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Posted in wildlife on Nov 6th, 2009
The best sighting in the camp over the last few months was a leopard sighting outside one of the tents which was spotted by a honeymoon couple from New York. They had just returned from a morning walking safari and happened to disturb a browsing giraffe which in turn disturbed a leopard who quickly climbed [...]
Posted in Zimbabwe safari on Oct 30th, 2009
Whilst visiting the Hwange National Park recently some guests were lucky enough to see a displaying – the worlds heaviest flying bird. Keen bird watchers will know that this is a very rare occurrence and this was the first such sighting for Wilderness Safaris in 60 years of combined bird watching.
The male was spotted standing [...]
Posted in Botswana safari, Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2009
A 36 year old elephant named Mthondo was released into the wild from the captive camp at Abu Camp. The release is part of the vision at Abu Camp - to return elephants that have spent most of their lives in captivity back into the wild. Over the last five years five elephants from Abu Camp have [...]
Posted in Rwanda safari, Uncategorized, wildlife on Jul 17th, 2009
Gorilla trekking in Parc des Volcans
“In the heart of Central Africa, so high up that you shiver more than you sweat, are great, old volcanoes towering up almost 15,000 feet, and nearly covered with rich, green rainforest - the Virungas” wrote primatologist Dian Fossey.
The Parc des Volcans is situated in the far northwest of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, wildlife on Jul 15th, 2009
At one time lions were found from Greece through the Middle East, Africa to the North of India. Today they are confined to the sub-Saharan region of Africa - in the grasslands, savannahs and dense woodlands of Kenya, Zambia, South Africa and Botswana.
Lions spend a huge amount of their time sleeping, especially during the midday heat. Females do [...]
Posted in Kenya safari, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2009
The Maasai Mara – home of the wildebeest migration.
Each year in June about 1.2 million wildebeest gather in the Serengeti to calve where they slowly form one large herd. When the dry season withers their supply of grass the scent of rain form the north starts to draw the herd from July onwards. This incredible [...]
Posted in Botswana safari, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2009
Adventure in Botswana
Botswana is one of the few places where you can still feel as though you are experiencing an authentic and adventure filled safari. Botswana’s reserves are still very much undeveloped and the wildlife is diverse and plentiful.
Location
Botswana is situated to the north of South Africa and is bordered by Namibia on the north [...]