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Some of Nhongo Safaris Fleet of Open Safari Vehicles

The photo shows some of our fleet of Open Safari Vehicles used while on safari in the Kruger National and Hwange National Parks. These ve...

Sunday 25 July 2010

Kruger National Park Safari with Mr Ibrahim from the 25th - 27th June 2010

We Picked up Mr Ibrahim and friend in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.


Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 

Kruger National Park Safari with Eric Johnson and Evan , Thorsten Reushenbeck x 2 and Madhavalan x 4 from the 24th - 26th June 2010

We picked up guests in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. We Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open safari vehicles. The group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.

Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 



Kruger National Park Safari with Athina Kaufman x 4 from the 23rd - 25th June 2010

After picking up all our guests in Johannesburg, we made our way through the traffic and out of Johannesburg on route for Nelspruit and the Kruger National Park. After a good stop a long the way it was off again to Nelspruit. The group arrived in the park around 12h30 were we transferred them to Pretoriuskop camp, there home for the next 3 days. 

After checking in to there accommodation and meeting their guide Mark, it was time for having lunch after which it was off on the groups first game drive. Guests had good sightings of rhino, Elephant, buffalo and numerous plainsgame species during the drive. At 17h30 it was back to camp for relaxation, a good meal and all guests wanting to watch the match that was getting broadcast on television.

The following morning, it was up early to enjoy a cup of tea and coffee before departing on the game drive at 06h00. Guests had a good day aboard our open safari vehicles getting good sightings of most of the inhabitants of the park.

The evening was spent enjoying a well deserved meal in the camp restaurant and watching the soccer being broadcast on television before it was off to bed before another early start to the next day.

The following day took on the same itinerary as the previous one with some guests returning to camp at midday for there transfer back to Johannesburg in order for there journey to continue and for them to go to some of the games that they had tickets for.

The feedback from the guests while on safari with us, was that they had a wonderful time, saw a lot of animals and also enjoyed there accommodation and meals in the restaurant.
All of the guests said that they would like to return for a longer safari and also to be able to see more of the park especially the northern sector of the park.

We at Nhongo Safaris would like to see you all return to us someday on another safari and an opportunity to show them more of the Kruger National Park.

 

Kruger National Park Safari with Marcio and Jose Ferreria, Ryan Mashina and Smiths x 4 as well as Vaurn x 3 from the 21st - 23rd June 2010

Picked up the group in Johannesburg and made our way via Nelspruit onto the Kruger National Park. The guests entered through the Numbi Gate and made there way down to the camp of Pretoriuskop were they would be staying for the duration of there safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open safari vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.


Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 



Wednesday 21 July 2010

Kruger National Park Safari with Jerry wong and Partner from the 20th - 22nd June 2010

Picked up Jerry Wong and friend in Johannesburg and made our way via Nelspruit onto the Kruger National Park. The guests entered through the Numbi Gate and made there way down to the camp of Pretoriuskop were they would be staying for the duration of there safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open safari vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.


Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 

Kruger National Park Safari with Dean Anderson and Partner and Richway Party x 8 from the 18th - 20 th June 2010

We picked up Dean Anderson and Partner as our first pickup and then went onto pickup the Richway party before leaving Johannesburg on route to Nelspruit and then onto the Kruger National Park entering at the Numbi Gate.

After making our way to the camp of Pretoriuskop were we would change over from our closed vehicle to one of our open safari vehicles for an afternoon game drive to the camp of skukuza were the group would be staying. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all and we got into camp at about 17h00. After a good dinner enjoyed in the camp restaurant, it was off to bed for a good nights sleep before getting up early in the morning for some more game viewing.

After a good nights sleep, it was time to enjoy a cup of tea and coffee, before leaving on an early morning game drive. After packing all of the bags that were going on ahead to the camp of Pretoriuskop were the group was going to overnight for the second night. We left camp just after 06h00 and took a drive further north to find some of the inhabitants of the park. We stopped of at the Nkulu picnic spot for breakfast before carrying on with our game drives throughout the day. We arrived back at the camp of Pretoriuskop at about 15h30, just in time for the group to have a well deserved break before going out on the South African National Parks board night drive that leaves the camp at 17h00 and returns at about 20h30.

The group had a good time while out on the night drive, with lots that was seen while out there. Upon returning everybody enjoyed a good meal at the camps restaurant before going straight to watch the match of the night on the big screen television that had been set up outside the restaurant to watch.

The following morning, it was up early again in order to enjoy tea and coffee before departing on there final game drive. A large amount of animals were seen while on the game drive after which the group returned to enjoy breakfast and then it was back on the road to Johannesburg in order to return in time for the group to go through to one of the group matches.

The feedback from the group was that they really enjoyed themselves, saw loads of animals and would love to return in order to do another safari in a different area of the park.
The group arrived back in Johannesburg at about 16h30 and were dropped of at there guest house in Kempton Park, not far from the airport.

Kruger National Park Safari with Mr Rasool from the 17th - 20th June 2010

We Picked up guests in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.

Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 



Kruger National Park Safari with Rene Visser, C.B Jonker, Ann Jewski, Christiaan Theissen, Sanjev and Sandeep Padeam from the 15th - 17th June 2010

We Picked up guests in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.

Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 



Kruger National Park Safari with Louis x 2, Suzette Laboy x 2, Petion Rivera x 2, Lila Zabihollah x 4 from the 14th - 17th June 2010

We Picked up everybody friend in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open safari vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.


Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park.


Wednesday 14 July 2010

Kruger National Park Safari with Kirsten Nielsen and Russel Downing from the 15th - 17th June 2010

We picked up guests in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. We Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open safari vehicles. The group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.

Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park.  


Friday 9 July 2010

Kruger National Park Safari with Channelle Burt x 2, Jorge x 2, Rus Gameson x 4, Evan Lew x 2 from the 13th - 15th June 2010

Today was a morning of Chaos, we had multiple pickup addresses and an awful amount of traffic to get through. After picking up all of our clients, we made our way through the traffic and out of Johannesburg on route for Nelspruit and the Kruger National Park. After a good stop along the way it was off again to Nelspruit. The group arrived in the park around 12h30 were we transferred them to Pretoriuskop camp, there home for the next 3 days. 

After checking in to there accommodation and meeting their guides Dean, Mark and Elcana and having a break for lunch, it was off on the groups first game drive. Guests had good sightings of rhino, Elephant, buffalo and numerous plainsgame species during the drive. At 17h30 it was back to camp for relaxation, a good meal and all guests wanting to watch the match that was getting broadcast on television.

The following morning, it was up early to enjoy a cup of tea and coffee before departing on the game drive at 06h00. Guests had a good day aboard our open safari vehicles getting good sightings of most of the inhabitants of the park.

The evening was spent enjoying a well deserved meal in the camp restaurant and watching the soccer being broadcast on television before it was off to bed before another early start to the next day.

The following day took on the same itinerary as the previous one with some guests returning to camp at midday for there transfer back to Johannesburg in order for there journey to continue and for them to go to some of the games that they had tickets for.

The feedback from the guests while on safari with us, was that they had a wonderful time, saw a lot of animals and also enjoyed there accommodation and meals in the restaurant.
All of the guests said that they would like to return foe a longer safari and also to be able to see more of the park especially the northern sector of the park.

We at Nhongo Safaris would like to see you all return to us someday on another safari 

Kruger National Park Safari with Arthur Guellermo and Partner from the 12th - 14th June 2010

We Picked up Authur and friend in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.


Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park.


Wednesday 7 July 2010

Kruger National Park Safari with John Abdelnour from the 11th - 13th June 2010

We Picked up John in Johannesburg and transferred them to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. Entered through the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where he met Mark who was going to be there guide for the duration of the safari.

After checking in to the accommodation, it was time to have a short break in order to enjoy lunch before departing on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive was enjoyed by all with good sightings of Rhino, Elephant and buffalo as well as a large number of plainsgame species.

It was an early start, after enjoying tea and coffee it was out of the camp on the days game drive. The game drive took them to the camp of Skukuza as well as Lower Sabie. After a wonderful day spend aboard our open vehicles, the group was happy to get back to camp for a well deserved rest and some good dinner in the restaurant.

The following morning, it was out early after enjoying some tea and coffee. The group enjoyed there last game drive, and after enjoying breakfast, made there way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop in order to meet there shuttle back to Johannesburg.


Guests had a wonderful time while on safari, with all enjoying the accommodation, food in the restaurant and above all the game viewing aboard our open safari vehicles. All said that they would be returning for another visit to the Kruger National Park. 

Monday 5 July 2010

Kruger National Park Safari with Jose Aldo and friends from the 9th - 10th June 2010

After having our first taste of finding the new accommodation used by clients for the world cup, we were on our way to the Kruger National Park. We traveled via Nelspruit and entered through the Numbi Gate. We made our way down to the camp of Pretoriuskop were guests were checked into there accommodation and given a chance to enjoy some lunch prior to leaving on an afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive delivered good sightings of rhino, elephant and general game. Guests returned to camp to enjoy a good evening meal and an early night as it was up early in the morning for there next game drive to find lions and leopard.

Guests enjoyed coffee and tea prior to leaving the camp on the mornings drive. While on the drive, guests enjoyed good sightings of plainsgame, rhino buffalo, elephant and numerous other species found in the park. Breakfast was enjoyed at the camp of skukuza and then it was off on another game drive en route to get there shuttle back to Johannesburg as this was only a 1 night safari.

Feedback from the guests was that they really enjoyed themselves and would love to return in order to spend more time on a safari with us in the Kruger National Park. 

Sunday 4 July 2010

Kruger Park Safari with Michel Bricot and Partner 8th - 9th June 2010

With only 2 days to the start of the 2010 FIFA world Cup, Michel Bricket and partner were picked up for a 1 night safari to the Kruger National Park. We picked up for the safari in Johannesburg, and made our way to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit. We met Mark who was going to be the guide in Nelspruit were they changed into one of our open safari vehicles for the last leg of there journey to the Kruger Park.

Clients entered the park through the Numbi Gate and made there way on a game drive to Skukuza were they were going to overnight.

While on there safari, clients got to see good sightings of Lion, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino as well as large numbers of the plainsgame species.

Michel and partner said that they really enjoyed there safari and would be returning in the future to enjoy a longer safari and also see more of the Kruger National Park.

Kruger Park Safari with Adel Van Der Linde and Partner from the 1st - 4th June 2010

Adel and Partner were picked up in Johannesburg and transferred to the Kruger National Park via Nelspruit, on route there was still a lot of preparations going ahead for the up coming 2010 world cup that would start on the 11th of June and go through to the 11th July 2010. After drop off at the Kruger National Park with there guide Mark, they were off to the camp for a short rest, before departing on a game drive in the afternoon. 

While on safari, good sightings were experienced and Adel and partner got to see elephant, buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard. 

Adel and Partner were able to have a wonderful safari and feedback from the clients was that they really enjoyed themselves with us and would be recommending us to friends and family wanting to visit South Africa in the future