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Rhulani bush stories: Cheetah hunting lessons
Rhulani bush stories: Cheetah hunting lessons
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
"I've never seen anything like this before," says Willem, who set off at 5:00 a.m. and didn't return to Rhulani until after 2:00 p.m. What initially seemed like a pleasant sighting of a mother cheetah...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Sunset animals
Rhulani Minute Safari - Sunset animals
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
One of the most impressive places in Madikwe at sunset is the northern plains. Simply the endless expanse of nature, the savannah landscape, and in the tranquility of the sunset a few animals roaming ...
Rhulani Insights 247 – Cleaning the fish pond
Rhulani Insights 247 – Cleaning the fish pond
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
At the entrance to the lodge, right next to the reception, there is a small pond in which a few goldfish swim around. However, dust and rain make the water cloudy, so cleaning the pond is one of the r...
Time for a break: Miguel Cardoso visiting Rhulani Safari Lodge
Time for a break: Miguel Cardoso visiting Rhulani Safari Lodge
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
We consider ourselves fortunate and would like to thank Mr. Miguel Cardoso for his four-day visit to Rhulani Safari Lodge. The head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. took advantage of the short break in...
Stuck in the mud - and then this rescue operation...
Stuck in the mud - and then this rescue operation...
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
With the increasingly nice weather after the rainy season, more and more of the muddy dirt roads are becoming accessible again. Yesterday, however, Rhulani's ranger, Dean, was a bit too optimistic and...
Rhulani Minute Safari – The chilled black rhino
Rhulani Minute Safari – The chilled black rhino
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Black rhinos are known to be very rare, and when you do find them, they either react aggressively or run away. In this respect, today's sighting is more of an exception. The black rhino moves extremel...
Life of a Ranger: Cheetah climbing a termite mound
Life of a Ranger: Cheetah climbing a termite mound
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that cheetahs love to climb termite mounds and mark their territory there? Rhulani's ranger Willem shows us this kind of behavior from two cheetah brothers today, and yes, it is once agai...
Rhulani starts process with detailed registration of waste disposal
Rhulani starts process with detailed registration of waste disposal
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Making progress, step by step. At Rhulani Safari Lodge, waste is meticulously separated, weighed separately, and recorded, and the associated CO2 emissions are calculated to measure our success in our...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Red-faced mousebird flying off
Rhulani Minute Safari - Red-faced mousebird flying off
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
For the first time in our blogs we show the red-faced mousebird sitting on the tree and flying away. It is a common in southern Africa and its habitat is savanna with thickets. The crested head and br...
Rhulani bush stories: Two cheetahs, two kills
Rhulani bush stories: Two cheetahs, two kills
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
"That was absolutely insane," says our head ranger Captain Redbeard Alasdair about this sighting from the end of last week. There were two cheetahs we found, clearly on a mission, and we followed them...
Rhulani Insights 246 - Rooooaaaaaar!
Rhulani Insights 246 - Rooooaaaaaar!
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Today's blog from Rolf is short and sweet. A male lion roars at full volume right next to the vehicle. This moment, when everything around trembles, is simply magical. It's amazing how close you can b...
Madikwe update: Come and visit us after the big rains!
Madikwe update: Come and visit us after the big rains!
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Would you like to know what the current situation is in Madikwe Game Reserve and at Rhulani Safari Lodge after all the rain we've had in recent weeks, or are you looking for an alternative place to st...