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Life of a Ranger: Lion family life
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that lions typically live in prides, and that if they have little cubs, you can have fantastic sightings where you can witness lion family life? Rhulani's ranger Willem shows us one of hi...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Wildebeest grazing, calling, rolling
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Let's take a look at what happens in a minute in the life of a wildebeest. They generally graze, but they also love to roll in the dirt, and then ... have you ever heard a wildebeest call? Watch this!...
Winter SPECIAL: Stay 3 / Pay 2 nights for check-ins in June
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Winter is slowly approaching here at Madikwe Game Reserve. This means the days are getting shorter, game drives are starting a little later, temperatures are dropping, and after a good rainy season, t...
Rhulani Insights 250 – Wildlife from the lounge
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Rhulani Safari Lodge isn't actually fenced in, so the animals often manage to get into the common area of the lodge, allowing us to observe them up close. Like in today's blog, where Rolf observes a...
Rhulani Minute Safari - The elephant scratches itself on a trunk
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
On the elephant's endless journey across the plains, every tree, or even a dead tree trunk, as here, is just the right place to take a short break and scratch itself. Then the elephant continues on it...
Life of a Ranger: Hornbill breeding habits
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that the hornbills nest in the cavity of a large tree, where the female lays one or two eggs on the nest and the male on the outside of the tree, and the female will work together to seal...
Rhulani is the second hotel in South Africa to receive a Travelife Gold Sustainability Certification
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
As of 23 April 2025, Rhulani Safari Lodge is only the second hotel in South Africa to receive a "Travelife Gold" certification, thus meeting travel standards according to the Global Sustainable Touris...
Rhulani Minute Safari - The lion with the giraffe prey
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
In the beautiful evening light, we, along with all Rhulani vehicles and our guests, are right there with a male lion, already full of food, resting next to his giraffe prey, yet still getting up every...
Rhulani Insights 249 – Foxglove
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
As Rolf says, there's much more to see on a safari than just the animals. Especially during the rainy season, there are some amazing plants that begin to bloom. Today we drive past a meadow full of so...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Oryx race
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Today we're in the far south, where there's a large, flat plain with tall grass, and where one of the rarely seen antelopes can sometimes be found: the oryx, also known as the gemsbok. Today we'll enc...
Mother's Day SPECIAL: Last Minute Rates in May 2025
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Mother's Day is just around the corner - so surprise the ladies in your life with a wonderful excursion into the natural beauty of the Madikwe Game Reserve! We offer the 40% Last Minute discount to al...
Life of a Ranger: Female antelopes with horns
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that in nature, it sometimes happens that female antelopes develop horns like the males due to a genetic misprogramming? Rhulani's head ranger, Alasdair, shows us examples of a female imp...