Category: Mpumalanga

The hunting hornbills of Kruger National Park

3/6/2015

By Roxanne Reid
A big thrill when you’re exploring the savanna and open grasslands of the north and north-east of southern Africa is to come upon a small family of Southern ground hornbills. It’s special because they’re classed as ‘vulnerable’ in the Red Data Book of endangered and threatened species, but also because they’re so entertaining. Case in point: the hunting hornbills of Kruger National Park.

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Satara: Big Five country in the Kruger Park

27/5/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
Any regular Krugerite can tell you the area around Satara camp is Big Five country in the Kruger Park. And sure enough, on a recent five-day stay we’d ticked them all – more than once. We’d also had a small leguaan living in a tree next to our campsite and African scops owls calling every night. These sights and sounds are just as special to us as seeing the Big Five.

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Visiting Kruger’s Maroela camp for the first time

6/5/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
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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Kruger’s Sweni Hide: an antidote for Big Five Fever

12/11/2014

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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.

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Kruger’s new restaurants: a huge improvement

20/10/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
When the Kruger National Park announced that chains like Wimpy, Cattle Baron and Mugg & Bean would soon be running some of the park’s restaurants, faithful Krugerites were predictably miffed. All that city yuppieness had no place in Kruger, they argued. But on a recent trip to Kruger I discovered that the nay-sayers got it almost completely wrong. Kruger’s new restaurants are a huge improvement.

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Kruger paradise for photographers and birders

23/9/2014

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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.

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101 Kruger Tales: book review

27/8/2014

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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.

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How to avoid congestion and temper on safari

18/6/2014

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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 that tell us how to avoid congestion and temper on safari?

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Elephant tramples car in Kruger Park: video reveals all

14/1/2014

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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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Lion cubs at play in the Londolozi Game Reserve

13/1/2014

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If you’re feeling sluggish about going back to work or school after a great summer holiday, unmotivated by the thought of the long stressful year ahead, you can learn something about succumbing to the joys of life from this video of lion cubs at play.

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