Blood Safari: Photo gallery
Bushveld bonanza
- Mail & Guardian"[Blood Safari] touches on issues such as land claims, unchecked development of luxury estates, conflict between Western and African values, “development” versus the environment. And, as with the best of Meyer’s novels, the significant historic event."
The photographs:
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Vulture CultureABOVE: The author with the White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) at the Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre. He is trying to hold on to the meat (just like Emma in the book), but the vulture is much too strong.
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Loxton LairThe house where Lemmer lives. Of course, it does not actually belong to Lemmer, but the history and lay-out of the house in the book is accurate. Incidently, the current owner is renovating it as well.. |
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Gateway to Kruger ParkThe front entrance of the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, where Lemmer and Emma arrive - and where Lemmer has to get a new rental car, and a map of the area. |
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Arrive AliveABOVE: The runway at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, a short distance from Nelspruit in the Loweveld, the region of the Kruger Park, bordering on Mozambique
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MariepskopMariepskop is the peak far right. Lemmer had to ride up to the conservation station, and then walk down the ancient paths to surprise his attackers. |
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Bush LuxuryThe private game reserve where Emma and Lemmer stay, is based on the Rattray’s camp at the world-famous MalaMala. This is the main camp building, where reception and the restaurant is. |
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Dinner for twoThe restaurant where Emma and Lemmer get to talk about wine. |
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At home in the bushThe bungalow in which Lemmer and Emma stay during her search in the Lowveld for her missing brother. |
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Snake in a bedroomYes, this is where Emma sleeps - and Lemmer has to confront a very unfriendly black mamba. |
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Kruger LandscapeWhen Kobie de Villiers was first deployed as part of the Kruger National Park anti-poaching measures, he patrolled this area, in the north of the reserve. |
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Bushveld BeautyABOVE: Typical Low Veld flora. This photograph was taken at dusk in the Manyeleti Game Reserve, where some of the poaching takes place in 'Blood Safari'.
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