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Green Pangolin Safaris offers eco-safaris in exclusive locations in Southern Africa

25/02/2024

A glass of Capetonian sunshine is the perfect complement to a South African safari adventure

18/02/2024

Always lovely to make a safari dream a reality! “A huge thank you to for organising our wonderful trip to South Africa. Fantastic advice and guidance on the overall route, and we enjoyed the beach at Plettenberg and the wine country of Stellenbosch. The lodge recommended - was a perfect choice, comfortable and stylish but friendly for teenage children. And the game drives were incredible. Thank you for a holiday that has made memories for our family that will last forever #.

28/09/2022

A zebra enjoys a complimentary spa treatment at the Oxpecker Spa in exchange for a tasty snack of ticks and earwax Makalaki Game Reserve

05/09/2022

Magnificent bull elephant on a drive yesterday .inafrica

31/12/2021

Happy Gnu Year All! Wishing you a wonderful 2022.

16/11/2021

Tree frog. Master of Disguise.

12/11/2021

As Cop26 draws to a close, my thoughts turn to the world's dwindling wilderness areas, and on my latest trip I am keen to seek out the lodges and reserves in SA that have conservation at their core
To the west of the Kruger Park in the shadow of the majestic Drakensburg mountain range lies the pristine Greater Makalali Private Nature Reserve. Here, the likeminded owners have joined forces to drop the fences between their concessions to create 25,000 hectares of protected conservancy enabling the wildlife to roam without restriction. This is big five country but with just two commercial lodges and therefore less human activity, the animals are left in comparative peace, the viewing experience is more exclusive and its very easy to feel as if you have the reserve all to yourself without other game viewers jostling for position. Whilst here I have had some incredible up-close wildlife encounters including leopard, wild dogs and the secretive black rhino. The GMPGR are involved in many research and conservation initiatives to introduce and preserve threatened species including cheetah, rhino and pangolin which guests visiting the reserve can support directly through sponsorship. During my stay I have been fortunate enough to be involved in the introduction of this magnificent cheetah to the reserve. The impact of travel on the planet is not something we can take for granted these days but if you are planning to jump on a plane to Africa you may want to consider visiting a lodge that has conservation and sustainability at it’s heart. If you need any inspiration, do get in touch.

26/05/2021

We saw the tell tail signs of brown hyena but couldn’t quite believe it until this rare and magical sighting of a young cub by .inafrica yesterday evening. How adorable!

30/04/2021

Warthoglets having breakfast

26/04/2021

Isn’t nature beautiful! Especially when you go on a walking safari and get to notice the smallest inhabitants and detail of the bush. Thank you .inafrica for stopping to share this tiny frog with us which was almost invisible to the naked eye

22/04/2021

The theme for this year's Earth day is “Restore Our Earth”. A recent study showed that 97% of Earth's land area may no longer be "ecologically intact,". It feels so overwhelming but we can all do our bit towards protecting the world’s ecosystems, ensuring that creatures like these elegant grass hoppers survive and thrive in the future.

21/04/2021

Big giraffe, little giraffe.

16/04/2021

Today is Save the Elephant Day. In 1930, as many as 10 million wild elephants roamed huge swaths of the African continent. But decades of poaching and human encroachment have since decimated elephant populations. Today, there are approximately 415,000 left in the wild across Africa. While elephant poaching is trending downward, with significant declines in East Africa, poaching continues to steer the species dangerously nearer to extinction. .inafrica

12/04/2021

The simple joys of an early morning safari - a sea of sparkly spiders webs in the mist and hot coffee and rusks .inafrica

03/04/2021

Happy Easter!! These speckled Easter eggs were laid by a blacksmith lapwing who had chosen to build a nest right in the middle of the track to in the Eastern Cape. This beautiful lodge is the ideal destination for a photographic holiday enjoying full access to 20,000 hectares of big five game viewing on the world renowned Shamwari Private Game Reserve as well as intimate bushwalks within Founders own 400 hectares concession.

17/03/2021

The Who’s Who of Poo. Swipe right for a clue!

16/03/2021

Make Love Not War - A bull girafffe and sub-adult practice some “necking”. Used aggressively to assert dominance and impress the ladies, necking can also be very graceful and bonding.

14/03/2021

To all mothers around the world, happy Mother’s Day

12/03/2021

Such a privilege to see this newly born calf get acquainted with his dad. Mum on the other hand is not quite so happy! The Eastern Cape in South Africa is a wildlife photographer’s paradise providing endless oppprtunities for close-up encounters with iconic species like these in the wild.

04/03/2021

There is nothing more exciting than seeing an elephant in the wild..

