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20/10/2024

Africa’s Eden: Mana Pools National Park - watch now on the WildWild Journeys channel 📺

I hope you enjoy 🙏🏼

18/10/2024

19 stills from Magical Mana Pools

06/10/2024

‘Fantastical’ is the word that keeps coming to mind when trying to describe this place ✨

26/09/2024

A giant dwarfed by giants. What a magical place this is!

08/09/2024

Safari Journals: Mapesu Private Game Reserve

Watch it now on the WildWild Journeys channel 📺
I hope you enjoy it!

05/09/2024

Nothing but nature 🐘

Nature Therapy: Mapungubwe National Park (Winter)

In this Nature Therapy video, you are taken on a relaxing safari through Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa in the dry, Winter season. For relaxation, me...

02/09/2024

Just a gentle reminder from this elephant of where its boundaries are

23/08/2024

Makes sense? 🤔

15/08/2024

The rediscovery of an unexplainable feeling…

12/08/2024

A personal favorite from Mapungubwe

01/08/2024

Braised brisket under the stars? Don’t mind if I do 🌌

Bush dinner at the main dam near Mopane Bush Lodge, was a tranquil treat.

We sat under the Milky Way enjoying great food, even better company, a warm fire and brief visits from a hippo and a crocodile!

25/07/2024

During my time at we were fortunate enough to find two handsome young male lions close to a herd of buffalo. The two brothers weren’t too interested in the buffalo, but a watchful eye was kept regardless. 👀

This chilly winter morning allowed us to see them on the move as the sun gently warmed up the bushveld…

16/07/2024

Can you spot me? 👀

I’ve just finished up an 8 day journey in both Mapungubwe and Mapesu Private Game Reserve and this was just one of the many moments I’ll never forget - what an experience it was!

Thank you to the Knipping family and all the staff at for looking after me so well.

Thank you to and Mazhou Campsite for the beautifully contrasting winter experience.

Time to slowly start working my way through an incredible amount of media from this journey…

📷: Quinten Knipping

28/06/2024

Something I learnt in Northern Kruger

While on a journey through Northern Kruger in December, something happened which changed the way I make decisions on a daily basis - both big and small. I’ll share it with you. Maybe it can work for you too? Who knows.

On a hot and muggy afternoon at Letaba Rest Camp, I heard low rumbles of thunder in the distance. It was around 13:30 and 42°C at the time. Rain would be welcomed with open arms by both wildlife and safari goers at that point. This was going to be a heavy storm and something immediately stirred up inside me. Excitement.

I had heard lions roaring from North of the Letaba river in the morning but had no luck finding them. I knew that if I could find them as the storm hit, it would be special. I immediately left camp and headed in that direction. The bridge over the Letaba river provided a beautiful serenade from White-rumped Swifts as large drops of rain pattered over the savanna. To feel the pressure change along with animal behavior is special. A few kilometers away, the pride of lions were virtually waiting for my arrival. There was no doubt. Females, a large male and plenty of cubs. I sat all alone with them for half an hour and their playfulness grew along with heavy rain. Of all the time spent with lions over the past 7 years, this sighting felt incredibly profound from a personal point of view. This was all the result of acting from a place of excitement. One loud clap of thunder and they disappeared.

In many aspects of life, I had a habit of making decisions and reacting to things in ways which often led to undesirable outcomes. I’d struggle to know if I was acting from a place of excitement or fear/anxiety. In the weeks prior to this, I had certainly been falling for all the tricks in the bag of the latter. So how do I tell the difference now?

With the help of some research, that evening I wrote down a template to help with this. Here are some questions I ask myself in these moments of decision paralysis (with aligned answers in brackets):

Do you feel like you have open choices? (yes)
Do you feel that if you don’t do this it will be okay? (yes)
Do you feel paranoid at all? (no)
Do you feel like there’s a reward involved? (no)
Do you need to rationalise it? (no)
Do you need to justify it? (no)

If the answer to any of these questions are not aligned - slow down, take a step back and ask yourself why.

If the answers are all aligned - do it.

