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November 6, 2024
Conservation

The iconic black rhino returns to Amakhosi Game Reserve

From an elevated viewpoint I gaze down upon the rolling hills and grasslands that was once the domain of Zulu warriors and pastoral farmers and home to free-roaming wildlife,...

October 11, 2021
Conservation

Leaping back into the wild at Finfoot

DREAM DIARIES – CHAPTER ONE: Leaping back into the wild: Finfoot Lake Reserve welcomes first leopard – The team at Finfoot Lake Reserve recently celebrated the arrival of their...

April 30, 2021
KwaZulu-Natal, Safari

Thanda Safari – an ‘almost Big Five’ bush experience

We were at Thanda Safari and there is nothing more invigorating than being on foot in the bush, especially in the early morning. We walked quietly, in single file...

August 12, 2018
KwaZulu-Natal, Safari

Thanda Safari and why you never miss a game drive

I was at Thanda Safari and it was freezing. And the wind had howled all night… despite this my wake-up call at 5:15 am had me up and waiting...

July 19, 2013
KwaZulu-Natal, Safari

The excitement of tracking the endangered Black Rhino

Safety briefing dealt with and under strict instruction of silence, we headed into the Acacia thicket in search of the endangered Black Rhino. My heart was pounding and I...

July 18, 2013
KwaZulu-Natal, Safari

101 things to see on safari at Phinda Game Reserve

When tasked with finding somewhere that was likely to fulfill the brief for our ‘101 things to see on safari in KZN’, andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve came to...

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The iconic black rhino returns to Amakhosi Game Reserve

Leaping back into the wild at Finfoot

Thanda Safari – an ‘almost Big Five’ bush experience

Thanda Safari and why you never miss a game drive

The excitement of tracking the endangered Black Rhino

101 things to see on safari at Phinda Game Reserve