Umzolozolo Private Safari Lodge is upgrading and renovating various areas around the lodge. We have one major project on the go at the moment which promises new and exciting experiences for guests. What is this project, you ask? Well, we are building our very own dam just below the lodge! The renovations have been ongoing: we started with new paved...
Morning drives in July are simply breathtaking. The air is crisp, the sunrise is a hue of pinks and oranges, and the sightings are fantastic. It really is one of the more magical times to be on safari at Nambiti Private Game Reserve. Three sub-adult lions from the southern pride paid us a visit at the lodge this month. As I...
Reserve management always seems a little busier in the winter months. Colder temperatures, little to no rain, and the appearance of frost signal the time to repair roads and burn fire breaks and sections of veld. Within these burnt areas we often see antelope feeding on the charred vegetation. It is believed to supplement carbon in their diets. With most...
To say that the month of May was a memorable one for the lodges based in the south of Nambiti is an understatement! For much of the last two weeks, we had the elephant herd, most of the southern pride, a buffalo herd and the two dominant male lions moving about in front of our lodge or close by. Guests...
Wow, can you believe that a third of this year is already in our rearview mirror? April is always a busy month at the lodges due to school holidays and the Easter weekend. There was also a great deal of activity out on the reserve. Field Guide (FG) Lymon shared a brief sighting of a leopard with his guests on the...
It most certainly has been an interesting month, with unusual and memorable sightings. We have been spoiled with many wonderful encounters with big and small creatures. The herd of elephants has been entertaining guests with their playful splishing and splashing in the dams. We welcomed a new member into the elephant herd and although it has many bodyguards, we have...
KwaZulu-Natal, the province in which Nambiti can be found, is in the eastern half of South Africa, and much of our rainfall comes in the Summer months. During the second week of February approximately 140 mm of rain poured down over the reserve. Rivers burst their banks, roads became flooded and dams overflowed. The Sunday's River roared as two of...
Considering that this is the first report for the new year, I think it is quite fitting to shine a light on all the new life! There is always excitement emanating from the back of the cruiser when we move into a sighting with baby animals. Impala lambs, Lion cubs, and Giraffe calves are probably some of the most popular,...
The festive season has been in full swing at the lodge, and our guests have enjoyed some epic sightings! Our team of three rangers grew to four when Field Guide, Noleen Turner, joined us early in December. It has been the lion dynamics on the reserve that have caused the biggest buzz around game drive times. The two dominant males had a...
This month has been a fantastic month for sightings in the bush. The birds are chirping and the Impala have started rutting. We have been having more sightings of all three of our Cheetahs in the last month - close ups and walking past our game viewers. They are definitely some special moments to experience with the fastest cat in the...
