Leon du Plessis Safaris

12/05/2024

Peekaboo! we caught these jackals in the river during the day, and they tried to hide behind a couple rocks to hide from us.

10/05/2024

White-fronted bee-eaters are incredibly agile birds in the air, and we sat for an hour watching him catch countless insects on the edge of the river.

07/05/2024

We spent the evening watching a herd of 50+ buffalo come and join this young elephant bull for a drink. The elephant wasn't too friendly, so the buffalo ended up goin to the other side of the waterhole.

05/05/2024

Nyala bulls have an impressive ability to puff themselves up and raise the mane along their backs when males size each other up before a fight. Its always an awesome sight to see whilst out in the bush.

02/05/2024

Nothing quite beats an African sunset on safari.

25/04/2024

"Welcome to fence-building 101". We spent a day training new staff on how to erect the new fence line we are working on. trainings like this are vital in uplifting individuals in the local community around us and providing employment opportunities.

23/04/2024

Our main road is starting to look nice an smooth with only a few touch-ups left. Our little jack-russel even came out to supervise the goings-on.

19/04/2024

Lion on the move. We found these lion tracks the other day that were following a herd of buffalo whilst we were out on patrol. Its always fun to find fresh tracks like these whilst out in the bush.

27/03/2024

How's this for an interesting sighting! We stumbled on this Boulengers garter snake eating a night adder! Garter snakes feed on a wide range of reptiles that also include other snakes. They typically live underground and are seldom seen, making this sighting all the more special.

24/03/2024

A fun mornings fishing was wrapped up watching this herd of buffalo come down for a drink at the dam

21/03/2024

Here's a few photos highlighting the beautiful diversity of wildflowers that pop up over the rainy season. A lot of these flowers only last a few days and once harvested wilt very quickly, so its always best to see them growing in their natural habitat.
Savé Valley Conservancy

18/03/2024

We are extremely excited to be working with African Wildlife Conservation Fund to redo our western fenceline! Over the past few years we have been losing a few kilometers of barbed wire fencing a month through theft by a few bad apples in the neighboring villages. It is a continuous effort to replace missing sections and maintain the fencline to a high standard.
A huge thanks must go to African Wildlife Conservation Fund for funding this new wire mesh fencing that will hopefully reduce the amount of fence that is cut and stolen and stop animals from getting out and harassing the local villages, and stop barbed wire being used for snares.

Savé Valley Conservancy

16/03/2024

Big announcement coming soon! Can anyone guess what it is from this picture?

14/03/2024

being in a very drought prone area, one of the most welcome sights for us is the waist-high or taller grass that is covering nearly the entire property this season.

The amount of grass we get each year can vary wildly with both the amount of rain we receive and the way in which we receive it. This year, although we didn't get a lot of rain, we had a lot of gentle rain during peak growth periods for grass. this is really important for us as we are able to supplement water to our troughs easily, but it is incredibly difficult to supplement grass.

The type of grass also matters hugely in the success of the wildlife. some grasses are very unpalatable and hold very little nutrients. With the short growth season this year however, a lot of these unpalatable species which require longer growth periods haven't fully developed.

All of this means that if we head into a drought this year (which is looking likely) we should be able to weather it better.

13/03/2024

Good work being done by SVC in our neighboring communities

13/03/2024

Get in touch with us to find out about our Local specials over the April Holidays!

12/03/2024

An intimate evening watching the sun go down over the Save Valley is the perfect way to end off the day.

05/02/2024

Leopard Orchids - so named for their spots that resemble a leopards coat, are in full bloom now. These orchids can be found in the tops of the trees here and can be tricky to spot in the green season.

03/02/2024

Somebody's in a hurry! With all the rain the tortoises have also started moving about more.

01/02/2024

A 'handful' of reptiles that we have found in the past month! these vary from snaked and lizards to chameleons and tortoises.

30/01/2024

SCI Nashville 2024 starts tomorrow! We will be in Nashville Music City Centre. You can also get ahold of Leon by cell (+1 (469) 961-1438)

30/01/2024

This shy rock monitor was doing his best to blend into the tree he was perched in. Swipe through to see more of him!

28/01/2024

With all the rain the trees around the main "lapa" at camp are all a bright green.

19/01/2024

We are ready for the first day of the Houston Safari Club Foundation convention. Come by booth 201 and book your safari of a lifetime with us!

13/01/2024

13/01/2024

Halfway through has been fantastic! It's been so good to see so many faces and have a chat with everyone. Leon and Steph are looking forward to the second half and seeing you over the weekend. Booth #2548.

10/01/2024

One more day until we've been busy setting up at booth #2548. Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and making new friends.

09/01/2024

Only two more days until We look forward to seeing some of you there! Stop in and see us at booth #2548

06/01/2024

If you've visited us then you've been up the sunset rock, and you may have noticed some 'dead' grass in the dried out puddles. This grass is actually just in a dormant state and within a few days of rain it livens up and within a week starts to flower! Next timey you're sitting on the rock for a sunset, be sure to keep an eye out for this amazing plant.

05/01/2024

Getting everything ready for the Dallas Safari Club expo starting on the 11th of January, only one week out! We hope to see a few of you there!