The story of an English family who moves to the South African bush to set up and run a game reserve.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Stephen Tompkinson , Deon Stewardson , Nomsa Xaba , Thapelo Mokoena , Lucy-Jo Hudson , Hayley Mills , Dawn Steele , Luke Ward-Wilkinson , Olivia Scott-Taylor , Mary-Anne Barlow , Martinus Van Der Berg , Amanda Holden , Rafaella Hutchinson , Atandwa Kani , Megan Martell , Naima McLean , Tarryn Faye Brummage , Cal MacAninch
The Trevanions are struggling to make ends meet, so Sarah takes on the job of providing a wedding reception. But hungry lions are making life difficult. Meanwhile Danny is slowly building on his veterinary work, often not charging the poor to do so. Danny considers approaching his neighbour Tate for some prey to keep the lions at bay, but is reluctant to do as so as he suspects that Tate is allowing hunting illegally. Later Du Plessis hears that Tate has been seriously injured whilst doing so and insists that Danny, as the nearest medically trained person, go to treat him. In the meantime Sarah is having real problems with the reception planning, an elephant demolishes the marquee, and the reception flowers get eaten. Nomsa however calls in some of her friends who rally round to help out, and in the end the reception is a real success, only marred for the Trevanions by the news that Tate died in the air ambulance on his way to hospital.
It's the grand-reopening of Mara and a British charity is using the event to release a cape vulture back into the wild. But when Fatani forces Danny to compromise his principles the vulture sustains a serious injury. Rosie helps an elderly couple re-ignite their marriage and Nomsa's daughter Thandi, becomes Evan and Olivia's new teacher.
Du Plessis must confront a few ghosts from his past when a young man arrives at Leopard's Den claiming to be his son.
Leopard's Den is under annual inspection, and Danny's efforts to pass are thwarted when he discovers their water hole drained.
Danny has to make some difficult choices when his old mentor arrives at Leopard's Den.
It's chaos at Leopard's Den when Sarah's mum makes an unexpected visit. With Hayley Mills.
Sarah and Danny's marriage is tested when Sarah's ex husband Simon comes to Leopard's Den to get married. But when Danny has a near fatal accident, they realise the value of what they've got. Rosie takes a ranger's job at Mara and a giraffe has trouble settling in with its parents.
Caroline finds romance when a plane carrying a secret cargo crash-lands at Leopard's Den.
It's Du Plessis' 60th birthday. But he's been diagnosed with Angina and doesn't feel like celebrating. A concerned Danny tries to keep Du Plessis active by involving him in his lion breeding programme. But an attempt to inseminate a lioness ends in tragedy when Du Plessis and Danny are mauled by a lion.
As Du Plessis fights for his life, Sarah realizes Danny is suffering from PTSD.