News & Updates

Most of us at some point in our lives have had to deal with unexpected guests, Uncle George, and Aunt Mavis. just pop -in and saying “Hi, hope we are not intruding” and then you are “forced” to be hospitable and...

The past few months has seen the arrival of numerous new arrivals to the Rietspruit Game Reserve. The arrival of baby giraffe and baby eland all drew the obligatory “aah cute”  Black- Backed jackals were re- introduced...

Leadwood Development Company hosted a lavish bush banquet  at Leadwood Dam on the 1 May 2021  to welcome the elephants onto the Rietspruit Game Reserve. The party was attended by all home owners on Leadwood Big Estate...

On the 29 April 2021 the Rietspruit Game Reserve, which includes Leadwood Big Game Estate near Hoedspruit, welcomed a small herd of Elephants from Phinda Game Reserve. The herd comprising  3 adult cows a younger cow...

Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda is often said to have the world's only tree climbing lions. The same is said about Manyara National Park in Tanzania. Not quite true.  On the Rietspruit Game Reserve, our...

Without doubt one of the most magnificent trees of the southern African bush The Leadwood (Combretum imberbe) is by far the largest and the tallest of all combretum species. Described by poets, writers, safari experts...