Snorkelling is the plan today! Armed with our goggles, snorkels and flippers we clambered into the Land Cruiser ready for Tommy to drive us down to Kosi Bay mouth estuary. It is possible to walk down, but after a long day snorkelling driving back up the hill is much nicer! when we got down to […]
Day 3 – Kosi Bay
By Lacey Robson on January 27, 2012 in Amangwane Kosi Bay, Birding, Extreme Nature Tour, Jason and Adam, New friends, Wetland Park Group
Amangwane at Kosi Bay is one of my favourite places, so imagine my joy when we were to go to Kosi Bay for three nights looking for more birds to tick off of Jason and Adams substantial birdlist! Part of the beauty of Kosi Bay is that it is not too far from <a href=”www.umkhumbilodge.co.za”>Hluhluwe</a> […]
Day 2 – Hluhluwe Imfolozi
By Lacey Robson on January 26, 2012 in Activities, Birding, Extreme Nature Tour, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, Jason and Adam, New friends
Day 2 – Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Thankfully it was not a baking hot day in the park today! The sun was out, there was no chill on the breeze (except at 5 o’clock in the morning maybe) and the bird sightings were fantastic! hamerkop woolynecked stork hadeda ibis african white backed-vulture lappet faced vulture white headed vulture […]
FC01 – Day 33
26/01/2012 10:00 – 26.4c FC01 was still in the same patch of bush as the previous couple of days. Great we thought, it has found another place to chill. 18:40 – 25.6c But no. Due to its positioning near the gate, for the last couple of days we have been checking position as we drive […]
Day 1 – Arrival – Nature Tour
We have another nature tour on the go at the moment, but this time the focus is on birds (everything else as well – but mostly bird). It is off to a great start though! Tired and weary having just landed in South Africa, Jason and Adam made their way to Umkhumbi Lodge, pulling in […]
Did You Know – Lion
Check out the wildlife factsheet below! This week is the Lion, and it is on two pages!
In The News – Snakes Alive!
We have been featured in the news once more! See the article on the IOL website here. Umkhumbi Lodge 13th November 2011
Did You Know – Pink Throated Twinspot
By Lacey Robson on November 23, 2011 in Albizia camp, Birding, Did you know?, Environmental Awareness Course, Our animals
See below for the latest in our factsheet series
Did You Know – Natal Hinged Tortoise
By Lacey Robson on November 16, 2011 in Albizia camp, Bushwire, Environmental Awareness Course, Our animals
