by Melissa Smit | Mar 24, 2017 | Birds, Creepy Crawlies, Environment, Featured Articles, General, Snakes, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
Feel Africa underfoot on a guided bush walk with a highly-trained game ranger. Bush walks are included in the tariff and offer guests a deeper insight into the best kept secrets of the African bushveld. A bush walk is about exploring certain parts of the reserve to...
by Melissa Smit | Feb 17, 2017 | Elephant, Environment, Featured Articles, Special nature events, Tracking, Wild encounters
One hot summer’s day, while making our way back to the lodge after a successful early morning safari, my guests and I witnessed a unique elephant gathering, certainly one of the best elephant sightings I have ever had. After watching lions hunt some buffalo, we...
by Melissa Smit | Feb 17, 2017 | General, Staff
Saying goodbye to someone is always hard, especially if that person has been part of a winning team for many years. Parting ways are then difficult and emotional. Kapama River Lodge staff were all very sad to say farewell to a wonderful old gem who has been a member...
by Melissa Smit | Jan 6, 2017 | General, Giraffe, Special nature events, Tracking
After a great game drive, we were heading back to the lodge for breakfast, when I saw some impala run in the distance, then stop and stare in one direction. I looked at my tracker and asked him, “Did you see that as well?” As we drove closer to investigate we came...
by Melissa Smit | Jan 6, 2017 | Leopard, Special nature events, Tracking, Warthog, Wild encounters
Whenever my guests and I head out for our game drive adventures, we usually get to the point during their stay where we have seen at least four of the Big 5 animals – lions, elephants, rhinoceros, and buffalo. Then we go on a mission to find the elusive leopard....
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