11 March 2014
We left early and headed for shabeni loop hoping to find the
Leopards we saw last night and we were in luck as we found mum and cub sitting
together on the rock. We carried on around the rock and found Baboons,
Klipspringer and Cape Buffalo. We headed down Napi and found Impala, Kudu and Elephant.
We then came across a pack of Wild dog, we saw two at first and then another
three got up and moved around. After leaving the Wild dogs we carried on down Napi
and found , at Delaporte, a traffic jam, the result of apparently Lions having
made a kill. There was no way we were going to see the Lions with so many cars
around so I decided to go to Skukuza for a coffee break and then try again on
the way back.
After the break we headed back to the Lion sighting and although there were a lot of cars not as many as before, We sat in the jam and saw a Male lion heading up the road, as all the cars moved forward we positioned ourselves up on the bridge and waited. Suddenly the Lion moved into the opening and crossed over the river, if that wasn't good enough he started to walk closely towards the cars and we had a great view of him. Then three more Male Lions appeared into the open and crossed the river, a great sighting which we were in prime position to watch. On the other side of the bridge lay the remains of a Kudu bull with plenty of very full Vultures. We moved on, giving others a chance to see, and stopped briefly again at the Wild dogs before continuing back down Napi. We made a detour to visit Transport dam and found the hippos in the water and then one of the guests spotted the Crocodile sitting at the waters edge. Back up on the road we stopped at a known Hyena den and found a couple of Hyenas just sitting outside. Further along we saw more rhino, more Impala as well as Vervet monkeys, Dwarf Mongoose and a Tree squirrel running down the road when we had stopped to look at a Yellow-billed Hornbill. Just before we got to Numbi gate I decided to take another look on Shabeni for the Leopards and they were still lying on the rock, then suddenly one of the guests said he saw something up higher in the rocks, we all looked to find a third Leopard sat at the entrance of a small cave. It turned out mum and cub was mum and two cubs. After leaving we even had time for a quick look a couple of Dung beetles rolling their balls home before we headed to Numbi gate.
The time had come for some of my guests to leave Kruger and carry on with their travels. Thank you to all of you for your company and I'm sure you enjoyed the amazing sightings we had over the last few days as much as I did.
My last remaining guests are on a sundowner drive tonight, more details about that tomorrow.
After the break we headed back to the Lion sighting and although there were a lot of cars not as many as before, We sat in the jam and saw a Male lion heading up the road, as all the cars moved forward we positioned ourselves up on the bridge and waited. Suddenly the Lion moved into the opening and crossed over the river, if that wasn't good enough he started to walk closely towards the cars and we had a great view of him. Then three more Male Lions appeared into the open and crossed the river, a great sighting which we were in prime position to watch. On the other side of the bridge lay the remains of a Kudu bull with plenty of very full Vultures. We moved on, giving others a chance to see, and stopped briefly again at the Wild dogs before continuing back down Napi. We made a detour to visit Transport dam and found the hippos in the water and then one of the guests spotted the Crocodile sitting at the waters edge. Back up on the road we stopped at a known Hyena den and found a couple of Hyenas just sitting outside. Further along we saw more rhino, more Impala as well as Vervet monkeys, Dwarf Mongoose and a Tree squirrel running down the road when we had stopped to look at a Yellow-billed Hornbill. Just before we got to Numbi gate I decided to take another look on Shabeni for the Leopards and they were still lying on the rock, then suddenly one of the guests said he saw something up higher in the rocks, we all looked to find a third Leopard sat at the entrance of a small cave. It turned out mum and cub was mum and two cubs. After leaving we even had time for a quick look a couple of Dung beetles rolling their balls home before we headed to Numbi gate.
The time had come for some of my guests to leave Kruger and carry on with their travels. Thank you to all of you for your company and I'm sure you enjoyed the amazing sightings we had over the last few days as much as I did.
My last remaining guests are on a sundowner drive tonight, more details about that tomorrow.
12 March
2014
Last night the guests had a very pleasant sundowner drive, with the
sun shining they saw a beautiful sunset made even better with a glass or
two of Amarula. They even got another look at the Leopards which have been
hanging around Shabeni Loop as well as Rhino, Impala and Kudu.
The final day for the remaining guests of this tour and after several early starts and a couple of very long days they decided to have a sleep in today rather than go out on a final morning drive. I then drove them to Nelspruit for them to be transfered to Johannesburg. It has been a wonderful pleasure having Patricia, Stephane, Carl and Valentine on this tour, their enthusiasm for everything they saw made the time we spent together a delight and I am sure they will be back on safari one day.
The final day for the remaining guests of this tour and after several early starts and a couple of very long days they decided to have a sleep in today rather than go out on a final morning drive. I then drove them to Nelspruit for them to be transfered to Johannesburg. It has been a wonderful pleasure having Patricia, Stephane, Carl and Valentine on this tour, their enthusiasm for everything they saw made the time we spent together a delight and I am sure they will be back on safari one day.
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