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Mufasa budget safarisJust say no to rhino “There have been 130 rhinos poached in the Kruger National Park this year alone. A large number have been poached on private game reserves, even helicopters have been used as poachers continue the slaughter.” This, Janice believes, is due to demand …See all stories on this topic » The Phuket News Kruger Park Warns Public of Fraudsters Pretoria — Members of the public, the business community and staff members have been warned to be on the lookout...Read Full Story

Mufasa budget safarisA celestial safari Stargazing in the Kruger National Park | Travel A celestial safari, Stargazing in the Kruger National Park.edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/tourism/201205/87204.php A celestial safari Stargazing in the Kruger National Park … A stargazing safari is a soulful experience. At Olifants Camp in the Kruger National Park, you can enjoy an evening discovering the southern hemispheres …www.modernghana.com/…/a-celestial-safari-stargazing-in-the-… South Africa: Truck...Read Full Story

May 14th, 2011 (February 2011) – We were not finished with Simba's crew. Although still sleepy from the previous evening we managed to drag our cabooses out of bed for the morning game drive the following day.  The guide drove us to the scene of the crime (i.e. the baby zebra slaying) to see if our new pals were still around.  Thankfully, they were indeed close by. Although nowhere near as thrilling as the night before the chance to see the family with the lights on was well worth our time...Read Full Story

Mufasa budget safarisSouth Africa: Poachers kill 220 rhinos this year The Kruger National Park, Limpopo, North West and KwaZulu-Natal remain the hardest hit by rhino poachers, collectively accounting for 207 of the rhinos killed this year alone. "The department, our provinces and its public entities such as SANParks view …See all stories on this topic » South Africa Has Lost 220 Rhinos To Poachers So Far This Year The Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, North West Province and KwaZulu...Read Full Story

Mufasa budget safarisWild wild South Eventually, I got to Hazyview, close to the Kruger National Park. Since I had the next day to relax at my hotel and enjoy the spa, I promptly forsook that and was at Kruger Park's Phabeni Gate with my little car at 6 am Kruger has such wide tarmac …See all stories on this topic » The Hindu Horns of a dilemma So far this year, 111 have been poached in the Kruger National Park, compared with 252 last year. The government has deployed the army, improved...Read Full Story

May 9th, 2011 (February 2011) – We rose early and made our way to the Namibia/Botswana border. The security situation at the borders is a bit lax, so much so that it is entirely possible we could have driven through both checkpoints undetected. This probably explained why an immigration official on the Botswana side was a bit ticked off when I drove past the office to park the car. Apparently, I could have just kept going with little threat of being stopped. Oops While waiting for our...Read Full Story

The finale (at least as far as we were concerned) came when Grumpo dispatched with the head of the unfortunate zebra, skull and all. Ever watch a lion lap up zebra brain? Try it. When all that remained was a bloody patch of grass we fired up the 4wd and made our way back to camp. Our guides, Kenny and Mopani, were happy to move on. Although late night game drives are fairly common we had been sitting in one place for the better part of three hours and did not get back to camp until after 1:00...Read Full Story