Guests at Singita’s two private concessions in South Africa – one in the Kruger National Park and one in the adjacent Sabi Sand Reserve – have a front-row seat to some of the most spectacular wildlife sightings in the world. These unforgettable encounters with the continent’s most iconic animals are the result of the dedicated work of Singita’s...
Singita’s property in the Sabi Sand is one of the most well-protected wildlife areas in South Africa. According to a recent study by Panthera, it is also home to the highest density of leopards of any area surveyed in the country. The region has always been well-known for its big cats and we are privileged...
Singita Sabi Sand in South Africa is a pristine stretch of protected land in one of the most biologically rich areas on the continent. The high density of diverse flora and fauna makes the region a prime location for game viewing, as is evident in Singita field guide Ian Mey‘s recollection of a recent morning...
Honey-coloured mornings and dark orange sunsets, cool evenings, and clear skies filled with stars – this is the start of winter at Singita Sabi Sand. Purchased by the Bailes family 90 years ago, this stretch of pristine wilderness adjacent to the Kruger National Park was transformed into a wildlife reserve in 1948 and became home...
The arrival of the monthly wildlife reports from Singita’s five reserves and concessions in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania is always a highlight for us city slickers. Reading about the seasonal changes in the landscape, an exciting game drive that ended in lion kill, the spotting of a rare and unusual species, and all manner...
If you had visited the Western Corridor of the Serengeti some 15 years ago, you would have found a dry and near-barren stretch of wilderness that had been devastated by uncontrolled hunting and rampant poaching. Thankfully, in the years since the Grumeti Fund was established in 2002 (now known as the Singita Grumeti Fund) and granted...
Founded in 1898, Kruger is one of the oldest national parks in the world and at over 4.8 million acres, it’s also one of the largest. Singita was granted a 33,000-acre concession of the park in 2001 and permitted to construct lodges and private roads in this unexplored part of the park, which was done...
Situated in a remote corner of South Africa’s Lowveld, the 45,000-acre Singita Sabi Sand reserve has evolved from its early days as a hunting concession to become an exclusive conservation reserve where all species are protected under the watchful eye of Singita’s environmental management unit. One such species that was brought back from near-extinction in...
Sometimes it’s a rustle of leaves and a flash of spotted fur seen through the bush, other times the wildlife lies in plain sight, enjoying a dust bath in the road or a lazy afternoon snooze in open grassland. Photographic opportunities abound at Singita, and not least of all for capturing the unique and beautiful...
The most memorable wildlife moments for most visitors to Africa usually involve the excitement of a kill or an unusual sighting of some kind. These experiences are understandably thrilling, but sometimes it’s the quiet moments that can make a game drive unforgettable. Field guide Jenny Hishin describes just such an occasion which took place recently...
