I woke up at about 3.00 AM. There was a constant drip. drip. drip.

“Great,” I thought. “Another leaky tap to fix”.

And then I smelt it. A heady mixture of earth; sweet-smelling wet earth. And detritus, wet leaf litter. And the sound of […]

Yes, they are very cute.

No, you cannot have one to take home.

These are the next crop of Kaingo jackal.

Now, the black-backed jackal has a chequered past wherever its path crossed that of humans. Thousands of years ago the Egyptians had an […]

What does Kaingo have in common with a strawberry?

Not much it seems. I mean, we serve strawberries with breakfast, sometimes, or you may find one decorating your desert at night.

Let me let you in on a secret: strawberries are not confined to […]

He sounded like a Harley Davidson motorcycle starting up. A low, menacing rumble that chills the blood in your veins.

Rakele did not like the boma.  Too many human smells; too many fences. Too little space.

Rakele had to be in the boma. A […]

One leopard that we can guarantee a sighting of on Kaingo, is the Leopard orchid.

This plant, the largest epiphyte in Southern Africa, loves growing on tree branches high above the ground, out of reach of most hungry herbivores- hence the name!

Like other […]

We take a lot for granted. Food, a roof over our heads, relaxation…

Kaingo’s Elephant lodge staff are a hard-working bunch. Keeping the lodge in a tip-top shape, always, takes some doing. Then there is the kitchen team that churns out delightful meals […]