Sustain Wildlife and Birding Safaris

Sustain Wildlife and Birding Safaris EXPLORE YOUR WILDEST DREAMS
Sustain Safaris creates expert-led, responsible African wildlife journeys for travelers seeking more than a standard safari.

We specialize in rare mammals, exceptional birding, and iconic wilderness areas across Southern Africa Our mission is: to change people’s lives through passion-filled expeditions into untamed wilderness. We seek to create deep and lasting human connections with nature and the people who conserve it. Our goals are: to play a meaningful role in expanding or enhancing protected areas and biodiversity

; to operate sustainably and responsibly; to help establish viable biodiversity economies and tourism destinations; to promote environmental and cultural education; and to positively transform ecosystems and the communities around them. Our conservation fund: Sustain was created as a conservation-driven ecotourism company, with a business model focused on creating exceptional and great value safari experiences that give back. Hence, we started the to support 3 chosen conservation NGOs doing amazing work. Learn more about the Sustain Conservation Fund here.

29/05/2026

Eastern Rock Sengis (Elephant Shrews)
28 and 27 May 2026
Khoisan Karoo Conservancy and Marrick Safari, Northern Cape, South Africa

We have been enjoying these amazing little mammals on our 14-Day Rare Mammal Tour. When they run, one would have to think that they are one the fastest land mammals on the planet in terms of speed versus weight ratio.

Bat-eared Fox killing Common Mole-Rat25 May 2026Marrick Safari, Northern Cape, South AfricaWe watched this Bat-eared Fox...
26/05/2026

Bat-eared Fox killing Common Mole-Rat
25 May 2026
Marrick Safari, Northern Cape, South Africa

We watched this Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) make a rarely seen kill of what appeared to be a Common Mole-Rat (Cryptomys hottentotus) (could experts please clarify) on last night's game drive.

It spent some time biting and shaking it before jogging away with its substantial prize meal.

Witnessing this was even a first for Ben, Marrick's legendary spotter of many decades.

Temminck’s Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii)22 May 2026Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWe we...
24/05/2026

Temminck’s Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii)
22 May 2026
Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

We were privileged to encounter this very special mammal on our current rare mammal tour. What a moment.

What a success story in conservation for Zululand Conservation Trust. Well done to Louis and Ruby, the amazing cocker spaniel tracking dog, for locating the awesome Stevie.

18/05/2026

We enjoyed an extraordinary sighting and encounter this morning.
Do you recognize what’s going on here?
The imagery is a small piece of the story.

16/05/2026

It’s day 3 of 8 and our Canadian and USAmerican clients are loving their private Greater Kruger wildlife safari!

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) kill04 May 2026Thornybush Game Reserve, MpumalangaWe arrived to disc...
07/05/2026

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) kill
04 May 2026
Thornybush Game Reserve, Mpumalanga

We arrived to discover a Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill tossing about what appeared to be a musk shrew species, while being mobbed by others. But, it held on and put it down the hatch. It was a surprising and interesting sighting.

30/04/2026

We are presently on day 8 of a 13-day tour and have enjoyed some superb sightings, including species such as:

11 African Wild Dogs hunting, 6 Cheetah (including a coalition of 5 males), 2 Black Rhinos, 16 White Rhinos, Jameson's Red Rock Hare, 2 Bushpigs, 2 African Lions, Spotted Hyena, Eastern Rock Sengi (Elephant Shrew), Klipspringer, plenty African Elephant, hundreds of Cape Buffalo, Puff Adder, many more.

A highlight for our principle tour guide, Michael Wright, was his first Jameson's Red Rock Rabbit, which now adds to several prior sightings of Smith's and Hewitt's for him.

Lodges our tour visits include: Buffalo Ridge in Madikwe, The Riverine Lodge in Welgevonden, Greenfire Game Lodge in Balule, Tangala Safari Camp in Thornybush (both Greater Kruger), and Mdluli Safari Lodge in southern Kruger.

Here is a video of a gorgeous Cheetah female I spotted striding onto an open plain in Welgevonden one morning, with her eyes fixed firmly on a herd of Impala for breakfast.

27/04/2026

Video footage of a few species from our Rare Mammals and Birds of South Africa 14-Day Tour.

Species seen:
Southern Aardwolf, African Wild Cat, Eastern Rock Sengi (Elephant Shrew), Bat-eared Fox, Cape Fox, Black Rhinoceros, Blue Korhaans, Ground Woodpecker, Chacma Baboons, Southern Red Bishop.

Hope you enjoy the footage.

Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus)16 April 2026Karoo National Park, Western Cape, South Africa
19/04/2026

Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus)
16 April 2026
Karoo National Park, Western Cape, South Africa

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