When I got the invitation to travel to South Africa, I remember writing to Arun– what to do I am no wildlife photographer! He replied back- enjoy the things with your eyes! That was one good advice. I tried to follow it too and yet the trigger happy camera finger would go on its own! If…
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10 Reasons Why a South Africa Wildlife Safari Will Spoil You For Life
I went to South Africa in May 2013 and it is a rare day when I don’t think about it. More than anything else their wild life is on such a grand scale that it has left me completely smitten. Here are 10 reasons why a South Africa Wildlife Safari will spoil you for life!…
A Playful South African Elephant
This South African elephant was in a playful mood at the Manyeleti Game Reserve in the Limpopo region. They look so majestic. And all the rangers considered the charge of an elephant extremely dangerous. But for quite sometime on a lazy afternoon this one kept playing with mud and water. And I so enjoyed clicking…
Giraffes in the Wild, Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa
This was my first spotting of the giraffes in the wild as well. Manyeleti Game Reserve was a treasure trove for me. We first spotted this pair. The male have darker spots than the female. And after this pair came a baby! Baby Giraffe, Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa It was such exciting to see…
Vervet Monkey, South Africa
It was amazing to explore bit of South Africa. The people are gorgeous, their sense of humor is out of this world. The vistas are beautiful and wild life superb. We were lucky to spot these vervet monkeys. They don’t like being ignored. The lodge staff also told us that they would come to steal…
Spotting an African Lion on a Safari
The light was way too low but the sight was divine. When the dusk fell at the Manyeleti Game Reserve, our tracker was shining his torch around the bush and soon enough it caught the eye of an animal. And what an animal it was! Oh the thrill to see an African lion to walk…
Rhino Sighting- Too Close for Comfort?
I expected to see wild animals on a South African safari but I did not let my hopes rise beyond a point. After all my tiger sighting count in India is still stuck at zero after 4 different national parks! But the safari at the Manyeleti Game Reserve exceeded all expectations. When I first saw…
Wildebeest
When I first say wildebeest I thought it was a close cousin of the bovine family. On reading about Wildebeest later I realized they are from the antelope family. My guide Erick would as usual try to converse with them. When we would try to take pictures he would command, “Stop you ugly beasts what…
The African Buffalo or the Cape Buffalo
The wildlife in South Africa is truly amazing. If you go on a safari, you will hear the term Big Five all the time. Cape Buffalo is part of the big five gang in Africa. When we asked our guides, why the African Buffalo or the Cape Buffalo is the part of the Big 5…
Family and Food: The Indian Tourists in South Africa
In 2012 about 100000 Indians visited South Africa. According to Country Head, India for South Africa Tourism Hanneli Slabber India features in the top ten important markets for South Africa. When the tourism minister Mr, Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk inaugurated INDABA 2013 he put 20 years of tourism in South Africa in perspective. He said- “In 1993,…