They were first ‘officially’ discovered in 1938 (although local African elders have regaled tales of their existence for centuries) and this white gene pool is actually unique to the greater Timbavati and southern Kruger area (where &Beyond Ngala is situated). You may have heard of the world-renowned white lions of Timbavati. &Beyond Ngala is a 14 700 hectare (36 500 acre) Big Five private game reserve that shares unfenced borders with the Kruger National Park and Timbavati Game Reserve. And the breaking news is that, not one, but two (!) of these three free-roaming wild white lions can now be seen at &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve (Ngala, which, rather aptly, is the local Shangaan word for lion). Although there are many white lions sadly being bred in captivity, there are currently only three documented white lions in the world that are living freely in the wild.

Our guides are constantly asked how many white lions are left in the world. History (finally) repeats itselfīefore going into the details of our adventure, some Ngala history and some very important statistics are necessary. We had one very specific mission: to locate, photograph and film the two remarkably rare white lion cubs currently living on &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve in South Africa. Six of us, film crew included, clambered into an open safari vehicle well before dawn one wintry morning two weeks ago. Luxury African Safaris,South America & South Asia Tours|andBeyond Award-winning experts in luxury safaris and tours, in the iconic destinations of Africa, South America and South Asia īlink and you could very well, like us, (almost) miss it.

White lion cubs