During the dry and sunny winter time, Willem has found quite a large herd of buffalo here in the north of the reserve looking so peaceful and eating grass. Today, let’s talk about this animal that belongs to the Big 5 because of its dangerousness.

It stands there very still, like a statue, doesn’t move. According to information from our ranger, this is an old zebra. After all, it eagerly wags its tail while the other zebras of the herd eat grass.

Did you know that the Wildebeest (also called “Gnu”) love to roll around in the mud? Rhulani’s ranger Alasdair shows us a great sighting today, which provided a lot of entertainment for the guests, but is also very useful for the wildebeest as it keeps insects and other parasites away.

Experience the highlights of a stay at Rhulani Safari Lodge in 3 additional episodes. Let’s leave the impressions of the lodge and the wildlife reserve behind us for a moment, and let’s go on a trip to a nearby village with Pule, Rhulani’s Community Manager. The “Local Village Tour” is part of our Add-On Experiences and as Julia shows us, one gets a glimpse of local life, culture and customs.

Experience the highlights of a stay at Rhulani Safari Lodge in 3 additional episodes. After the rest period during the day and before the afternoon safari, we invite our guests to a delicious snack. Julia welcomes us today in the main lounge and introduces us to the High Tea, or “Royal Tea” as we call it at Rhulani. A real treat for both your palate and eye!

Difficult to see, and even more difficult at night. But then the brown hyena scurries past us in our headlights. Not easy to observe, but every now and then you can see the shy predator between the bushes.

The timing was good and the situation urgent: during Rhulani’s quieter period before the start of the winter months, our team helped carry out much-needed repair work at the Secondary School in the nearby village of Supingstad. A defective roof was removed, eliminating a significant safety hazard, and the grass was cut so the children can enjoy playing football again.

A few years have passed since we produced a series of wonderful videos and photos of Rhulani Safari Lodge together with Julia, “Miss Supernational 2012” of Denmark. A lot has changed since then. New services, increased quality, especially in the Food & Beverage Department, and a new great underground hide at the watering hole. Time to do new film shootings with Julia. Today’s blog is a greetings from the film work.

Experience the highlights of a stay at Rhulani Safari Lodge in 3 additional episodes. With a refreshing drink in hand, we follow Julia through the tunnel to our “Tshembo Hide”, an elegant lounge next to the waterhole where you can watch the wild animals up close. Experience magical moments and look the elephant in the eye.

The recent visit to Rhulani by the well-known Ednah Rosen, author of the award-winning book “Taste of Botswana”, gave our three chefs a new inspiration for exquisite menu creations with a local touch. In addition to what we had learned, Ednah’s energy and enthusiasm also spilled over to us.