On Safari With Curtis From 17 January 2014

17 January 2014

After picking up guests at the Sasol garage we made my way down to Numbi gate, arriving at approximately 12.45pm. I passed two guests onto Mark and after getting my permit sorted I started my first Nhongo safari with my two guests. We drove along Numbi tar and at about 3km came across a small group of Elephants, 2 females, 1 baby and a large male. We watched the herd for around 15 minutes with the male Elephant crossing the road in front of us to get to the females. The females then subsequently crossed to the other side, just behind us, and the male followed. Soon after, they all disappeared into the grass.

We carried on, coming across Zebra and Wildebeest  from a distance and close sightings of a Warthog family, Impalas and a group of Giraffe as well as 2 other good sightings of Elephant. We also had a good, but quick sighting of a Boomslang (tree snake) crossing the road.

600m past Mtshavu bridge, on doispane road where we came upon a courting pair of lions. To start the pair of Lions were hiding in the shade of some bushes, then after about five minutes the female got up quickly followed by the male and then mated right next to my open vehicle.  An amazing sighting for myself and my guests.

Arrived at Skukuza around 17:30 and got the guests settled into their accommodation before having dinner at the Selati restaurant at 19:30.

18 January 2014

Leaving Skukuza at 05:00am we crossed low level bridge and sand river heading along Tshokwane tar seeing Kudu and Impala, Common Duiker and a solitary female Lion which walked just past our vehicle, after following the lion for around 5 minutes we carried on down the road where we saw plenty more Kudu and Impala, At Leeupan we had sightings of 3 Dagga boys (buffalo Bulls) lying close to the water, numerous waterbirds and a large troupe of Baboons.

After breakfast at Tshokwane picnic spot, with Vervet monkeys all around, we carried on down the H10 spotting  Ostrich and Wildebeest at the Nkumbe Viewpoint, and  more Lion and Buffalo and lots of Elephant, Kudu and Impala and rhino. 

As we turned onto the H4-1, heading back to Skukuza we stopped at the Sunset dam to spot numerous Hippos and Birds, further along the road we spotted Buffalo, lots of Elephants in the river bed, Baboons, Giraffe, Impala and Bushbuck.

We arrived back at Skukuza around 13:30 and will be going out again at 16:00 hours to try and find the Leopard, before dinner at Selati restaurant and then the guests went on their night drive.

19 January 2014

Getting up early we left Skukuza at 05:00 hours heading down Napi towards Petoriuskop for breakfast. Along the way we spotted a leopard walking along the road as well as Hyena, Impala, Rhino, Elephant and Waterbuck.

After breakfast we headed down to Numbi gate to leave Kruger National Park and headed to White River to Lowveld Link where my guests transferred onto their shuttle to go to Johannesburg to continue their South African adventure.

Keep watching for more!!