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Some of Nhongo Safaris Fleet of Open Safari Vehicles

The photo shows some of our fleet of Open Safari Vehicles used while on safari in the Kruger National and Hwange National Parks. These ve...

Tuesday 29 April 2014

On Safari With Mark From 23 April 2014


23 April 2014

Route: Napi - Skukuza - Napi - H3 - Napi - Nkambeni

General animals seen: impala, waterbuck, zebra, warthog, kudu, common duiker, steenbok, klipspringer, giraffe, elephant and rhino

Highlights: early morning we found a large herd of buffalo still lying sleeping on the napi boulders. Great to see approximately 200 buffalo all together in the open.

On klipspringer koppies we found 3 lioness and 2 cubs right on top just sunning themselves and observing the traffic jam below created by all the cars on Napi.

After coffee we found 2 male lions approximately 15m from the road lying in the thicket eating a kudu that they must of just killed. Guests got great photos and we spent quite a while watching them protect it from the vultures that sat waiting for an opportunity to eat.  

On our return to camp, Karen gave me a call and let me know that the 2 leopard were at shitlhave dam. We found them and spent the last hour of the drive enjoying the interaction between the female and her cub.


After a long day we headed back into camp happy to see what we did today.

 

24 April 2014

Route: Albaseni - Doispan - Napi - Shabeni koppies - Nkambeni

General animals seen: Kudu, Impala, common duiker, zebra, waterbuck, chackma baboon, giraffe, hippos, Nile crocodile, warthog, rhino, elephant, buffalo and bluewildebeest.

Highlights: approximately 4kms from mestal dam on the Albaseni we came across a female leopard on the side of the road. Great to see such a beautiful cat so early in the morning. After a while she casually moved off into the bush and we lost visual of her. We waited around to see if she pop back out on the road, when all of a sudden out popes the Male leopard from our right. Guests got brilliant photos of him as he moved slowly in the same direction as the female.

On Napi just past transport dam entrance we found a massive Male Lion just lying sleeping approximately 20m from the road. Not much disturbed him as we were the only car for approximately 20min.

We returned to camp after another long day but hat a great day it was!

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