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Monday 25 March 2013

On Safari with Dean Starting 18 March 2013

18 March 2013
Route: Numbi gate - Pretoriuskop for lunch - Napi - H3 - Quagga pan - Numbi gate.
 A very quiet day with only four sightings of rhino and three sightings of elephant experienced.
 19 March 2013
Today's route was Numbi onto Pretoriuskop Koppies were there were some male and female lions. After watching them for a while, we made our way onto napi road, getting more rhino and elephant, kudu and impala, we made our way down the h3 as we heard of lions lying 800 meters from the s112, however when we arrived they turned out to be one legend wonders as they were on there backs out for a count.
We went as far as quagga pan and turned back to skukuza were we went for a break. After the break, we drove the triangle up Tshokwane tar, over the high water bridge and back on elloff street, nothing was really seen just a martial eagle, some white back vultures and that was it. We made our way back to camp on napi road. After a good rest that was awfully hot, we went out on another game drive getting buffalo at Shithave dam and the lions again at Pretoriuskop koppies. Unfortunately could not get photos due to very high grass and me sitting to low. After this we made our way back to camp.
 20 March 2013
Route: Nkambeni - Numbi gate tar - Napi - H3 - Quagga pan - Napi – Skukuza - Camp

Animals seen were impala, kudu, rhino, buffalo, elephant and lions at Quagga pan. After a stop at Skukuza we went down to the low water bridge and got more buffalo and hippo. We took a drive back down the h3 and onto the s113 and the down the biyamiti loop and got two lionesses with four cubs. After this good sighting we made our way back to the s113 were we got some great saddle billed storks. We made our way back up the h3 and down Napi to camp as guests were going on there night drive.
21 March 2013
Route: Numbi gate tar – Napi - Napi boulders loop – Shithave - Numbi gate
After Breakfast we headed out, not much seen  just some elephants and buffalo as well as impala and kudu. We then headed to Numbi Gate as some guests were leaving and new guests were arriving.
Afternoon drive with new guests:
Route: Numbi gate – Napi - Skukuza for lunch
On route had sightings of rhino, buffalo, elephant, impala and kudu. After lunch at Skukuza we went back to Numbi gate on the Napi getting more rhino and elephant as well as a female leopard walking in the grass 500mtrs from Shithave dam junction after this we made our way back to the camp.
22 March 2013

Next morning it was the same route but also going down to transport dam were we found lions 50mtrs from the Napi road lying sleeping. Other sightings include rhino, Buffalo, elephant, impala, zebra, giraffe, kudu and two cheetahs.
Afternoon drive:

New guests arrived and we took a trip down Napi road to Shithave dam getting waterbuck and buffalo, then went back to Napi and down to Napi boulders loop getting impala and kudu, we then made our way in the direction of Numbi gate, getting elephant and rhino as well as more impala and kudu.
That’s all for now.....

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