As every afternoon, Rhulani’s ranger Dean drives through the bush in search of the wild animals until he discovers a noticeable snake track that can be seen from afar. “The snake track was in the sand above the vehicle track,” says Dean. “So let’s go there and have a look.” And Dean finds a little surprise there…

Entertainment for our little visitors during the day with an amazing result: the “Sand Art” produces wonderful artworks with motifs of the African bush.

Madikwe’s annual event to celebrate the “World Rhino Day” had to be postponed twice due to the Corona crisis, but now it finally took place again last Saturday. The importance of protecting this endangered animal has not changed after the pandemic. Rhulani Safari Lodge participated with all our guests and all were happy to enrich the safari holiday with a unique and unforgettable experience.

«What a wonderful time we had, one of my best sightings”, tells us Rhulani’s ranger Willem, who clearly shows the joy and passion in his job. “Myself and my colleague Ralf were both involved in this lion sighting, which was absolutely amazing at Thlou dam, where we had two female lions hunting”. But let’s listen what actually happened.

It was with some concern that we reported a few weeks ago of an injured cheetah, Savannah’s foot, and Rhulani’s spontaneous help to ensure the healing process. It was an action with mixed success. Now the question is: how is Savannah today? Rhulani’s ranger Willem tells us: ” Savannah is very much full force again, back on all four legs!”

Rhulani’s manager Jacky is up very early this morning. A fairly large and demanding group arrived yesterday, and the first morning game drive is just about to start. Before sunrise Jacky wants to greet the guests at the coffee table and make sure that everything will go well, together with the rangers. And then …

Rhulani Safari Lodge is one of the best safari options worldwide as a shortlisted hotel in this year’s “World Luxury Hotel Awards”. The three-week voting phase has just begun, in which our aim is to get as many votes as possible in order to win the “Best Luxury Bush Lodge” award for another year. Every vote counts, please participate and help us!

It was an emergency situation. Savannah, the cheetah female, was spotted with a pretty bad looking injury to her right front foot. A call to Rhulani and sure, we will help. Supporting the preservation of the cheetahs in the Madikwe Reserve is a matter close to our hearts. Together with the veterinarian, the park ecologist and all our guests on the vehicle we set off and searched for Savannah.

On the daily safaris with ranger Alasdair, spectacle and fun are guaranteed. So also this afternoon. The guests are in a good mood and get ready on the vehicle of “Captain “Redbeard”. “Hello, what do you want to see today?” he asks. “Today we want to see all of the Big 5 on a single drive!” somebody says from the back seats. Laughter on the vehicle. “Absolutely not!” says Alasdair while he starts the engine.

Leopards are quite shy and well camouflaged big cats and are therefore among the most spectacular sightings on a safari. At Rhulani we are fortunate to have a fairly laid back leopard male nearby, we call him Munye. But also Munye is moody and we haven’t seen him very often lately. Rhulani’s young ranger Willem has heard a lot about Munye but had actually never seen him. Until recently. And the first time was pretty special.