Kruger National Park - MALELANE

[@lynnanki4259]

That slow-motion camera action of the stunningly beautiful leopard walking down the road was perfection. Gorgeous!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching! I really appreciate your kind words!

[@denisehill3276]

Amazing, again! Thank you😊

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching!

[@RorkeNoel]

Your videos are truly spectacular and your photography is exceptional! Thank you!👏👏🥰❤🙏

[@tdkid1]

I live in the United States and can only dream of going to KNP. The male leopard walking on the road brought tears to my eyes! Thank you for sharing your videos of Kruger and for showing the roads you take.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words! I hope you get to visit one day!

[@derickfurter6953]

13:30 Beautiful video, good memories, love Malelane

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot for watching! Appreciate the comment!

[@wendyhay1302]

Superb video and superb sightings. Goodness, the eyes of the Leopard are quite chilling. That was a magnificent male lion. It also seemed to be blind in the one eye, unless it was a trick of light. I have a soft spot for Malalene. I think that it is an underrated camp. That area is my favorite for drives of solitude with magnificent views.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate your kind words! Yes he has two brothers, the three of them are known as the Biyamiti Males. He is blind in his one eye. Thank you for your comment!

[@maryhartman437]

I so enjoyed this video....appreciate your naming the birds!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching!

[@deborah85728]

My favourite was those two klipspringers posed on the rock as if waiting for you and the camera ❤ A very productive trip all round .

[@RichardvanHaght]

They really were posing! Thank you so much for watching and for the great comment Deborah!

[@josephviljoen4704]

Hi' beautiful photos and videos!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much Joseph! Really appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@MariaMcamilie-sj1bm]

Always a pleasure to watch.❤

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching and for the comment!

[@ursulanikolaou8737]

Thank you for your beautiful photography!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Many thanks!

[@irenemasterson146]

Brilliant footage Thank you so much

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@ellygesthuizen1151]

Fantastic video and thanks for naming the roads where you drove, in one month we go there and I hope I will see the leopards and the wild dogs.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for your great comment! I hope you get to see them too, Im sure you will!

[@thewanderer58]

I'm speechless. The always spectacular Kruger Park combined with your always spectacular photographic skills are the perfect match! Just brilliant. Thank you so much for taking me along on this journey Richard. I'm planning a trip to the Kruger Park next year after an absence of some five years and I'm already as excited as the proverbial kid in a candy store (and I'm 66 years of age 😏). Travel well.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot for the wonderful comment! Really appreciate it! Have the best time on your trip, the Kruger never disappoints!

[@adrianasteyn7051]

Thank you for this amazing video. Clarity and bird naming an extra

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks for watching and for the great comment!

[@leonbadenhorst]

Well done Richard, once again you had some fantastic sightings!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Glad you enjoyed it Leon! Your kind comments are very much appreciated!

[@salberg1]

Wonderful video. Thank you

[@RichardvanHaght]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@Nyax4Real]

One of the best videos ever , so epic. Thanks Richard.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for the kind comment! I am glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@rendaninemavhidi1554]

You are simply one of the best broer! I love how you respect the animals by trying to be less intrusive as possible. Perhaps that's why nature rewards you with special sightings. You do everything very processional.

[@RichardvanHaght]

I really appreciate this, thank you very much! These types of comments go a very long way!

[@michaelflinn7784]

Fantastic video as I've come to expect from you. Very special sightings Richard, you seem to have a lucky angel on your side ☺️. The south is great when the park is not busy

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot Michael your comment is very much appreciated! This visit to the park I was very lucky!

[@sferguk]

Unreal mate, another blinder of a vid!! 😍

[@RichardvanHaght]

Really appreciate it Shaun! Thanks a lot for watching!

[@mduba6021]

I'm enjoying all your videos

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much!

[@shireenkhatib8454]

Thank u Awsome video

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching!

[@wilkinsonsworld]

Fantastic video Richard - you certainly have the most amazing luck when it comes to sightings, but then you have to be out there, which you obviously are! Well done.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot for the great comment! In my opinion the conditions were really good those few days in the South of the park. It was quiet, not many cars and the temperatures were really good. Thanks again.

[@mrsvan31]

Such spectacular African Cat Walks - I can not wait for the next posts - as always I save and re-watch these posts a number if times. Out of Africa

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching and for the great comment!

[@doug729]

That was crazy, wild dogs, lions (big male was amazing), leopards everywhere, hyenas. We were there in May, but up towards Orpen. Next April we will be in south, taking notes and will try some of those roads. Great video.We concur, thank you for naming the birds.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! It is very much appreciated!

[@Redeyedvideo]

Absolutely stunning footage. I'm totally jealous of your Wild Dog sightings and that Leopard on a kill. Looking forward to the next one with baited breath!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching Dave! We got really lucky! Hopefully I can get the next video out soon!

[@WhileWeCan-TS]

Very nice video Richard, well told, videographed and produced. Well done

[@RichardvanHaght]

Many thanks Thomas! Really appreciate the kind comment!

[@adlerfee]

ein sehr guter Beitrag, ruhig und mit angepasster, ausgeglichener Musik untermalt. Alle Kommentare waren gut vorgetragen und stimmig! So sollte es sein! Hier merkt man deutlich die sehr anspruchsvolle Einstellung zur Natur! DANKE!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much I really appreciate you taking the time to type out such a nice comment! It definitely goes a long way! I hope you enjoy the rest of the videos on my channel!

[@rachellehenson5568]

Fantastic video!! Really enjoyed it. Such amazing wild life sightings 💜

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks for watching! Really appreciate the comment.

