Last night’s cold front is still passing through the southern Kalahari at Tswalu – the wind chill factor has taken the temperature to what feels below freezing. It is so cold and windy, the majority […]
Start of Day 3 at Tswalu. A dark shape moves down the track towards us before sunrise. It is one of those rare, shy creatures – the brown hyena. Initially startled by our vehicle trying […]
It’s still dark when we leave The Motse this morning for the game drive. Tswalu is divided into two sections – 20,000 hectares houses the lions and various animals, 80,000 hectares houses pretty much every […]
Today it is time to head to the next private game reserve – Tswalu – in the Green Kalahari. Nestled against the border with Botswana, Tswalu is privately owned by the billionaire South African Oppenheimer […]
This morning is the final game drive at Phinda Forest Lodge. As per last night, I have a private vehicle, so it’s an early 5.45 am departure on the game drive at my request. It […]
This morning at Phinda Forest Lodge we find a lioness with three six-ish month old cubs. The lioness has recently killed a wildebeest, and has stashed it under a palm. They have fed from it […]
