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Lala Limpopo Sleep-Out Hide

This intimate, state-of-the-art hide allows you to sleep in the heart of the bush while staying poised for extraordinary nighttime photography. With its innovative lighting setup and ground-level perspective, the Lala Limpopo Hide provides a rare chance to capture nocturnal species in their element. 

Matebole Underground Hide

Step into a world of intimate wildlife photography at the Matebole Underground Hide. This unique hide places you at ground level, offering unparalleled views of elephants, antelope, and predators as they drink.

Photo Vehicle 

Designed specifically for wildlife photographers, the Photo Vehicle Experience brings you up close and personal with the wonders of the African bush. 

Award Winning Images 

Introducing our exclusive Award-Winning Image Gallery from Mashatu Game Reserve, a celebration of the breathtaking wildlife photography captured on our dedicated photo vehicle and in the iconic hides.

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ESSENCE OF ELEPHANTS

Wildlife photographer of the year 2013, Grand Winner

Since first picking up a camera, Greg has photographed African elephants. ‘I’ve always wanted to capture their special energy and their state of consciousness,’ he says.

The shot was taken at the underground hide at Mashatu Game Rerserve in Botswana’s. Greg used a slow shutter speed to create the atmosphere and ‘to depict these gentle giants in an almost ghostly way.’ He used a tilted wide-angle lens to catch the size of any elephant entering the foreground, and a narrow aperture to create depth of field so that elephants in the background would also be in focus.

To emphasise their mystery, he attached a polarising filter and set his white balance to a cool temperature. The lucky final touch was the baby elephant, which raced by so close. The slow shutter speed conveyed the motion, and a burst of flash at the end of the exposure froze the fleeting detail.

RECOGNITION