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Rhulani Insights 239 – Flying termites
Rhulani Insights 239 – Flying termites
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Today it seems we have been caught in a small snowstorm. Snow in Madikwe? Impossible. The rainy season has just started and that is the time when the termites swarm out to form new colonies. Let's tal...
Rhulani Insights 238 - We talk about the leopard sculpture
Rhulani Insights 238 - We talk about the leopard sculpture
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Today we show you our impressive new sculpture in the entrance area, the life-sized leopard climbing down from the tree, and we talk about this masterpiece with its creator, the artist Michael Cañadas...
Rhulani Insights 237 – Rock monitor stuck in the tree
Rhulani Insights 237 – Rock monitor stuck in the tree
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
In today's blog, three of the rangers from Rhulani Safari Lodge have gathered in this dense, thorny shepherd's bush to liberate a rock monitor that was entangled in it out of this awkward situation. B...
Rhulani Insights 236 – Leopard sculpture delivery
Rhulani Insights 236 – Leopard sculpture delivery
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Now it's here, the long-awaited sculpture, which will now adorn the lobby area at the entrance to Rhulani Safari Lodge. The whole project, from planning to creating the artwork to delivery and install...
Rhulani Insights 235 – The sunset at Thlou dam
Rhulani Insights 235 – The sunset at Thlou dam
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
What a beautiful place to stay! Today we are at the "Thlou Dam", a central location in Madikwe Game Reserve, where the animals find water even in the dry winter season, and here we enjoy a spectacular...
Rhulani Insights 233 – Elephant in camp
Rhulani Insights 233 – Elephant in camp
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Rhulani Safari Lodge is an unfenced camp. This means that, in theory, you can see all kinds of animals here. We do have an electric fence around the lodge, which should at least keep the elephants awa...
Rhulani Insights 232 - A ring barked tree
Rhulani Insights 232 - A ring barked tree
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Ring barking or girdling are terms used to describe the complete or nearly complete loss of bark from around the circumference of a tree or shrub's limb or trunk. Ring-barked trees can also be seen in...
Rhulani Insights 231 - Hot stone massage
Rhulani Insights 231 - Hot stone massage
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Rhulani's wide range of massages and treatments includes a hot stone massage. Together with our spa therapist Hloni, we get an insight into this massage that is very popular with guests....
Rhulani Insights 230 - Solar control board
Rhulani Insights 230 - Solar control board
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Today there is another chapter related to Rhulani's solar system, which has been providing power for the entire lodge operation for some time now. Together with Blockpower's Director Kyle Bohnsack, we...
Rhulani Insights 229 – Foam nest frog in the lodge
Rhulani Insights 229 – Foam nest frog in the lodge
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
We sometimes make interesting discoveries at the Rhulani Safari Lodge, as our 8-year-old guest Luca does today. He discovered a so-called "foam nest frog" on top of a picture frame, which has been nes...
Rhulani Insights 228 – Wired Internet
Rhulani Insights 228 – Wired Internet
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Let's take a look at Rhulani’s "Maintenance Week" of 2024, which, as always, took place in May. More specifically, we are looking at the work for laying cables in the ground with which we will bring t...
Rhulani Insights 227 - Elephant Skull
Rhulani Insights 227 - Elephant Skull
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As we drive through the bush we come across the remains of a dead elephant. Together with Ranger Willem in today's blog we analyze the skull and learn interesting things about the teeth of this larges...