News and Updates
MalaMala – synonymous with the bygone era of romantic safaris, Hollywood superstars and exclusive game viewing. Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, in 1964 the MalaMala land was sold to Michael Rattray who since then has grown the brand to be one of the most famous in the world of safari goers, and who was […] Read More
The African wild dog, or the Painted Dog as it is also called, is now unfortunately one of Africa’s endangered species. Changing habitats and disease have caused the population to drop rapidly, and it is estimated that there are now only between 3,000 and 5,000 left in the wild. Unlike their domestic doggy cousins, the […] Read More
Safaris are not just for big kids – far from it! Little kids will go wild for the wildlife in Africa, so a family safari is a fantastic, fun-packed experience for all. Watching the eyes of your children widen with excitement as they encounter their first elephant and hearing them giggle as the vervets get […] Read More
On the twelfth day of Christmas, Africa showed to me… 12 Springbok grazing 11 Lions a-lazing 10 Zebra crossing 9 Cheetah chasing 8 Monkeys marching 7 Hippo hiding 6 Rhino roaming 5 EL-E-PHANTS! 4 Soaring birds 3 Wild Dog 2 Tall giraffes And a leopard in a thorn tree!
A safari holiday is a trip of a lifetime, so it’s worth planning it down to the finest detail and getting it just right. When we discuss tented safari lodges with our clients, we often find that the suggestion of a tented camp is met with a marked skeptical silence on the phone. And no […] Read More
Whilst one of the main advantages of time travel must be the ability to always book everything at the lowest possible price, even a Time Lord could not find a better time to book a South African safari holiday. That might sound ridiculous, but a quick look back through our records shows that many safari […] Read More
We have had the Royal birth, we have just had the Royal christening – but these 2 significant events have been royally topped with the recent news from our friends at Pumba Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. Not one, not 2 but THREE pure white lion cubs have been born! The mother, Nomathemba, who […] Read More
Yesterday I became a giraffe. Only for three days, admittedly, but a giraffe nevertheless. No, I am not currently sitting alone wrapped in a cosy white jacket and bouncing happily off the walls of my padded room whilst singing ‘She’ll be coming round the mountain’. I am instead referring to the latest craze/fad to have […] Read More
Hot off the press, thanks to a newsletter just in from the wonderful Alex Walters. Always had a yearning to see wild dogs? Well, you should go to the Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana immediately. Guests and guides here have had the pleasure of not just one wild dog pack denning in the area – […] Read More
I am sure all you hardened safari goers knew D was for Dik-Dik. I was sorely tempted to do D is for Dinosaur, but sensibility prevailed at the end of the day, so Dik-Dik it is. So here goes – 10 useful and interesting facts about this little fellow: 1. The dik-dik is the smallest […] Read More
