 By Roxanne Reid
[Updated October 2024] Tsendze Rustic Camp near Mopani is by far my favourite campsite in the Kruger National Park. But on a recent visit, we found ourselves visiting Kruger’s Maroela camp for the first time – and we really liked it too.
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 By Roxanne Reid
Last time we stayed at Olifants camp we enjoyed one of our best sightings ever. It wasn’t one of the Big Five; in fact it wasn’t an animal at all but a colourful wedding celebration at Kruger National Park. By Roxanne Reid
A couple of weeks ago, South African photographer and travel writer Villiers Steyn uploaded a video on to You Tube showing two monitor lizards wrestling in the Kruger Park. This is Fight Club meets WrestleMania so it’s no surprise that the clip has already had more than 80,000 views. Here’s what went down.  By Roxanne Reid
If you’ve stayed at Kruger National Park’s Satara camp you’ll know that you can tick off the Big Five in a matter of a couple of hours in the morning and then again in the afternoon. Sometimes it’s just too much excitement. So we like to spend time at Kruger’s Sweni hide: an antidote for Big Five Fever.  Photo: Arno Meintjies By Roxanne Reid
If you’ve been to the Kruger National Park but never sat for a couple of hours at Sunset Dam a few minutes' drive from Lower Sabie, you are obviously neither a birder nor a photographer.  By Roxanne Reid
A woman takes a dip in a croc-infested dam. An angry elephant flips a car on to its roof. A man drives hundreds of kilometres with a venomous snake at his feet. A family gets caught in rising floodwaters. A lioness opens a car door with her teeth. These are just five of the amazing stories you can read about in 101 Kruger Tales.  By Roxanne Reid
You’re standing at the perimeter of one of the rest camps in our game reserves and you see someone throw his chop bone over the fence to lure a hyena or other animal. Do you join in and do the same, despite clear signs telling you not to? Or do you politely engage him to explain why feeding wild animals is a bad idea?  By Roxanne Reid
There have been a number of instances in the news in recent months of humans behaving badly around wild animals, especially elephants. Unfortunately for the humans, their transgressions are captured on video for the rest of us to shake our heads at in disbelief. Here's how to stay safe while watching elephants in the wild.  By Roxanne Reid
There’s nothing better than being on a game drive in the bush, watching some of Africa’s beautiful wild animals. But humans behaving badly can ruin the experience for everyone. So what are the golden rules of safari etiquette that tell you how to behave on your game drives? By Roxanne Reid
Remember the elephant that was put down in Kruger just before New Year after it trampled a tourist's car? Well, News24 has reported on shock new video footage showing that the driver of the vehicle took an unnecessary risk, failing to react appropriately to clear signals from the elephant that they should back off. |
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