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Five ways to get more out of your Safari in Greater Kruger – nDzuti Bush Camp
Be patient when looking for and watching wildlife. Be aware that the NatGeo and Attenborough wildlife documentaries were put together over some years and not a few days. *Remember to pause to listen and to use your sense of smell. All your senses will come alive if...
Burning Balule
Three accommodation types, with private bathroom, twin beds, fans and plug points. We are privileged to operate our safaris in the Maseke section of Balule Nature Reserve. Balule makes up part of the Associated Private Nature Reserves- an area of 197 885 ha to...
Fire ecology in Maseke-Balule Nature Reserve
Last week early in the morning, Maseke Game Reserve staff and volunteers gathered at a predetermined site to start and subsequently control a bush fire. For many years range managers made the mistake of overprotecting the African bush from fires. This intervention had...
Wahlberg’s Eagles – Intra-African migrants that breed in the Kruger
Farewell to the August arrivals; Wahlberg Eagles A year in the Africa bush; comprising of the earth’s journey around the sun This is punctuated by the seasons and the arrivals of migrant birds, insects, frogs and changes in our evening skies. After the winter solstice...
Thorn trees flowering in Kruger – September time – Summer time!
After experiencing as many as 36 September months in the Greater Kruger area, this time of the year still thrills me. Seldom have we seen such a prolific flowering of our most common Acacia trees and the air is fragrant, fresh and sweet with the scent of spring. The...
Crocodiles of the Kruger National Park
At nDzuti Safari Camp, we are privileged to have access to a portion of the Olifants River as it meanders through the bushveld and into the Kruger Park. Hippos and crocodiles abound along this wide shallow river. I recall the reflection of hundreds of sets of eyes...
Mica – The stuff of Rocket Science
Our dramatic landscapes and interesting geology has many a story to tell. We have several different rock types including one fascinating component within the rocks here; the sheet-like, multi-layered “books” of mica. There is a small village close-by named Mica where...
Majestic Kudu of the Kruger
Kudu bulls with their spiralled horns and attractive facial markings are breathtakingly beautiful. Kudu antelope do not have territories and perhaps, for this reason, they exhibit a marked sexual dimorphism. The males typically weigh a lot more than the female. Their...
