We had a 7:00 pickup for our morning visit to the Kanta Elephant Sanctuary, about an hour’s drive from Chiang Mai proper. Elephant sanctuaries are a controversial issue in Southeast Asia and especially in Thailand as many exploit the animals for commercial gain. We spent a lot of time working with our booking agent to…
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Our morning drive took us to the far end of the Timbavati Reserve. The terrain is a hillier than near the lodge. We enjoyed some beautiful views of the misty valleys. The guys found a lovely spot overlooking the landscape for our AM coffee stop. Very peaceful. Our focus for the morning hunt was the…
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On our morning safari Danie and Trust drove us to several nearby pans. We captured a nice picture of the early morning skies. Along with the ever-present elephants we encountered giraffe, some massive rhinos and some antelope species not seen before – the ‘Greater Nyala’ and ‘Common Waterbuck’. A special sighting was of a pack…
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The Rockfig Safari Lodge is located in the “Timbavati Private Nature Reserve” adjacent to the western edge of the massive Kruger National Park in northeastern South Africa. The Timbavati is a large nature preserve of some 132,000 acres of ‘bushveld’ which is closed off from the general public with only guests of the various lodges…
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