Watch how it all played out...

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25/06/2024

There are some new additions to the WildWild print store today.

1. Leopard on Mars 👀
2. Adversity x Opportunity 🦁
3. Sola 🐆
4. Stampede 🐃
5. The Vulture Has Landed, Pt. 1, 2 & 3 🦅

High quality fine art prints ✔️
Free shipping worldwide ✔️

Link is in the comments👇🏼

16/06/2024

A Fast Smile | 2021 | Tiger Canyon Game Reserve

After spending about three hours alone with this female cheetah (Mara) and her sub-adult daughter, they eventually became active at dusk and began scanning the plains. As I sat at eye level, Mara approached while draped by the pastel coloured sky, looked directly over my head and had a great yawn with a grimace before moving on. I knew that I had experienced something special and this photograph of that moment is now extremely special to me.

To spend time with these cheetahs on foot is a very special privilege to have as an experienced safari guide and allows for photography to literally be taken to a different level. This is done in an ethical manner and their behaviour is never altered. Although these cheetahs are totally wild, free and self sustaining, they are habituated to certain people being on foot after years of careful, respectful and ethical viewing.

Available as a fine art print from the WildWild Journeys print store - link in bio

14/06/2024

Who agrees with Eckhart?

09/06/2024

3 Life Changing Lessons on Happiness from a Waterhole in Africa 🐘

Watch it now on YouTube - Link in comments

05/06/2024

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30/05/2024

Yin & Ram - now available as a fine art print from the WildWild Journeys website (link in bio)

Taken last week at from Umgede Hide. This extremely comfortable underground hide at the camp puts you at eye level with a variety of wildlife coming for a drink at the waterhole in the Greater Kruger. What an amazing experience it was to spend some quality time there.

Thank you to for inviting me to have a completely new experience and to for kindly having us.

Video content also on its way soon…

16/05/2024

Where do you go to go home?

12/05/2024

Safari Journals: Marakele National Park | The End of a Chapter

In this episode of Safari Journals, Byron and WildWild Journeys find the closing of a chapter in Marakele National Park. With that comes the story of a 'drea...

29/03/2024

Behind the Journey | Kruger National Park

I'm answering your most asked questions by taking you behind the journey, showing you my creative process while filming 'Safari Journals, Kruger National Par...

17/03/2024

Safari Journals: Kruger National Park | Maroela & Satara | Ep. 2

In this episode of Safari Journals, Byron spends 6 nights in Central Kruger National Park at Maroela Camp and Satara Rest Camp. A great variety of african wi...

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(Clip) Long Pool, Mana Pools 🇿🇼 I chose this song titled ‘Un Coin Tranquille‘ for this segment as it means ‘A Peaceful Place’ or ‘A Quiet Corner’. That’s exactly what Long Pool felt like to me. A beautiful dance of many things happening at once - hundreds of crocodiles feasting on fish, storks browsing through the shallow waters, hippos settling down for the day, kingfishers as busy as ever, and a pair of African Skimmers doing what they do best between all of this… I haven’t been that excited about a bird in a long time. To capture it took some holding of breath and what I can only describe as some form of flow state. Thank goodness it was just steady enough for stabilization in editing to do the rest. I’m extremely grateful to @thesafariexpert, @drivebotswana for allowing dream moments like this to come true. Another shout out to Francois, Steph and Tabby for the all the epic memories shared. You’re all some of the kindest people I now know. Here’s to more adventures in future! #manapools #zimbabwe #africanskimmer #uncointranquille #thisisafrica #birdsofsouthernafrica

Africa’s Eden: Mana Pools National Park This Sunday 20/10 on the WildWild Journeys Channel 📺 #manapools #zimbabwe #thisisafrica

A clip from a new video coming this Sunday 20/10 ⏳ We took a walk in Mana Pools and were spoilt with beautiful encounters with Africa’s gentle giants 🦛🐘 #manapools #zimbabwe #thisisafrica

I found a cool stick 🙌🏼 #manapools #zimbabwe #zambezi #zambezimagic #elephantlovers #nyamepicamp

