Skip to main content
Southern & East African Tourism Update - Home Page
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Search

User Account Menu

  • Subscribe
  • Subscribe
  • News
  • Features
  • Columns
  • Useful Info
    • Useful Information
    • Business Travel
    • Children
    • Food
    • Hidden Gems
    • Job
    • Marketing
    • Visas
    • Webinars
  • Destinations
    • Destinations
    • Angola
    • Botswana
    • East Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Kenya
      • Rwanda
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Eswatini
    • Indian Ocean Islands
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Mayotte
      • Reunion
      • Seychelles
    • Lesotho
    • Mozambique
    • Namibia
    • South Africa
      • Garden Route
      • Gauteng
      • Kruger Park area
      • KwaZulu Natal
      • Western Cape
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
      • Victoria Falls
  • Interests
    • Interests
    • #LetsGrowTourism
    • #RevivalShowcase
    • Accommodation
    • Adventure and activities
    • Air services
    • Attractions
    • Comment of the week
    • Conservation
    • Culture and Heritage
    • Experiential travel
    • Luxury
    • Meetings and Incentives
    • People On The Move
    • Pic of the week
    • Safari
    • Tech
    • Wellness
  • Markets
    • Markets
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle East
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • Russia and East Europe
    • South America
    • United Kingdom
  • Jobs
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Features
    • Send Us News
    • Editorial Guidelines

Baboon cannonball!

2 Feb 2023
Comments | 0
  • Share to Facebook
  • Share to LinkedIn
  • Share to X
  • Share to E-mail
  • Print this page

You know it’s hot in the African bush when even the wildlife decide to take a dip.

This is exactly what happened at Thornybush’s Saseka Tented Camp in the Greater Kruger Park area, when a troop of baboons decided to take over the swimming pool.

One baboon even did a perfect cannonball!

Click here to watch the video on Instagram.

Sign up to our mailing list and get daily news headlines and weekly features directly to your inbox free.
  • Mozambique airlift grows amid LAM scrutiny

    6 Mar 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Hilton to open second Congo hotel

    7 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Kenya revives JKIA expansion plans

    7 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Legendary Expeditions launches new film

    7 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Zimbabwe VAT change puts pressure on 2026 bookings

    6 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • KZN festive season falls short of pre-COVID highs

    6 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • November arrivals just shy of pre-COVID

    6 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Marriott opens Camp’s Bay hotel

    6 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • New beachfront amusement park for Durban

    6 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • People on the move

    6 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • Industry cautions against blanket short-term rental rules

    5 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • JNB delays ripple across airline schedules

    5 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0
  • EDITION Hotels to debut in Africa

    5 Jan 2026
    Comments | 0

Pagination

Load More

Feature Click to view

Community March 2026

View PDF

Beach Tourism March 2026

View PDF

Poll

Have your clients expressed concerns about international travel due to current unrest and airspace closures in the Middle East?

Choices

Latest Columns

  • The supply-side blind spot in tourism recovery - Sisa Ntshona

  • Hotels are paying a hidden infrastructure tax - Anton Gillis

  • Why Africa is the new Japan - Julie Graham

  • Was Club Med the right story to sell South Africa at Davos? - Guy Stehlik

  • Trade shows: The video store convention in a Netflix era - Quinten Vivier

More

Featured Jobs

Luxury Safari Travel Consultant

Bellingham Safaris
Cape Town
6 Mar 2026

Junior - Invoice Processing Specialist

Amazing Africa
Centurion
5 Mar 2026

Travel Documents Specialist (German Market)

Amazing Africa
Centurion
5 Mar 2026

Intermediate Accounting Specialist

Amazing Africa
Centurion
5 Mar 2026
More

Footer

  • © Now Media
  • Privacy Policy
  • Tourism Update on Facebook
  • Tourism Update on Twitter
  • Tourism Update RSS
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Send Us News