News and Updates
Following heavy rains, South African National Parks (SANParks) has issued an urgent warning about flooding in the Kruger National Park. A number of entrance gates have been closed including Crocodile Bridge, and the road between Letaba and Olifants is not accessible…Letaba camp is without electricity, and a number of smaller bush camps are currently closed. […] Read More
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, were recently hosted by &Beyond and Phinda Private Game Reserve, during their recent South African tour. The Royal couple paid an afternoon visit to Phinda as part of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative showcasing conservation projects in KwaZulu-Natal. After an interpretive […] Read More
Stay for 4 nights at any Phinda lodge and get a complimentary rhino tracking adventure on foot, accompanied by a dedicated rhino monitoring team. Maximum of 8 guests per day. Rhino tracking adventure can only be booked on arrival at your Phinda lodge. Participants in the rhino tracking adventure must be 16 years or older.
For people wanting to combine Vic Falls with a Kruger safari, there is a service run by SAA that operates directly from Kruger Mpumalanga / Nelspruit (airport code MQP) to Livingstone, which currently operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It has just been announced, however, that a new flight is being planned for Saturdays (commencing […] Read More
Following unnecessary confusion throughout the tourism industry The South African Department of Health have finally informed the South African Society of Travel Medicine (www.sastm.org) as of October 1, all travellers from Zambia will be required to show proof of yellow fever vaccination (unless in possession of a valid waiver certificate). Travellers transiting airports in countries […] Read More
One of the main attractions of the Eastern Cape is the opportunity to visit a wildlife park and see the Big 5 in a malaria-free environment. Right in the heart of the Eastern Cape’s game viewing region you will find Pumba Private Game Reserve, situated a mere 105 km from Port Elizabeth. The reserve stretches […] Read More
Courtesy of Kicheche Camps – 2 hour old lion cubs with their siblings who are only 2 weeks themselves.
The 5* Tuningi Safari Lodge is set in a valley on the western side of the malaria-free Big 5 Madikwe Game Reserve, situated just 5 hours from Johannesburg. Daily game drives in open 4×4 vehicles allow guests to sense the excitement of the African bush. Lion, elephant, buffalo, white and black rhino, leopard and the […] Read More
Book your safari for the month of August for ONLY R2995 per person per night. All meals, daily bush walk and morning / afternoon game drives are included. Excludes drinks. Cannot be combined with any other offer at Shamwari Lodges. The Shamwari Game Reserve is 25,000 hectres of malaria-free, private game reserve situated in the […] Read More
Warning … not for the faint-hearted …. and especially not for python lovers …. A remarkable wildlife ‘tug of war’ was witnessed by guests staying at Mala Mala recently. The 2m long African rock python was caught by a female leopard in long grass, but as she dragged it along behind her (still alive and […] Read More
