Five leopard in a single sighting on the Sand River in MalaMala : 1. Maxims Male – current alpha of the Sand River Bridge Territory 2. Inyathini Male – former alpha who made the kill and lost it to 3 hyena 3. Island Female – climbed into a tree and […]

27Dec

Focus on the Rhino Retreat

Movie by Rene and Kai Niskanen Rhino Retreat is a cosy house with three bedrooms at the top of The Salient in the Aberdare National Park, Kenya. The absolute perfect place to sit and watch Elephant, Giant Forest Hog, Bushbuck and, if you’re lucky and quiet, the critically endangered African […]

Matusadona National Park is one of Zimbabwe’s absolute gems.  Bounded by Lake Kariba on the north and two perennial rivers, the Ume and Sanyati, to the south and east, Matusadona has a broad range of habitats from a rugged hilly interior to the floodplain on the lakeshore.  In 1975 when […]

25Jun

Tsavo River, Tsavo West

Once every couple of years we take a safari into a remote campsite on the Tsavo River.  In early April of 2023 the rains were late and Tsavo was hot and as dry as a bone.  Wildlife was concentrated along permanent waterways and elephant poured into the Tsavo River day […]