Being close to a male kudu with nice long horns. As we know, kudus are browsers, and today have a wonderful view of this antelope eating the leaves from the bushes here.

The “Local Village Tour” is an add-on to the luxury safari experience where you get a an insight into the life of a local community. This offers you another inspiring and totally different facet along your journey. That was also the case with our recent guests, Dominik Kohler and his family from Switzerland. Months later, the lasting memories brought two new footballs to the local primary school.

It’s late afternoon in Rhulani Safari Lodge. Exactly the time when all guests are on safari, out in the bush. But look how calm and beautiful this time is at the lodge, where dinner preparations have begun. We shouldn’t actually recommend it, but: why not skip a safari and enjoy this special time?

A moment in the open field. The male ostrich is sitting here, a bit hidden in the long grass, on the nest with eggs. Nothing upsets him so easily, neither our presence nor a zebra that is also very close by.

Did you know that Hyenas are both scavengers and prey hunters? Rhulani’s ranger Willem tells us today about a fantastic sighting of about six spotted hyenas playing around with a warthog skull, where it is not so clear if it is their own or a stolen prey.

Hard to see but lucky today: Both male and female steenbok will scrape the ground after defecating and urinating and this will bury the dung. Have a look!

Today we are neither at Rhulani nor out with the animals in the bush. We are shooting today’s blog in a nearby village called “Supingstad”. With our partner Pule we are actually on an interesting “Local Village Tour”, which we have recently added to our offering and will definitely enrich your stay at Rhulani.

The evening game drive is almost over and night has fallen over Madikwe Reserve. Here we find, all alone, a male lion that has made prey. He’s nibbling on the meat and bones of what used to be a blue wildebeest. Enjoy this mystical moment in the African bush.

The photo unexpectedly triggers a heated and quite funny debate among the rangers. A pretty common photo of a well-known and frequently seen bird at Madikwe Game Reserve. This is clearly a hornbill, and because of the red beak a so-called “Red-billed hornbill”. But is it really like that? Join the debate!

Did you know that despite their speed, cheetahs are among the more vulnerable hunters in the African wilderness? Rhulani’s Assistant Manager and Field Guide Sean tells us more about a recent sighting of a beautiful female Cheetah where we are made aware of her focused gaze and constant awareness of danger.