Wild Africa Travel Company

30/07/2023

The Awakening of the Wild

As the first rays of the sun spread across the horizon, casting the world in hues of gold and amber, the stage is set for another day in the grand theater of the wild.

Birds, wildebeests, zebras, they all fill the air with their songs and the landscape with life. Yet, amongst them all, the queen makes her presence known. Graceful and powerful, she stretches lazily in the morning sun, her regal elegance standing out against the backdrop of the Serengeti.

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23/07/2023

The North West province in South Africa is a captivating region to explore. Sun City, a renowned resort city, offers luxurious accommodations and thrilling entertainment, as well as fantastic golf courses.

Nearby, Pilanesberg National Park and Madikwe Game Reserve provide unforgettable wildlife encounters with the Big Five.

Discover the North West's vibrant attractions and mesmerizing wildlife for an unforgettable tour of South Africa.

22/07/2023

Can you name this leopard? (Hint: we feature her a lot!)



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02/06/2023

The intense look of a male lion.

“Every scar I have makes me who I am.”

25/05/2023

05/01/2023

We were blessed to have some good rains throughout the reserve today.

After the drought of the last few years, good rains are always welcome!

29/11/2022

We all know Monday mornings often have us looking like this 🦁

However, here is a reminder that you can handle anything that comes your way this week💪 Take it one day at a time and absorb all the new things you learn as you go. Maybe set new goals for the week or book your next holiday to have something to look forward to🤩

23/11/2022

Our pride and joy up here in the Northern Timbavati . Such a handsome boy our Nharhu male. 🦁

📸 Captured by head guide .

23/09/2022

She's a beauty: this female sub-adult leopard is slowly growing into her own and gaining more independence every day. Leopards are typically very solitary animals, and their territory can cover between ten to several hundred square kilometers.

Anabezi's location on the far end of the flood plain is home to a very healthy and high density leopard population - in fact it's quite unusual for such a small area. On the night this female was spotted, she was one of five leopard sightings in less than an hour.



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05/09/2022

No safari is complete without seeing these spectacular animals. 🤎🦒

22/08/2022

We saw this beautiful young male leopard with an Impala kill this morning. His belly was so full that he could hardly breathe. Well hidden of course, he laid in a drainage line in between thick bush and grass. 🐆

15/08/2022

Those eyes - beautiful but also one of the best tools in a lion's arsenal. Lions' exceptional nocturnal vision is a result of the cone to rod ratio in the retina. Lions have about 25 rods to each cone in their retinas - whereas humans have about 4.

Cones aid in seeing colors, while rods reflect more light into the eye.

Lions, like all cats, lack the cones to see red colors, but the higher rod ratio allows them to hunt with precision in total darkness.




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13/08/2022

13/08/2022

It’s WORLD ELEPHANT DAY. 🐘🌍

Today we raise awareness to the urgent plight of elephants globally. Major threats, leading to the rapid decline in elephant populations, include the illegal trade of ivory, habitat fragmentation and human wildlife conflict. This day is observed with the aim to educate, preserve and protect our endangered elephants and to recognise the importance of this magnificent species. Let’s rally together in show of support to the incredible conservation organisations that are hard at work trying to protect our elephants from extinction. May this collective, global movement safeguard the future of elephants by making this world a safer place for these gentle giants and their habitats. 🐘🖤

📸 ~ Motswari guide, Megan Smith

11/08/2022

Discover the best of Madagascar Safaris with Jenman African Safaris. The sights and sounds of Nosy Be, Avenue of Baobabs and Ile Sainte Marie are waiting.

10/08/2022

Anabezi Camp, 2:30pm: You're ready for a dip in your private plunge pool and this is your view.



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06/08/2022

03/08/2022

Have you entered this year’s Wilderness photo competition yet? Luke Stackpoole, along with our other judges, will be judging this year’s entries with a keen eye.

The total prize is valued at a spectacular USD80 000 – plus, each entry fee goes towards our non-profit Children in the Wilderness, to continue their work with our neighbouring communities.

If you haven't already, get to know Luke and submit your entry: https://bit.ly/3zrTn03

📸 Luke Stackpoole

03/08/2022

The Great Migration has begun to arrive in the Masai Mara.
Millions of wildebeest and a few thousand zebra continue their constant circular movement through Tanzania into Kenya, in search of greener pastures to graze.
Viewing the migration is spectacular, and can surface a variety of emotions as the route is not without its dangers and unscripted stories. These forward focused herbivores have to cross the crocodile infested Mara River to safely reach the rich grass plains, only to avoid the ever hungry eyes of waiting predators as they breathlessly chase the rain.

You can experience this incredible wildlife event on a number of our East African tours ~> https://bit.ly/NomadTourFinder

02/08/2022

Our latest specials have just surfaced!

Take a look and see which tours have special offers, here ~> https://bit.ly/NomadSpecials

30/07/2022

On a dusty, windy morning, we found this lioness hunting in the eroded drainage channels at the edge of a large plain. Even with the strong wind to cover her smell and mask her approach, her quarry caught sight of her and sounded the alarm.

Photo tip: using the lower ground to get below this lioness provides an attractive angle which emphasises her size and stature. Placing her at the top of the frame includes the patterns of eroded soil below her, which adds to the image’s impact and tells the story of her situation.

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28/07/2022

27/07/2022

Isn't she lovely? 💚 Gorodi is one of the stars of the Mukiza family found in the Ruhija sector of Bwindi.

Photo by guillermopineapple.

25/07/2022

Cheers to the start of a new week 🐘🍾

21/07/2022

A proud silverback keeps a watchful eye over his family in Bwindi 🦍

Photo by jpkrajewski.

20/07/2022

Nothing resonates quite as deeply as the news that a number of rhino calves have been born in Akagera National Park.

Their mothers were part of the historic November 2021 translocation in which 30 white rhino were moved from Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa to Akagera National Park in Rwanda.

The reserve – co-managed by African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) – was chosen as an ideal landscape in which to extend the range of this species, and it’s our hope that it will become a breeding stronghold for white rhinos.

This translocation was made possible through our partnership with African Parks, the Rwanda Development Board, and Conservation Solutions , with funding provided by the Howard G Buffett Foundation.
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📷: andBeyond guide Damen Pheiffer
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17/07/2022

“Blink and you might just miss it 👀” - a photo by Claire Trickett - Editor & Travel Blogger
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Sunday’s : our Editor & Travel Blogger shares some weekly travel escapism…
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📍: Tengile River Lodge , South Africa
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16/07/2022

Join OM SYSTEM Ambassador and Educator Tesni Ward, photographic judge in our 2022 Wilderness Photographic Competition, alongside some of our most experienced Wilderness Safaris Private Guides and photographers, on an exceptional 8-night safari.

Explore the extraordinary Okavango Delta and wildlife-rich Linyanti Wildlife Reserve during Botswana's most photogenic summer season. Discover more: https://bit.ly/3Prmlne

📸 Tesni Ward

11/07/2022

I'm ready for my close up.

Photo by brendansheean.

08/07/2022

If you’ve ever meandered alongside the broad and mighty Zambezi River, in the shade of a cathedral-like mopane forest, pursuing a sure-footed leopard, you’ll know that you have found magic in Africa.

Find out why Mana Pools - and in particular our private wildlife reserves which flank the national park - are an absolute must-experience for all safari-lovers and nature photographers: https://bit.ly/3yoGCTt