http://www.thesafariguide.net The Guide to Visiting and Working in the African Bush Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:13:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had a very busy Easter – two boat cruises a day – and two of my sightings stand out.   The first was a serious battle between two Wildebeest. Towards the end the winner had the looser on the ground and was goring it. The weaker one got to his feet ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2010/a-buisy-easter I take time off for some r and r and what happens? A serval is sighted from the boat. My colleague Bheki was very excited as it is the first he has seen in all his years of guiding. At first he was not sure what he was looking at and ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2010/that-will-teach-me I did a magnificent and unexpected game drive in Mkhuzi Game Reserve yesterday. The guests arrived early and asked to go out. They thought 14h30 was too early but I managed to convince them otherwise – I like early afternoon in the heat as you often get great stuff at ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2010/of-leopards-tyres-and-karma Here are two stories about guests expectations that somehow have no relation to ours. Bheki did a game drive in Mkhuze Game Reserve yesterday evening with a family of eight. I met him when he came home and he was wide eyed about a Leopard sighting that they had ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2010/guest-expectations I was in Mkhuze Game Reserve yesterday and was privileged to witness one of the best sightings of black rhino I have ever had in that park – surpassed only by one a few years ago where a female and calf crossed the road within a few meters of my ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2010/black-rhinos Saw the saddest thing but found the associated behavior very interesting a baby ele drowned on the dam. I arrived on the scene to late to know what happened but it looks as if the herd came into the water and something frightened them (possibly a fast moving speedboat) and ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2009/sad-day-on-the-dam Had a wondrful sighting from the boat today but it did leave me a little redfaced - my only excuse is that it is overcast/drizzely and windy so in low light with a bouncing boat and rain drops on my glasses I suppose I can excuse myself. It went something ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2009/hippobuffalorhino-cant-this-guide-make-up-her-mind Hluhluwe is looking magical at the moment. There were extensive fires this year leaving the place looking a bit like a war zone for a short while however since the rains has fallen all those rolling hills are are covered with short emerald green grass. All the game stands out ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2009/the-green-green-grass-of-home I started a scenic tour through the Lebombo Mountains with a visit to a rural Zulu homestead yesterday. It was one of those beautiful sunny early summer days when we left but two and a half hours later when we reached the t-junction overlooking Jozini dam I ended up giving ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2009/culture-and-an-african-thunder-storm I started a scenic tour through the Lebombo Mountains with a visit to a rural Zulu homestead yesterday. It was one of those beautiful sunny early summer days when we left but two and a half hours later when we reached the t-junction overlooking Jozini dam I ended up giving ... http://www.thesafariguide.net/2009/culture-and-african-thunder-storms