Ian Player and Magqubu Ntombela.
Listen to this extract and realisation from the 1970’s
from this book: Zululand Wilderness - Shadow and Soul
#wilderness #life #experience #conserve #protect
@Danike01 and @meg_mcsmith stepping up to the line and completing the shot placement exercise successfully towards their ARH qualification.
They trained together for the assessment and their timing shows!
A good day in the range, high fives and all.
#ARH #trailsguide #assessment #twins #timing
An interaction between a male and female leopard when suddenly another male started calling nearby.
Once these two had slunked off like naughty teenagers, we drove onward and found the other male moving in their direction. He continued to call intermittently for few hours after we saw him.
We do very little driving at WildSide, mostly to our drop off and pickup points.
But every now and again we do actually guide a bit from a vehicle. @trailbooth recently spent 7 days in the Timbavati on special property known as Giraffe. 🦒
We had some incredible sightings, including this male lion 🦁 just testing the fitness of a herd of Zebra 🦓 and Wildebeest.
While our love for participating in nature on foot will remain ever strong, observing behaviour and seeing animals up close from the vehicle reminded us that going for a game drive in the right place and at the right time is an amazing experience!
A pair of Saddle Billed Stalks taking flight along the Biyamiti River. Special bird!
#Kruger #National #Park #Saddle #Billed #Stalk #Biyamiti #River
Walk in wonder and with curiosity.
While summer can be hot and the bush a bit thicker, the abundance of life is incredible.
In this clip we are making our own way down Milkwood George in the Pafuri.
#Wonder #curiosity #Pafuri #Milkwood #Gorge #Summer #Life #abundance
Elephant charge! He was in musth, although not heavily, and he found us close to the spring he wanted to visit.
He walked out from the bush showing himself side on. He only began his charge once the logs in the foreground separated us, this became an obvious barrier, if he crossed it then things would escalate.
A stern voice and matching up to his aggression with body language shows him we are not backing down. Once he left the area so did we.
Being early only 2 hrs in to a 3 day backpack the encounter had the potential to unnerve our trailists, but our clear communication and handling of the situation had the opposite effect, and grew their confidence in the guides, @trailbooth and @kei_vukani , for the many encounters that still lay ahead on this trail!
#elephant #charge #pafuri #kruger #bull #musth #trailsguide #trailsguidetraining #backpacking
Nothing purer in life than naturally sand filtered water 💦
Ever wondered what it looks like from the tops of the hills around Berg n Dal………
#kruger #trail #granite #hills #backpack
Be a little spontaneous and join us in the northern reaches of Kruger next weekend to explore the Pafuri area on a special full moon expedition. Its the perfect place and way to find and ground yourself ahead of December.
Info and bookings through our website www.wildsidetrails.com (link in bio)
