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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." — Albert Einstein

The Best Seat in the House: Why Our Waterhole is the True Heart of Nzumba Lodge

Learn why the lodge waterhole is the ultimate vantage point, offering continuous, effortless wildlife viewing of elephants, giraffe, and general game right from the main lodge or your private verandah.

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  • Waterhole
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Elephants
  • Chalet Experience
Lee-Anne Detert

"Africa: you can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the hand of God." — Brian Jackman

The Klaserie Difference: Why Our Low-Density Drives Promise A Deeper Safari

Discover the luxury of uncrowded, respectful safari drives in the pristine Klaserie wilderness, offering profoundly authentic wildlife sightings and superior photography opportunities.

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  • Low Density
  • Game Drives
  • Klaserie
  • Guiding
Lee-Anne Detert

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous" — Aristotle

Bush Tales

Bush Tales “In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous” ~ Aristotle ~ Welcome to winter! It is the beginning of June and we are officially welcoming our winter season here in South Africa. As we start to enjoy our cooler mornings and evenings, we are cozying…

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
Lee-Anne Detert

The Bush Telegraph Volume 47 “Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet & the winds long to play with your hair” ~ Khalil Gibran ~ From our home to yours, we send you fond Autumn bush greetings! Taking “pen to paper” today, whilst gazing out at our Nzumba…

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

"I’ve never met a leopard that I didn’t love" — Unknown

The Bush Telegraph on our Leopards

The Bush Telegraph on our Leopards “I’ve never met a leopard that I didn’t love” As our leopard population dynamics change (along with some incredible interactions), we are so excited to share the following updates with you! Emfuleni maleThis male used to mainly be seen…

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  • Wildlife
  • Leopards
  • Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

The Bush Telegraph Volume 45: Jan – Mar 2022 From our home to yours, we send you fond bush greetings! Our last 3 months of summer have been spectacular!The new year arrived with more glorious rain, continuing to feed the lush bush & be an excellent food source for our grazers…

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

"always remember we are under the same sky, looking at the same moon" — Unknown

Volume 44: Oct – Dec 2021

The Bush TelegraphVolume 44: Looking back at 2021 “always remember we are under the same sky, looking at the same moon”Maxine Lee Happy New Year!On behalf of the Crabbia family & the Nzumba team, we wish you & your loved ones a year of good health, full of adventures &…

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature …. It will never fail you" — Unknown

Volume 43: Jan – Mar 2021

The Bush Telegraph – Volume 43: Jan – Mar 2021 “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature …. It will never fail you” – Frank Lloyd Wright Bush greetings from our little piece of paradise! Whilst we have been truly enjoying our last three months of our glorious summer,…

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience Go out, go out I beg of you, and taste the beauty of the wild! Behold the miracle of the earth, with all the wonder of a child” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Warmest season’s greetings from our

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Bush greetings from the Klaserie Camps team! We trust that this finds you & your family all healthy & safe! This is our second “lockdown newsletter” & although South

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls” – Anais Nin Warm winter greetings to each of you! Our last newsletter was at the start of our 21-day lockdown, little did we know what lay ahead. Now writing

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do” – Barbara Ward Long-overdue bush greetings from our little piece of paradise! Nov 2019 was an exciting one with the opening of The Last

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  • Bush Telegraph
  • Newsletter
  • Klaserie
  • Wildlife Sightings
Lee-Anne Detert

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