14 October 2013
Route: Numbi tar - Shabeni koppies - Albaseni - Nkambeni Tented Camp
2 large herds of buffalo (1 on the Numbi tar and other approaching mestal dam).
The Hyena den is still active with all four youngsters out playing around the entrance to the den.
General animals spotted:
Impala, waterbuck, common duiker, kudu and hippo's.
15 October 2013
Route: Nkambeni - Napi - Skakuza - Napi - Nkambeni
General animals seen:
kudu, waterbuck, warthog, common duiker, steenbok, klipspringer, zebra, hippos and vervet monkeys.
Large herds of buffalo's grazing on short grass in burn area at mestal dam.
Small herd of elephant near the buffalo. Matriarch wasn't happy with their presence around her young so performed a mock charge. Great sighting for guests and they could get great photos.
Further to this the day has been quiet with no cats spotted yet.
16 October 2013
Route Nkambeni - Napi - H3 - Napi - Albaseni - Doispan - Napi - Nkambeni
General animals seen:
giraffe, zebra, warthog, impala, chackma baboons, waterbuck, kudu, rhino and hippos
Great herd of sable just before Voortrekker link on the napi
4 hyena at the den on Numbi tar
Only elephant bulls seen on drives today.
Fantastic herds of buffalo on camp road and Numbi tar and napi. Largest herd seen was
approximately 300
Got a call for a female lions and cubs on alpha loop. She was lying in the dry riverbed enjoying the shade with her 4 cubs
On our return to camp we had a male leopard walking parallel with napi just before the flat rocks
17 October 2013
Route: Napi - H3 - S112 - S114 - Napi - Nkambeni
General animals seen:
kudu, warthog, zebra, impala, giraffe, hippos, crocodile, buffalo, elephant and waterbuck
Male leopard just past boulders exit. Walked parallel with the road and then turned off back into the bush.
4 lioness and 1 male seen eating an impala 300m before the S114 on the napi.
Females got up and walked towards deloport dam.
After lunch we found the same pride of lions lying at the dam.
On our return to camp we found a young male leopard lying in a Marola tree just before the S65.
No herds of elephant found today, will look for them tomorrow.
18 October 2013
Route: Albaseni - Shabeni - Fiaya loop - Albaseni - Doispan - River link - River road - Kruger gate road - Napi - Nkambeni
General sightings:
warthog, rheed buck, common duiker, impala, kudu, hippos, chackma baboons, waterbuck, elephant, rhino and zebra
Still large herds of buffalo on Numbi tar. They not moving around because of the new grass growth.
No large herds of elephant only the individual bulls along napi
3 lioness and 1 male lion walked off the rocks and headed towards river road, approximately 2km from Kruger gate. We lost visual as they entered the reeds between road and river.
Not fantastic sightings today due to weather being cold and raining.
We try for a leopard for new guests tomorrow morning before they leave for JHB.
Verity and Dean Cherry had an African dream in 1999 and started Nhongo Safaris® to eliminate the logistical challenges of international visitors on safari. We provide a once in a lifetime experience for wildlife enthusiast that demand quality overnight safaris in South Africa and most particularly the Kruger National Park. We want to enrich our visitors’ experience by providing Luxury Safari Packages or African Safari Holidays and maintain our position as leader in Kruger Park Safaris.
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