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![The Changing Seasons of Safari in the Timbavati](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1 1"%3E%3C/svg%3E "A fireball lily in bloom at the start of spring")
The Changing Seasons of Safari in the Timbavati
Summer storms, autumn layers, winter fires and spring's first thunder. What each season looks like in the Timbavati, and what to pack for it.
Tanda Tula | Tanda Tula Experiences | October 2026
Read moreTimbavati Supplier Development Programme
How eight community-owned businesses became a supply chain to the lodges of the Timbavati, and birthed an inclusive economy.
Don and Nina Scott | Our Impact | October 2026
Read moreSeptember Through the Tanda Tula Lens
Spring arrives early, the lions hunt on the wind, Dzindza reappears after weeks away and a calf is born in front of us.
Chad Cocking | Wildlife | October 2026
Read moreWhat to Pack for a Modern Safari
Light layers, closed shoes and binoculars you already own. What to bring for a few days in the Timbavati, and what you can leave at home.
Tanda Tula | Tanda Tula Experiences | October 2026
Read moreAugust Through the Tanda Tula Lens
A serval family after almost a decade, Nyeleti back with both cubs, and a month that was hard on the leopards and wild dogs of the Timbavati.
Chad Cocking | Wildlife | September 2026
Read moreHow Many Nights on Safari Is Enough?
By day three something shifts. Four nights is where a Timbavati safari really begins.
Tanda Tula | Tanda Tula Experiences | August 2026
Read moreEverything's Better Given Time
Chef Ryan on Tanda Tula's winter menu, where slow cooking, seasonal ingredients and South African heritage shape what reaches the table.
Ryan Mullett | Food & Dining | August 2026
Read moreJuly Through the Tanda Tula Lens
Mist on the riverbeds, a stand-off between the Vuyela and Nkombo males, the white cub growing into his coat, and a July that was hard on the young.
Chad Cocking | Wildlife | August 2026
Read moreThe quiet that finds you
Susan has returned to Tanda Tula sixteen times in twelve years. As we come up on fifty years, she tells us what keeps drawing her back.
Tanda Tula | Our Living Legacy | July 2026
Read moreJune Through the Tanda Tula Lens
Winter arrives green and full, the Giraffe Pride edges towards super-pride status, and heartbreak for the Nkaya Dam female.
Chad Cocking | Wildlife | July 2026
Read moreMay Through the Tanda Tula Lens
Four cheetah cubs in the east, a tenth Mayambula lioness, and winter's leopards beginning to show. Chad on the month that was.
Chad Cocking | Wildlife | June 2026
Read moreApril Through the Tanda Tula Lens
A month of lion dynamics, leopard reunions and a green season that refused to end.
Chad Cocking | Wildlife | May 2026
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