Madikwe Moments Blog
Wild Tails: Helicopters & saving the day ...
by Jaci van Heteren – 19 March 2013What an exciting and exhilirating day we enjoyed, starting early we followed instructions and directions issued from the helicopter as it flew over the Madikwe Game Reserve looking for our target animal – a rhino with un “notched” ears. We were actually on a Conservation Safari – Wow!
Wild Tails: Sunscreen, teenage elephants and buffalos ...
by Charis Newman - Field Guide – 14 March 2013This week has been a scorcher! This resulted in several things – lots of white faces (due to vast amounts of sunblock) or extremly red faces (due to lack of sunblock) which either way gives you something to laugh about!
Wild Tails: Jungle Lane, serious and fun
by Charis Newman – 10 March 2013Jungle Lane, this is where the field guides in the park do their shooting evaluations to either carry a rifle on a game drive vehicle or to guide walking trails in Madikwe Game Reserve.
Teeny, weeny elephant
by Jaci van Heteren – 9 March 2013We were on a short bumble with two young guests from Jaci’s Safai Lodge yesterday afternoon when we came across an elephant drinking outside Jaci’s Tree Lodge – and then we saw the teeny, weeny baby – what a surprise!
Digital photography a breeze with these SLR tips
by Mildred Thabane – 11 February 2013So, you’re going birding at Jaci’s Lodges and you’ve just purchased the latest state-of-the-art digital SLR camera. But do your skills match your fancy new camera? We’ve compiled some tips to help you take pictures that Annie Leibovitz would be proud of.
Jaci’s Lodges introduces specialised birding safaris – a twitcher’s treat
8 January 2013This year, Jaci’s Lodges is hosting a series of specialised safaris that will leave bird lovers twitching.
Golf celebrity Jim Kelly goes on safari at Jaci’s
6 December 2012Legendary golf commentator and radio personality Jim Kelly, otherwise known by his pseudonym, Speedy Greens, recently paid a visit to Jaci’s Tree Lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve, along with golfer Tom Watson and Watson’s wife, Hillary.
Rhino vs elephant at Madikwe watering hole: Photography safari, day 3
by Kate Rau – 25 September 2012“It’s called the golden hour with good reason,” says Roger de la Harpe, our guide to all things photography, on the last day of the September wildlife photo safari at Jaci’s Lodge in Madikwe.
From the extraordinary to the sublime: Photography safari in Madikwe, day 2
by Kate Rau – 22 September 2012“Remember your pre-shoot checks,” cautions Roger de la Harpe, our wildlife photography tutor for the photo safari workshop at Jaci’s, as we head out on the sand road and into Madikwe Game Reserve. He’s referring to MIFFED, a pre-photography checklist and a self-coined acronym that translates to M – Mode, I – ISO, F – Focus mode, F – Focus point, E – Exposure Comp, and D – Drive.
Dance of the Giants
19 September 2012Garth Kingwell spent some time at Jaci’s Lodges earlier this year. View his video of a magical hour spent with two bull elephants.
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