The opspoor blog
Field notes from South Africa’s parks
Self-drive guides, park spotlights and what the sighting data shows, for your next trip to Kruger, Pilanesberg and beyond.
Jagluiperds in die Kruger: Waar en Wanneer om Hulle te Sien
Jagluiperds is skaars in die Kruger. Leer hoe om hulle van luiperds te onderskei, waar hulle rondhang, en wanneer jy die beste kans het om een te sien.
Find a Guide Who Actually Knows the Park, Right Inside opspoor
opspoor now has a built-in directory of approved, park-based guides, with real profiles, real ratings, rates up front. Browse, request a booking, and go.
Plan Your Whole Trip Before You Get to the Gate
opspoor's new Trip Itinerary builder lays out your visit day by day, routed on real park roads, or builds a driving loop for you automatically. A Premium feature, available now.
What Was That? opspoor's AI Can Tell You From One Photo
opspoor now identifies wildlife from a single photo, entirely on your phone, no signal required. Here's how it works and why it runs on-device instead of in the cloud.
How to Spot African Wild Dogs on Safari (Kruger Tips)
African wild dogs are one of the rarest sightings on safari. How to recognize them, how packs hunt, why the winter denning season is your best chance, the signs a pack is near, and where to look in Kruger.
How to Spot a Leopard on Safari (Kruger Tips)
Look up, not ahead: leopards rest in big trees along rivers. Drive at 15 to 25 km/h, follow impala and baboon alarm calls, and time your drive for dawn.
Luiperd: Spoor, Habitat en Gedrag
Hoe lyk 'n luiperd se spoor, waar vind jy hulle in die Kruger, en hoe verskil hulle van 'n jagluiperd? 'n Volledige gids vir jou volgende game drive.
No Signal in Kruger? Here's How to Never Miss a Wildlife Sighting Again
Most of Kruger has no cell signal. Here's what that actually means for your safari, and how to keep logging and seeing sightings anyway.
Self-Drive Game Viewing 101: What to Actually Look For
A new lens won't find the animals for you. Here's the beginner-friendly field skill self-drive visitors skip: reading the bush, not just the road.
Best Time to See Elephants, Lions & Leopards in Pilanesberg: What Real Sightings Show So Far
When to see elephants, lions and leopards in Pilanesberg: the best season, time of day and places to wait for each, backed by real sightings logged by opspoor users in the park.
You Bought a New Lens. Here's How to Actually Find Something to Shoot.
A new telephoto lens doesn't fix the real problem beginner wildlife photographers have: not knowing where the animals are. Here's how to stop driving around hoping and start shooting.
How opspoor's Sighting Data Actually Works
Every stat on opspoor comes from real wildlife sightings. Here's exactly how a sighting is logged, checked, confirmed by other trackers and reviewers, protected, and turned into a "best time to see" figure.
Want to know what's been seen in the parks this week? opspoor puts recent, community-confirmed sightings on a map you can use on your next drive.