[@wilmabooysen7148]

Beautiful video just loved the leopard those eyes surely is amazing and loved the wild dogs and lions everything was amazing cannot wait for the next video thank you so much for all the detail much appreciated.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks for watching and for the great comment! I appreciate the kind words! There are more videos to come!

[@swadventurer6624]

I enjoyed this video and all of the videos on your channel. Can I suggest that you do one video where you give the distance to your subjects. The big male lion walked right by so no question there but I am hoping to visit South Africa in the near future and am always looking for advice on camera gear. Just giving the distance in one episode would take away the bias of camera “brands/systems” and allow for each to make their own conclusion. Keep up the great work, you are appreciated.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for your kind words! I will take that idea into consideration! I really appreciate it!

[@saritamaclachlan3480]

Fantastic!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@harryp271]

Nice video and thanks again for some awesome footage. Can’t wait for the next one Richard.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Really appreciate you watching Harry! Thanks a lot!

[@brucebeath9548]

Brilliant footage. Thank you.👍

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so much for watching and thank you for the great comment Bruce!

[@Catharina992]

Good to see another one of your videos!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching!

[@shivek108]

Great video, Richard!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching, Shiv! Really appreciate it!

[@kevinchamberlain2195]

Awesome. Looking forward to my trip in May..

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot Kevin! Enjoy your trip!

[@barbaraburns1056]

Stunning capture.Planning my trip next year

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks for watching! You're going to have an amazing trip!

[@wasim_2602]

Great vid bud! I'm missing the Kruger a bit more now that I've moved to NZ!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Hey uncle Wasim I only realise now that it’s you after checking your Instagram bio 😂 Hope you are doing well brother, NZ sounds like a whole new adventure 🤝

[@wasim_2602]

@ haha thanks bruv! 😂 it’s been good so far 🙌🏼

[@alanuae]

Great video!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@mariadefatima6469]

Africa was my playground my teenage adventures my dreams 65 years ago will always have my heart even if i cant be there with my body !!!!!!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for the special comment!

[@edwildlife2896]

Amazing video Richard! Would you recommend camping at Malelane over camping at Berg en Dal? I've heard mixed reports about how much people actually enjoy the camp. Some say with the N4 and the sugarcane farms across the river, the camp lacks that 'bush-feel'. Would you agree? Does the location, size of the camp and chances of sightings make up for that?

[@RichardvanHaght]

Hey thanks for the comment! In general I do think the sightings are better when staying at Malelane Camp because you have access to the H3 before any other traffic. That is what made us choose to stay there. However you can hear the unnatural sounds coming from the town and it doesn’t feel like you are in the bush like it does at Berg en Dal. I have also found that if the area around Matjulu waterhole is providing good predator sightings then Berg en Dal can be just as good, if not better because less traffic heads in that direction.

[@edwildlife2896]

@@RichardvanHaght Thanks for the feedback Richard. I have always wanted to give Malelane a go but have never actually done it, simply because Berg en Dal with its walking trail along the fence and huge gardens has always seemed like the better, more 'bushy' choice. I get how odd that sounds given the size and capacity of the camp compared to Malelane. I have booked two nights at Berg en Dal for early Jan, but now I am strongly considering changing to Malelane just to give it a try. Thanks again for the epic video and feedback!

[@RichardvanHaght]

I definitely agree with you, the Rhino Trail along the fence line and birds in the camp at Berg en Dal are tough to beat, it's a special camp with a lot of character. I will be there in two weeks. Not much shade at Malelane and no pool so not easy in the warmer months if you're camping... Appreciate it! I hope that this info helps!

[@robisy2930]

Prachtige film 👍👍👍

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you so so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GavinFaulds]

Another superb video but we missing Shelly as your wingman..

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks a lot Gavin! She will be back soon!

[@blackmagic10000]

I've watched all of your KNP videos and they are spectacular. My fiancee and I are headed to South Africa early October 2025 for our honeymoon and have been researching KNP religiously for quite some time. Your videos have been really helpful in planning, but I would like to hear your thoughts on recommendation for lodging/routes. The plan is to spend ~5 days in the southern end of KNP inside the park each day at the rest camps like Skukuza and end off at Arathusa for 2 days in Sabi Sands further north. Any recommendations for how long to stay at each camp and which routes/gates to use would be very helpful!!

[@RichardvanHaght]

Send me an email on [e-mail] and I will assist with any questions.

[@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore]

Really enjoyed this video, Richard. Lovely leopard sightings. Malelane, is our favorite area in the park. What gear were you using here?

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching and for the great comment! I am using a canon Eos r and 100-400mm lens on a MotionMount door mount.

[@mikeyoung8868]

Hi Richard, fantastic video, looking at the part where the wild dogs are harassing the warthog I see there is a animal that is walking over the rocks in the back ground, is it a honey badger?

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for the comment Mike, when the dogs are in the riverbed there are two Helmeted Guineafowl moving at the top right of the screen. Is that what you are referring to?

[@PetroBouwer-m7p]

Thank Yoi Guys.🎉❤

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks for watching!

[@rosemaryowen1298]

Love your videos. Hate the music. Sound of bushveld would be better background noise.

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thanks for watching

[@jahlight5453]

Those cat walks ......

[@RichardvanHaght]

Thank you for watching! We were truly so lucky with the big cat sightings!

[@Ndlovukazi76]

Please be respectful and pronounce Ma-le-la-ne properly. It's not that difficult. Otherwise great content and videos every time 😊

[@RichardvanHaght]

Will do. Thank you for watching!

[@jazzyfizzle45]

MJEJANE MALE

[@RichardvanHaght]

Is it?

[@jazzyfizzle45]

yes! Two of them. The other brother has the same problem but his other eye. One left side, other right side