Leo Vantage Private Guided Safaris

26/11/2024

An imposing stare along with the customary fresh battle scars of a dominant male lion. This was definitely a moment to haul out the long lense and frame a tight portrait of one of the magnificent Lower Sabie males 🦁 .

23/11/2024

An intimidating beast of a male leopard sporting a sizeable dewlap accentuated by some evening rim light. He is the dominant male 🐆 of the Ntandanyathi area, southeast of Lower Sabie.

21/11/2024

A golden November sunrise spent with this dignified veteran lioness from the Lubyelubye pride.

She had a solemn expression on her face as she contemplated what the new day would bring along the Sabie River.

13/09/2024

A very satisfied looking Verreaux's eagle owl with the remains of a scrub hare kill from the night before. We were so lucky that this majestic owl decided to roost in such a visible position as they will often retreat for the day high up in the leafy canopy of a large tree.

12/09/2024

An impressive duo of big boys from the north, these 2 are known as the Grootvlei or "Shingwedzi" males and control the Kanniedood pride east of Shingwedzi Camp. They are thriving at the moment due to the dry conditions and lots of weaker prey to choose from. Huge numbers of herbivores are being drawn into their territory to the remaining pools along the river, searching for water.

12/09/2024

We shared an unforgettable 2 days of sightings with this beautiful young female leopard near Shingwedzi Camp in the Kruger National Park.

She took down a large adult impala ewe on a windy day and dragged it to the base of a big mopane tree where she wanted to hoist it to safety. What followed was a truly fascinating study of leopard behavior. It was especially interesting watching the youngster trying to solve her problem while figuring out how to become the ultimate leopard.

We are SO happy that we could experience this sighting of a lifetime with our repeat American guests Andy & Audrey on their 8th Safari to Africa, along with their niece and nephew on their first ever Safari. What a sighting to witness on your first Safari, Emily and Michael! Patience is always rewarded in the bush 🐆🐾.

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We shared an unforgettable 2 days of sightings with this beautiful young female leopard near Shingwedzi Camp in the Kruger National Park. She is approximatel...

11/09/2024

A rare sighting of a roan antelope moving out of its comfort zone deep in the mopani's and searching for water in the Shingwedzi riverbed where elephants had been digging. A breathtaking dry season setting framed by a fever tree that towers over the roan and even a thirsty kori bustard in the background.

It is extremely dry up north in KNP, dry cycles are needed to clean up the eco system and also present some unique game viewing opportunities. We have never seen a roan antelope in the same frame as a fever tree before!!

16/08/2024

A grey heron that was a complete show off, taunting a hungry hamerkop with a freshly caught platanna 🤣.

08/07/2024

The seasoned old Ngotso lionesses recently took down an adult giraffe to feed their cubs without the help of the Balule males! Respect to these beautiful lionesses, queens of central Kruger, long may their legacy continue!

02/07/2024

If you spend enough time searching the lesser driven tracks and wildest corners of the Kruger National Park, you may get to meet one of its hidden characters.

Judging by the wear of his canines, his nose pigmentation, and the condition of his ears, we estimate him to be around 12 years old. We only found him hiding behind a log thanks to the impala kill he had stashed high up in a leadwood tree. As you can see by the intimidating snarl, he was very protective over his meal. He later relaxed once he realized we were not a threat to his food!

We would love to know more of this old male leopards 🐆 life story, we never will, yet just meeting him was a privilege never to forget!

17/06/2024

Fattening up to get through the winter, a Burchell's Coucal about to enjoy a nutritious caterpillar, it looks like one of the large emporer moth species.

26/03/2024

A proper grumpy wet cat face 😾 ! This young male leopard 🐆 seemed to be in a bit of a mood after a few days of miserable cold rainy weather!

Who can blame him? There were some similar grumpy faces on the back of our Open Safari Vehicle earlier that morning 😜.

So what's the moral of the story? Rain or shine, it is always worth going out on game drive, and this stunning sighting was our rich reward, we were very thankful though to have nice warm rain jackets and not wet fur like him 🤣!

09/03/2024

2 of the 3 Biyamiti male 🦁 coalition, looking very regal this week in the N'waswitshaka riverbed.

Both of these males have an eye condition, most likely glaucoma. It could be from trauma such as a kick to the eye while hunting, or it could be congenital from birth, which seems more likely as both of these males have it.

Whatever the cause, these 2 have not let their limited vision affect their success and are absolutely majestic specimens 🦁🦁!

06/03/2024

Talk about putting up a fight until the end! If you look closely, you will see that the snake's head is in the brown snake eagle's mouth and the tail is partly wrapped around the branch as it was trying to avoid being fully swallowed by the eagle! The snake bravely lost the fight after a few minutes!

02/03/2024

Casper, the white lion, goes MAX volume with an impressive roaring display. The leucistic King of central Kruger has been through his ups and downs recently but still looks and sounds like a formidable force alongside his Shishangaan brothers!

They need to be strong and stand together to defend their territory with the threat of the powerful young Mayambula coalition that has emerged near them in recent months.

Casper the white male lion of the Shishangaan coalition was very vocal this past week. He put on an impressive roaring display as he responded to the roars o...

29/02/2024

Many of the Kruger National Park's seasonal waterholes are drying out early due to the very low rainfall during early 2024. This male saddle billed stork capitalised on the opportunity and dug out a barbel (catfish) that was trying to hide under a rock buried in the mud.

17/02/2024

While resting late in the morning, these 🦁🦁 Gomondwane male lions kept a watchful eye on some vultures flying overhead.

Lions will often heed the movements of vultures, and if they notice them flying with intent or dropping down fast, they may opportunistically follow them to a kill made by other predators.

15/02/2024

A burrowing scorpion for breakfast, an impressive and nutritious catch for this woodland kingfisher.

After beating it against a branch, the dead scorpion was swallowed stinger, venom bulb, and all. The venom will be harmless to the bird and digested in the kingfisher's gut. For venom to work, it has to be injected directly into the bloodstream.