@mapesureserve and this region are filled with fascinating pieces of history, literally just laying there in the bushveld 👀 #mapesuprivategamereserve #limpopovalley #southafrica #southafricanhistory #thisisafrica #mapungubwe #zimbabwe

Coming this Sunday 08/09 San rock art, the lost kingdom of Mapungubwe, lions, cheetahs and beautiful lodges & camps. A truly holistic experience. This one’s a little different and not to be missed 👀 Safari Journals: @mapesureserve #safarijournals #wildwildjourneys #mapesu #mapesureserve #mapesuprivategamereserve #mapungubwe #southafrica #travelsouthafrica

Full episode is now live on the WildWild Journeys Channel - link in bio 🦁 #mapungubwenationalpark #southafrica #safarijournals #africanwildlife #wildwildjourneys #lionlovers #lionsofinstagram #bigcatsforever

New episode on Sunday 10am ⏳ In this episode of Safari Journals, I return to Mapungubwe for a contrasting Winter journey. A feeling is rediscovered with lions, but this leaves me a question which needs answering… 🤔 #safarijournals #wildwildjourneys #mapungubwe #mapungubwenationalpark #southafrica #travelsouthafrica #travelafrica

Clip - Journals from Northern Kruger

Something I learnt in Northern Kruger While on a journey through Northern Kruger in December, something happened which changed the way I make decisions on a daily basis - both big and small. I’ll share it with you. Maybe it can work for you too? Who knows. On a hot and muggy afternoon at Letaba Rest Camp, I heard low rumbles of thunder in the distance. It was around 13:30 and 42°C at the time. Rain would be welcomed with open arms by both wildlife and safari goers at that point. This was going to be a heavy storm and something immediately stirred up inside me. Excitement. I had heard lions roaring from North of the Letaba river in the morning but had no luck finding them. I knew that if I could find them as the storm hit, it would be special. I immediately left camp and headed in that direction. The bridge over the Letaba river provided a beautiful serenade from White-rumped Swifts as large drops of rain pattered over the savanna. To feel the pressure change along with animal behavior is special. A few kilometers away, the pride of lions were virtually waiting for my arrival. There was no doubt. Females, a large male and plenty of cubs. I sat all alone with them for half an hour and their playfulness grew along with heavy rain. Of all the time spent with lions over the past 7 years, this sighting felt incredibly profound from a personal point of view. This was all the result of acting from a place of excitement. One loud clap of thunder and they disappeared. In many aspects of life, I had a habit of making decisions and reacting to things in ways which often led to undesirable outcomes. I’d struggle to know if I was acting from a place of excitement or fear/anxiety. In the weeks prior to this, I had certainly been falling for all the tricks in the bag of the latter. So how do I tell the difference now? With the help of some research, that evening I wrote down a template to help with this. Here are some questions I ask myself in these moments of decision pa

Nature Therapy 🌿 Berg en Dal, Kruger National Park #africanwildlife #krugernationalpark #southafrica #wildlifeofafrica #naturesounds #naturehealsthesoul #elephants #hornbill #elephantlove #birdsofsouthafrica

A different take on meditation 🐘 #meditationforbeginners #naturehealsthesoul #naturehealing #meditationtime

Happiness = Reality - Expectation One of 3 concepts shared in the latest video from Umgede Hide 🐘 Full video is up - link in bio #howtobehappy #naturetherapyforsoul #naturehealing #africanwildlife #umgedehide #antaresbushcamp #safarilifelessons #livehappilly #beingpresent

Your mind is a waterhole? 🤔 full video is up - link in bio #africanwildlife #natureheals #naturetherapy #southafrica #umgedehide #africannature #howtobehappy

New episode this Sunday ⏳ Safari Journals: Marakele ✍️ In this episode, I find the closing of a chapter in Marakele National Park. With that comes the story of a ‘dream’ unfolding in reality. Be sure to watch to the end for it all to come together. I hope you enjoy it. Byron

To sit with elephants is to sit in peace 🐘 Luvuvhu River, December.

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