came out tops. … Continue reading


Birds of a feather

In a recent entry, we wrote about one of our safari camp’s top rangers, Scotch, and his amazing ability to recite page numbers and details of various bird species found in our area. Well, I unfortunately don’t have Scotch’s photographic … Continue reading


Tanda Tula Featured in Indwe Magazine

Tanda Tula Safari Camp was featured in the September issue of Indwe Magazine, the in-flight magazine for SA Express Airways. Click on the link below to view the article: Indwe September2011 Starry night


Direct Sunday flight between Cape Town and Hoedspruit announced

Exciting news: From the 2nd of October, SA Express will expand its Cape Town to Hoedspruit route with the introduction of a Sunday flight. This means there will now be three direct flights between Cape Town and Hoedspruit each week. … Continue reading


Sightings Map for August

Game viewing in and around our safari camp has been exceptional over recent weeks. Guests have been treated to white lions, leopards in camp, various kills and other incredible game viewing experiences. You can view the August game sightings on … Continue reading


There is a leopard on my deck

Guests have been able to view animals from the comfort of their own decks, or as with this morning’s leopard sighting, on their decks! Continue reading


Rhino Poached at Hoedspruit Air Force Base

There is absolutely no doubt about it – rhino poaching is a major issue in South Africa, and unless we all stand together against the criminal syndicates, there will be few rhinos left. Tanda Tula is appalled at the current … Continue reading