openskies wilderness expeditions

Nice day for a walk!

Buffalo Fighting-Kruger National Park

Greetings once again! I’m just out of the bush for a few days and thought I would give you a little update from our last trip into the bush.

The group I was guiding was very keen on walking and as I am sure you all know by now, walking is my thing!!! I love nothing more than getting off the vehicle and exploring the wilds on foot! On the second last morning we headed south and started walking at about 6:15 am. The air was cool and pleasant and it was the first clear day we had had out if the last three. We hadn’t been walking long when we hit a group of buffalo heading north east, now this was a little strange as I had seen tracks but they were heading straight south, at any rate we viewed the herd and then proceeded to skirt the herd. We had just crossed to the opposite bank when we encountered another group of buffalo heading South, I was now a little confused. We followed the herd slowly as they headed southwards but then everything became clear as we hit more buffalo heading North East! We had walk smack bang into the middle of two herds of 400 plus buffalo as they criss crossed each others paths. Read more…

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Photographic Safari

leopard cubs exploring the World

leopard cubs exploring the World

Greetings from the bush, and what can we say this is certainly going to be a summer to remember. Due to the strange weather patterns, early rains and then long hot dry spells, the game viewing has continued to provide us with some splendid game viewing options.

After having completed a 6 night birding trip in which we managed well over 300 bird species I had the great privilege of welcoming back one of our first guests and his family. Now all of the Gordon’s are avid photographers adding a slight element of pressure to the safari as I didn’t want to disappoint and disappoint the bush did not!

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2010 availability

Hi guys,

Well can you believe that we are already one month into 2010, time sure does fly when you’re enjoy the best that Africa has to offer. Now I am sure you are all eagerly awaiting the start of this years world Cup in SA and I am pleased to announce that we have secured accommodation for the group stages in our favourite little camp in the Timbavati. So if you or anyone is interested give us a shout at info@openskieswild.com and we will see what we can do for you!

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Pictures from this month

Some images from the last month!

Elephant cooling off during the heat of the day!

Elephant cooling off during the heat of the day!

Male lion sniffing the wheel!

Male lion sniffing the wheel!

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The festive Season

Wild dog-Kruger National Park

Cheetah at rest

A very happy new year to one and all, we here at Open Skies Wish everyone a truly blessed 2010 and may all your dreams come true. If the last few weeks of 2009 are anything to go by, 2010 should be an amazing year.

Wow were to begin, well over the last three weeks we have had 4 groups on safari and the amazing thing is that every group had something amazing in their trip. Read more…

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Elephant debate

When is enough, enough!

When is enough, enough!

One of the more frequent questions asked on safari these days is “when will they start culling elephants again?”, and the truth is there is no easy answers to this problem.

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White Lions of the Timbavati

White Lion

As mentioned in my previous post, White Lions once again roam the Timbavati but this time they have arrived en mass. There are now currently 6 White Lion cubs that we know of in the Timbavati. This has never happened before and if the ancient Shangaan are to be believed all is well in the land. The White Lions have been seen as a good omen for many years and we hope this will be true this time around.

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Me and Mr Brown on Safari

This week we had the pleasure of hosting the now World Famous Dan Green, from the Cape based super group, Me and Mr Brown. Although the weather never played along as the temperatures varied from 40 degree heat to torrential downpour which left every stream, drainage line and river bursting its banks. None the less we did have a few real special sightings including White Lions in the Timbavati! Read more…

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Rain’s Finally Arrive!

The Rains have finally arrived and the bushveld is transforming into a beautiful green utopia. The overall condition of all the game species are improving by the day as the nutritious green flush comes through. This week we had a wet but extremely successful safari in the Kruger National Park and the Timbavati. In what can only be termed an “extraordinary” 24 hours in the Kruger National Park the game was in abundance.

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Old friend hangs in!

Most people who have been on safari with me in the Timbavati over the last 9 years has probably spent time with a beautiful leopardess called the Rockfig Female. Sadly things haven’t gone her way over the last few months.

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