Now that we are in the middle of the summer season, which sometimes brings us rain, our zebras enjoy the lush grasses and the green colors of nature.

In the rainy season we find not only animals but also beautiful plants in the Madikwe Game Reserve. Today we show you a very rare flower which we have just found on our safari: a “Rock Orchid”.

A loud roaring lion is a spectacular event that our guests get to see and hear with a bit of luck. As we observe in a close-up, the loud roar is also a true abdominal muscle workout. Impressive!

Did you know that a kudu can jump easily over a car? Rhulani’s Ranger Martin tells us more about this large antelope today, especially about the male with the beautiful horns, that are also known as the “grey ghosts” of the African bush.

These little baby elephants fully enjoy the bath in the dusty sand. The adult animals do this to protect the skin of the small ones and rid of insects and parasites.

For the new year, Rhulani Safari Lodge contributes to environmental sustainability: We have removed all plastic bottles at the lodge. For our daily game drives, all our guests receive a Rhulani drinking water bottle as a gift, which can be refilled at the dispenser station before departure.

For the last time in 2019, let’s take a look at the activities of the animals in Madikwe Game Reserve, where there were many unique sightings to marvel at for us and our guests. Welcome to the December update from the bush and the animal statistics presented by Rhulani’s rangers.

News from our young ranger and «snake man» Martin: He recently found a snake in a bucket near our water tanks. A typical location for the dangerous puff adder. And it actually also looked like one…

The afternoon game drive ends in the dark with a real highlight. Here lies the mighty lion male, whom we call “Monomogolo”, in the grass, and begins to roar, so that he freezes everything around him in fear.

Did you know that lions define their territory by means of so-called “scent marking”? Rhulani’s Head Ranger Sean introduces us today to two lion males that live very close to our lodge and he tells us more about these impressive big cats.