Blog – Activities
Looking for the Big5 - E8: Alasdair tracks cheetah
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a ranger? In Episode 8 Rhulani Safari Lodge Field Guide Alasdair walks with his GoPro Camera along the fence line and finds us two cheetahs.
Read moreOctober update: Fires, kills and roars
What a month! Even our hardened rangers, who hardly can be surprised, had some “once in a lifetime” experiences last October, especially with very active predators. Welcome to our monthly update from the bush.
Read moreLooking for the Big5 - E7: Elephants love water
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a ranger? In Episode 4 Rhulani Safari Lodge Field Guide Alasdair shows us some elephants at the waterhole. Look how happy they are there!
Read moreHighlight of the year: A Leopard kill next to our vehicle
Last Thursday, the biggest safari highlight of the year happened, just in front of our eyes. After a long time we discovered the wonderful leopard “Munye”. We followed him for a short time when he was walking through the savannah. Then we saw how he killed a warthog right next to our vehicle. Our guests followed the spectacle and were blown away by this once in a lifetime experience.
Read moreLooking for the Big5 - E6: Spotting baby elephants
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a ranger? In Episode 6 Rhulani Safari Lodge Field Guide Alasdair finds us a heard of elephants with little babies, and a mother protecting them. Hold your breath!
Read moreLooking for the Big5 - E5: A coalition or a pride of lions?
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a ranger? In Episode 5 Rhulani Safari Lodge Field Guide Alasdair shows us a female lion, which we are following and learn more about pride (or coalition?) of lions.
Read moreSeptember update: one highlight after the other
Every day there are new surprises and unique animal sightings in Rhulani as our statistics show. The September, which had just ended, was full of special events, so that one highlight after another followed. Here is our monthly summary.
Read moreLooking for the Big 5 - E4: How to differentiate elephant from rhino (dung)
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a ranger? In Episode 4 Rhulani Safari Lodge Field Guide Alasdair shows us elephant dung, and explains the main differences to rhino dung. You will also realize what amazing stuff elephant dung actually is!
Read moreRhino Walk 2017: All Rhulani guests participated
It was the annual recurring event in Madikwe Game Reserve, exactly one day after the “World Rhino Day”: a 5km long walk through the reserve, enriched with many activities to raise awareness and funds to protect the endangered rhinos. All guests of Rhulani Safari Lodge participated.
Read moreFemale cheetahs: “Cross fingers and hold thumbs”
Watch in a video how three female cheetahs arrive in Madikwe, as they jump out of their cages, and see Rhulani Safari Lodge’s Field Guide Sean, who speaks to Vincent van der Merwe from the Endangered Wildlife Trust about the “Female Cheetah Project” in Madikwe.
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