Blog: Sightings
Lion versus Hyaena on Kill
We had a fascinating sighting a few days ago, not far from our safari camp, when the Ross pride brought down a large female giraffe. Read more. Continue reading
Sighting of the “Ghost”
In our last Tanda Tula Safari Camp blog entry, we wrote about the elusive large male leopard aptly nicknamed the “ghost”, a magnificent male who has proven to be extremely difficult to find. On each chance encounter with this mysterious … Continue reading
Huge Bull Elephant Spotted Outside Camp
Over the last week large herds of elephant have been seen in and around our safari camp. The watering hole within the camp, as well as the riverbed which the camp overlooks, has provided our guest’s with hours of wonderful … Continue reading
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
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
Guests Witness Lion Kill
Yesterday morning, guests of Tanda Tula Safari Camp were treated to one of those rare sightings that game drive dreams are made of! Two of our experienced rangers, Formen and Scotch, were both on their way back to bush breakfast … Continue reading
Elephants take a dip
The last month has been an absolute pleasure in the bush. The weather at our safari camp has been absolute bliss and has provided us with some unbelievable African sunsets. There truly is something special about experiencing the romance of … Continue reading
Lazy Leopard
On our way back to bush breakfast, after a successful morning outing, we happened to find the young female leopard known as Ntombela not far from our safari camp. She appeared to be actively hunting so we decided to follow … Continue reading