This past Women’s Day long weekend afforded us the opportunity to make a long overdue return visit to one of our favourite South African wild places – the Ithala Game Reserve in northern Kwazulu-Natal. We’ve been singing the praises of this little known yet exceptionally scenic reserve for as long as this blog’s been running […]
Our regular followers and friends here at de Wets Wild will know that Ithala Game Reserve, in the north of Kwazulu-Natal Province between the towns of Vryheid and Pongola, is one of our favourite wild destinations. This lesser known conservation area has an amazing diversity of fauna and flora, dramatic scenery, great accommodation facilities, lovely […]
The giraffe is the emblem of Ithala Game Reserve, and this afternoon we were treated to one providing such a spectacular pose that it just begged to be posted as our “photo of the day”!
We’ve been singing Ithala Game Reserve‘s praises on this blog for a long time and our recent Heritage Day long weekend visit to this South African treasure further cemented our belief that Ithala is one of our country’s prime conservation areas. Colourful spring flower displays were in evidence all over the reserve, despite not receiving much […]
Our long weekend in Ithala was, well, too short! Thanks to this glorious sunrise it was really hard driving away from this beautiful reserve and its hospitable staff this morning… We’ll share more photo’s from our latest trip to Ithala Game Reserve in an upcoming edition of de Wets Wild!
With World Rhino Day still fresh in our memory, this distant sighting this evening of a black rhino cow and her small calf was all the more special.
South Africa celebrates 24th September as Heritage Day, and of course the de Wets will use that opportunity to revel in our country’s diverse natural heritage. We’ve made a long weekend of it, and find ourselves back at beautiful Ithala Game Reserve, where this laid-back plains zebra‘s expression sums up perfectly our own relaxed mood.
There’s just something so very special about Ithala Game Reserve that causes us to return year after year. Maybe it is the spectacular scenery or the amazingly diverse wildlife. Maybe it’s the friendly, hospitable staff members that makes us feel so welcome. Whatever the reason (and we suppose it has to be the entire package), there […]
The giraffe is Ithala’s emblem, and this morning we were treated to several up-close sightings of these elegant animals.
It was wet, windy and rather cool here at Ithala today, and yet, we have no reason to complain! We had some very memorable sightings again, including an encounter with Ithala’s elusive elephants this afternoon.
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