On Safari With Mark

25 May 2013

Route: Albaseni - Shabeni - Albaseni - Doispan - Albaseni - Back into camp

Sightings for the afternoon

Impala, kudu, Reedbuck, warthog, giraffe, zebra, A herd of elephant right on the road approx 2km down the doispan road from albaseni junction. Further to this we found a large herd(250) buffalo approx 3km down doispan.

We just missed a leopard cross over doispan approx 4kms down

26 May 2013

Route: Napi - Doispan - Albaseni - Nkambeni camp

Animal sightings:

Although very hot in the first part of the afternoon drive we managed to get good sightings of Kudu, steenbuck, impala, zebra,warthog, blue wildebeest, giraffe, diukers. A great sighting of rhino's resting in the heat of the day (female with her calf). Further to this we had some good sightings of elephant bulls splashing themselves with mud at a natural waterhole on Napi Boulders, and later on down the road more of them. On doispan we got mating giraffe with many different sighting of general game. Approx 1km from the numbi gate we found a young leopard that just lay in a drainage line and watched us. Don't know where mom is but will go have a look tomorrow morning.

27 May 2013

Route: Albaseni - Shabeni - Voortrekker - Napi - H3 - S113 - H3 - Napi -Doispan - Albaseni - Nkambeni

Animals seen:

Once again general animal sightings were good today despite the slight change in weather (cooler). Giraffe, Kudu, zebra, impala, waterbuck, blue wildebeest, warthog, steenbok, diukers, reedbuck. We got a busy honey badger on albaseni and sat and watched the little guy with his daily search for food. A fantastic breeding herd of elephant near pretoriuskop entrance. Great photo opportunity. On the S113 we got a pride of 11 lions (7 female and 4 cubs). Apparently the 2 males just moved off into the thickets as we arrived. 4 buffalo bulls next to the road just before doispan junction. Distant visuals of rhino throughout the day. Tried to find the female leopard and cub on albaseni, with no luck.

Keep watching for more!!