tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773415414990668752026-03-03T04:15:17.501-08:00Useful information about Marloth Park, Kruger National Park and Mpumalanga in general.Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17585564112966598533noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577341541499066875.post-30042112350096479732017-12-29T12:04:00.000-08:002017-12-30T01:59:34.469-08:00

Let there be no misunderstanding. Compared to a many of the people around here, I am new to Marloth Park. We bought our first property, Khaya Umdani, back in 2007. That is when I've been introduced to Marloth. There are many of my friends, all "local" people, that have much more experience about living in the bush than me. They've been here long before the fence have been put up between Marloth

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I have to admit that I neglected this blog for a long time now. I aim to rectify it by getting you all updated with the latest happenings around Marloth Park and Mpumalanga. The weather... My blog posts was not the only missing thing over the past few years. For two years now we had the lowest rainfall in a long time. The drought had a devastating effect on our wildlife. Many animals had to be

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In some ways game viewing can be compared to fishing. It's a known fact that your success at the fishing waters is primarily directly linked to the time your bait is ready to be taken in the water. Wildlife photographers will also assure you that mere talent and good equipment is a very small percentage of what is needed for those once in a lifetime shots. Some people might call it luck to be at

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It is most probably the bottom of the list activity in this category. Even so, the "early morning walking safari" is the most logical thing to do first if you want to venture down that road. I honestly think that anybody in good health that enjoy the great outdoors and the wildlife scenery on offer in Kruger National Park should have all of these activities on their ticking list an should have a

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Regular visitors to national parks and wilderness areas in Africa often come across lions and I think that few of them ever give it a thought that there was a time, not too long ago that people and lions shared common ground and prey. To me the most disturbing thought about that time is that the rifles that the old folks used were a far cry from today's automatic and semi automatic "ready for

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Although some visitors to the Wild Frontier and Kruger National Park come here to relax and just hang around to enjoy a pleasant time with friends and family, most people come here to experience game drives and take lots of photos to add to their "wild life" albums. There are a few things that anyone that has experience in these activities would tell you to take note of. I will try and list a few

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Thick-Tailed Bush-baby in Marloth Park  Bush-babies are a real treat for visitors when they frequent the lodges in Marloth Park. The Lessor Bush-baby (Nagapie in Afrikaans) are common to the area and their "cute-factor" are in the extremes. They live from the gum and juice excreted by trees. They do however also love to hunt for and eat insects like moths, grasshoppers, spiders and

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Organising activities during the rainy summer months in Mpumalanga can be quite a tricky exercise. Although the temperature during the months of November to March always makes one beg for some sort of relief in the form of shade provided by clouds or some natural clean cool water pouring from the sky, nobody that I know of will enjoy going on a hike during a downpour. Camping out with the bare

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More new arrivals in the bush! Since moving to Marloth Park on a permanent basis about a month ago, Louise and I will be in a position to place more up to date information that can help potential visitors to have more fun and come better prepared. We have already seen more places to go and discovered more things to do during this month than during all our previous visits altogether. Since our

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7 July 09h00 - 14h00 Henk van Rooyen Park For a morning of fun and entertainment with the added bonus of picking up some bargains from the many stall holders who will be in attendance. Diaries now as you may just go home with a little extra!! Enquiries for stall holders are still welcome and enquiries can be directed to Mike Norton on 082 555 7165.

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These take place every Saturday morning at 07:00, meeting at Henk van Rooyen Park. The Crocodile River is slowly recovering from the recent floods, during which much damage was done to the riverine vegetation and mud banks. This, combined with the fact that the migrants are on their way North, has brought our average count for a 2 hour walk to around 50 species. Four new species have recently

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Marloth Park and Beyond: Road trip to Marloth Park We left Malmesbury at about 15h00 on Monday afternoon. We experieced the homebound Easter traffic in it's worst form for the first two and a half hours,...... fortunately hardly anybody travelling the same direction as us. We spent the first night at the Far Hills Country Hotel just north of George. Very  reasonable and certainly much more

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Danie and me are planning a road trip to Marloth Park. We are planning on leaving this coming Tuesday. We will try to make daily posts to the blog so that you guys can follow our whereabouts. Really looking forward to it. Have not visit Marloth this year and really misses the bush and all the animals. Watch this space!

Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915109687505370442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577341541499066875.post-50228230962659141122011-05-09T04:35:00.000-07:002011-05-09T04:36:01.590-07:00

WE STILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL, LARGE PYTHONS IN MARLOTH PARK! At approximately 5pm on Sunday 17 April, Johan from Field Security told Rudi Schoeman, a Marloth Park Snake Handler, that a large Python had caught a fully grown impala ewe in the Parkland off Renoster Street. Rudi and our Municipal Game Ranger, Jaco Minnaar, saw the large snake wrapped around the ewe. Johan had

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Leopard Spoor. Leopard spoor on a drive way in Naboom Street. Sunday Morning 13 February 2011. Length 100mm long x 90 mm wide. Leopard {Panthera Pardus} The Leopard The most secretive and elusive of the large carnivores, the leopard is also the shrewdest. Pound for pound, it is the strongest climber of the larger cats and is capable of killing prey far larger than itself. The coloring of

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A Cheetah has recently been sighted in and around Marloth Park. Of the 4 Cheetah previously seen in Marloth Park :* One died in Lionspurit of unknown causes,* One was killed by a train at Mjejane and* The other 2 were darted and released at Afsaal in Kruger Park.Good News :About 8 ostriches will be released in Marloth Park soon. There has been a sighting of a Nyala family as well.

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Khaya Umdani's new pet -a spotted genet!AppearanceThe Small-Spotted Genet is slightly smaller than the Large-Spotted Genet, and the markings are more distinct black and white and without a rusty tinge. The tail is white tipped, as opposed to the black tipped tail of the Large-Spotted Genet. Overall body colour is more a dirty white covered with black spots and forming lines from the head to

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Me and Danie were fortunate to visit the Khayas during February for 2 weeks. Needless to say, another great 2 weeks in our lifes. During the summer months the bush was blessed with more rain then last year, turning it into one lush, green paradise! A lot of animals were removed earlier and this action caused them to have a lot of babies this year. Almost all the warthogs have more then one baby

Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17585564112966598533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577341541499066875.post-48240774415677115872011-03-17T06:29:00.000-07:002011-03-17T06:53:32.983-07:00

Bush Babies - one of the cuties animals!IntroductionIts fingernails are rounded like our own, with the exception of the second toe which is modified as a toilet claw. This pointed claw is used to groom the head and neck fur and to clean the ears. The fingers and toes have flat disks of thickened skin which aid in grasping tree limbs and slippery surfaces. The index finger of each hand is

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Khaya Umdani and Khaya Romantica's Activities and Rates for 2011Full day Game Drive to Kruger 8 - 10 hours, including pick up and drop off at the lodge, entrance fees, packed breakfast and lunch - R770 per personHalf day Game Drive to Kruger 4 - 5 hours, including pick up and drop off at the lodge, entrance fees, packed breakfast - R550 per personMorning walk in Kruger 2-3 hours, armed

Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17585564112966598533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577341541499066875.post-57316467911142058472010-08-27T05:52:00.000-07:002010-08-27T05:58:15.326-07:00

While we were visiting Khaya Romantica this warthog named Jack Sparrow (he has only one eye) came into the living area.

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4 Cheetahs were spotted this morning in Marloth Park. If you go now, you'll be able to spot them somewhere in the area of Swartwitpens and Seekoei.This is about 500m from Khaya Umdani and Khaya Romantica.

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