Arriving back at Camp Figtree in the Zuurberg after a late afternoon game drive in Addo Elephant National Park, you are welcomed by lanterns lighting the way to the lodge.
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Waiting at the waterhole
The Addo Elephant National Park's main restcamp has a water hole just below the parking area where visitors can sit and relax while watching the elephants and other animals come down to drink. Most tourists entering the park normally head straight to the lookout to see if they can glimpse their first elephant, but sometimes it's … Continue reading Waiting at the waterhole
Two of the Big 5
Visitors to the Addo Elephant National Park often go home with stories of magnificent elephant sightings and sometimes have an awesome story to tell of how an elephant walked so close past their car that you could reach out and touch him (just don't actually go and do it). On a good day you could also … Continue reading Two of the Big 5
Camp Figtree
Imagine a colonial style luxury lodge up in the mountains with magnificent views, no television or other distractions and top class service. No, this is no cliche advert because this place really exist. Camp Figtree is situated up in the Zuurberg Mountain just over an hour outside Port Elizabeth and within a stone's throw from the … Continue reading Camp Figtree
Donkeys in pajamas
Did you know?There are three types of zebra. The most common of the three, the Burchell's zebra (Equus burchellii) is also called the plains zebra and the common zebraThe Burchell's zebra can be identifies by its brown "phantom" stripe on the white stripeEach zebra has its own unique pattern of those distinctive stripes, just as … Continue reading Donkeys in pajamas
Baby Bontebok
This time of year one gets to see lots of little baby animals running around the game reserves surrounding Port Elizabeth. Kragga Kamma Game Park is probably one of the best options to visit if you want to take the family and show the babies to the kids. I photographed these Bontebok moms with their babies at … Continue reading Baby Bontebok
Into the sunrise
One of the best parts of an afternoon / evening game drive at a game reserve is stopping to enjoy a drink while the sun is setting, yet not many people would associate a game drive with a sunrise. Visiting Kuzuko Lodge north of Port Elizabeth recently we set off on our morning game drive … Continue reading Into the sunrise
Big bull elephant
A game drive anywhere in the Addo Elephant National Park, even if its in one of the concession areas and on the other side of the mountain, isn't complete without actually seeing an elephant. So I was understandably getting a bit anxious when we were more than halfway though our morning game drive at Kuzuko and hadn't … Continue reading Big bull elephant
Game drive or flower drive?
The wonderful winter rains we had in the Eastern Cape have turned dry arid areas into a spring wonder land. On our game drive at Kuzuko Lodge we saw the most beautiful wild flowers growing in areas that are usually brown and dry. During this specific drive we passed through a low lying area where … Continue reading Game drive or flower drive?
Cheetah’s ostrich kill
Warning: The pictures in this post my offend sensitive visitorsOn our game drive at Kuzuko Lodge the ranger told us that the two cheetah on the reserve hadn't eaten for probably a week so the chances were good that we could encounter a kill that morning. The cheetah have collars on so we were able to … Continue reading Cheetah’s ostrich kill
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