03/03/2021

Things are looking up! The rains are here, the bush is green and lush, the wildlife sightings are magnificent and South Africa has moved to Level One which means things are finally opening up again for tourists. Many lodges have frozen their rates until 2023 so time to look to the future and think about your next safari holiday. .inafrica

01/03/2021

The kudu is a stunningly handsome and majestic antelope, the second biggest antelope in fact, and the impressive horns which the males display may reach lengths of up to 1.8 metres.

To see one of these imposing animals in the wild is a truly magical experience.

It’s name is derived directly from the Khoikhoi, and folklore has it that the name is descriptive of the sound the animal’s hooves makes as it gallops away from danger. .inafrica

16/02/2021

Today is World Pangolin Day in honour of this most secretive and threatened creature. We were fortunate enough to meet this handsome chap in the Kruger just as the sun was setting. Pangolins are poached for their keratin scales for Chinese remedies which have no proven medicinal value, much the same way as rhino horn. Sadly subsequently their numbers are now in decline.

14/02/2021

Today Ant and I are planting spekboom. Spekboom, also know as pork bush and elephant bush, is officially a magical, wonder plant
and this is why.

It helps fight climate change.
This incredible plant helps to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by acting like a carbon sponge helping to combat global warming. Spekboom can absorb an astonishing four to ten tonnes of carbon per hectare per year. According to the Spekboom Foundation the Spekboom’s “capacity to offset harmful carbon emissions is compared to that of moist, subtropical forests. It is unique in that it stores solar energy to perform photosynthesis at night making it 10 times more effective at carbon fixing than any tropical rainforest”

Wildlife love it.
Spekboom is incredibly juicy and nutritious and animals go mad for it. Especially elephants, kudu and black rhino. Elephants can eat up to 200kg of spekboom a day!
In flower it’s beautiful pink blossom offers rich nectar for insects and bird life.
It’s even edible for us and delicious in a salad or a stew.

It’s a super-survivor.
Spekboom is fire-resistant, water-wise and can live for up to 200 years. It has a photosynthetic mechanism which allows it to adapt to all weather conditions from drought to frost so it’s virtually invincible. It is also excellent at preventing soil erosion with it’s soil-binding roots.
It’s easy to care for and propagate. If an elephant breaks off a branch and tosses it onto the ground it will take root where it falls creating a whole new plant.

Spekboom is indigenous to South Africa but can be found all over the world to buy in nurseries so if you want to do your bit for the environment and global warming there is no easier way than to simply plant a spekboom in the garden or even in a pot on the kitchen window sill.

08/02/2021

The traffic was terrible going home on Friday! Had to take a detour...

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A zebra enjoys a complimentary spa treatment at the Oxpecker Spa in exchange for a tasty snack of ticks and earwax @safarigaronga Makalaki Game Reserve #redbilledoxpecker #oxpecker #safari #wildandfree #safari #wildlifephotography

Happy Gnu Year All! Wishing you a wonderful 2022. #happynewyear #wildebeest #gnu #safari #wildlifephotography #africa #safari2022 #happynewyear

We saw the tell tail signs of brown hyena but couldn’t quite believe it until this rare and magical sighting of a young cub by @ant.inafrica yesterday evening. @mpongoprivategamereserve How adorable! #brownhyena #hyena #conservation #rewilding #endangeredspecies #protectthewild

Warthoglets having breakfast #warthog #safarilife #piglets #southafrica #safari

Big giraffe, little giraffe. #giraffe #safarilife #safari #giraffesofinstagram #easterncape #africanwildlifephotography #wildandfree

Make Love Not War - A bull girafffe and sub-adult practice some “necking”. Used aggressively to assert dominance and impress the ladies, necking can also be very graceful and bonding. #giraffe #giraffelove #africanwildlife #wildlifephotography #safarilife

The traffic was terrible going home on Friday! Had to take a detour... #elephant #elephants #elephantsafari #elephantfamily #picadillycircus #elephantsinthewild

Eric the tracker keeps his cool when a very relaxed herd of elephants walk cosily close to the Land Rover. If you want a really wild safari then it’s ideal to stay at a lodge like Tanda Tula that is part of an open eco-system where the animals are free to roam and live their lives as nature intended. #tandatula #krugernationalpark #safari #elephantherd #safariguide #animalkingdom #wildandfree #nature #wildlife #wilderness #elephant #landroverdefender #authenticsafari Thanks @ant.inafrica for this wonderful video.

“The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants”. - David Attenborough - #savetherhinoday #rhino #rhinoceros #antipoaching #wildandfree #wilderness #wildernessconservation #natgeowild #davidattenborough #safari