Having been to South Africa and on safari a few times, I wanted a different, more immersive ‘safari’ experience. I wanted to feel what it was like to live in the bushveld and learn how safariLIVE operates, on and off camera. Honestly, I wondered how I’d be perceived as a ‘viewer in camp,’ how [...]
As the year winds down and with Christmas just around the corner, we’re letting the holiday spirit settle around Djuma and will be giving the hard-working elves of the safariLIVE crew an opportunity to take some time off. All this means is that the REGULAR SUNSET DRIVE show will be airing on Monday the [...]
Whilst doing some administrative jobs for the FC girls, I came across a page titled ‘Special Days Calendar’. I was tasked to make sure that all the days aligned and were, in fact, real events. Having gone through the list extensively I found that ‘National Pollinators Week’ was only officially celebrated in the United [...]
The thermal drone is back in action! During this week we will be scanning the darkest hours of the night for the thermal signatures of your favourite cat characters, as well as any other interesting nocturnal creatures. As many of you know, our thermal technology allows us to observe nature in its most secretive [...]
I came into this experience feeling confident; I have visited the Djuma Research Camp before, spent a fair amount of time in the Sabi Sands and I’m comfortable and happy in the bush. I was also familiar with Hoedspruit, which proved highly useful when one of the newer crew members came to pick me [...]
A very safariLIVE Christmas It’s the most festive safari time of the year as we slowly make our way through the final month of 2018. It has been an exciting year filled to the brim with all manner of animal action, new concepts, televised broadcasts and of course all the ups and downs of [...]
