Text: Pieter van Wyk | Photographs: Pieter van Wyk, Daniel Bailey, Matt Meyer, James Moodie, Dave Landey, Dean Wraith, Jonno Short, Jacques Proust fighter /’fī-tər/ Someone who does not easily admit defeat in spite of difficulties or opposition. The textbooks tell us that to truly appreciate nature, it must be looked at void of any human […]
Text: Pieter van Wyk | Photographs: Theo York and Matt Meyer | Video: Mike Kirkman Whilst enjoying a cup of coffee in the early morning before the game drive, the peaceful atmosphere on the deck of Sable Camp was shattered by the unmistakable sound of a buffalo bellowing in distress. Our excitement levels went through the […]
Text: James Moodie | Photographs and Video: Daniel Bailey March 7th was by all accounts, a hot day. As the African sun crept across the blue-sky, temperatures soared into the 40’s and on this day the heat took its toll. During the course of the morning we watched an adult female giraffe being constantly harassed by two […]
Text: Dave Landey | Photographs: Dave Landey and Adi Stander There are no fences between MalaMala and the Kruger National Park, which we share our entire eastern boundary with. It has been this way for over 20 years now. Occasionally, we will see unidentified animals on the property – some fairly briefly before they return back to […]
Text, photographs, and video: James Moodie It is without a doubt that one of the major attractions that MalaMala Game Reserve has to offer are the big cat sightings we have on a daily basis, in particular the leopards. Seeing these elusive predators doing as they please in their natural surroundings is in itself […]
Text and images: James Moodie On the afternoon of the 14 August 2015, rangers and guests alike all stood by Main Camp reception to head out for the afternoon game drive. Temperatures were soaring in the mid 30’s and for a short period of the drive it seemed that the animals had all decided to […]