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Our 2023 in pictures

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Join us for a look back at the wonderfully wild South African destinations we visited during 2023. May 2024 be a blessed year for you and your family, memorable for all the best reasons.

Jakhalsfontein Guest Farm
Our camping setup at Bontle in Marakele National Park, March 2023
Chalet #1 in Lilydale Rest Camp
Hut #107 in Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, Kruger National Park (June 2023)
Hut #46 in Lower Sabie Rest Camp, Kruger National Park (June 2023)
Tent #10 in Tamboti Tented Camp, Kruger National Park (June 2023)
Guest House, Shingwedzi Research Camp, Kruger National Park, June 2023
Buffelshoek Camp, Manyeleti Nature Reserve, September 2023
Ndzhaka Camp, Manyeleti Nature Reserve, September 2023
Twanana Research Camp, Kruger National Park, September 2023
House #32, Kudu Private Nature Reserve, October 2023
The beach at the estuary of Lake Saint Lucia
Cape Vidal at low tide
Western Shores section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Rest Hut #3, Mantuma Rest Camp, uMkhuze Game Reserve, November 2023
Camping at Nyl River Bush Camp, December 2023

Returning to familiar favourites and finding new treasures in the Lowveld

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I have just returned from a visit to the Lowveld and in particular the Kruger National Park and Manyeleti Game Reserve with Hannes Rossouw Photography. The following photographs are just a little appetiser of what you can look forward to in the next few posts on DeWetsWild.

Leopard up a tree near Phalaborwa Gate
Sharpe Grysbok near Mopani
Elephant at Mooiplaas Waterhole
Elephant herd walking away from Mooiplaas Waterhole
Plains zebras drinking from Grootvlei Dam
Elephant bull drinking from Grootvlei Dam
Impressive tusker near Tihongonyeni
Elephant feeding on mopane leaves near Tihongonyeni
Squacco Heron at Pioneer Dam
African Scops Owl
Buffalo Calf
Buffalo Bull
Leopard in a tree on the bank of the Tsendze River south of Mopani
African Civet
Blue Wildebeest at Mooiplaas
Young Nyala bull at Ndzhaka Camp in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Young leopard in Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Young leopard in Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Young lion in Manyeleti Nature Reserve
A big male Lion in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Playful Wild Dog pups in Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Wild Dog in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Cheetah after being chased up a tree by Wild Dogs in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Cheetah in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Elephant calf
Nyala Bull
Lilac-breasted Roller
White Rhino bull in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve
Sunrise over Manyeleti
Lioness with a very full belly
A very alert Lioness
Hippos in a dam in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve

 

Our 2018 in pictures

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Taking a look back at all the wonderful places we stayed at while exploring South Africa’s wild destinations in 2018.

We hope that 2019 will be kind to all our friends here at de Wets Wild, and that we’ll continue to share in each others adventures!

Skukuza Unit 210, Kruger National Park, March 2018
Twanana Research Camp, Kruger National Park, March & May 2018
Haak-en-Steek Cottage, Mokala NP, April 2018
Chalet 26 at Augrabies Falls National Park, June 2018
Cottage 25 at Twee Rivieren, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, June 2018
Cottage 1 at Mata Mata, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, June 2018
Cottage 8 at Nossob, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, June 2018
Chalet 24 at Twee Rivieren, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, June 2018
Ntshondwe Chalet #20, Ithala Game Reserve, August 2018
Camping at Bakgatla, Pilanesberg National Park, November 2018
Umlalazi Log Cabin #1, December 2018
Chalet 16 at Mpila in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, December 2018