13 June 2014
After meeting my guests in Nelspruit we headed down to Nkambeni tented
safari camp and checked in before we went for a afternoon drive. We headed
along coming across many impala, kudu, buffalo, giraffe and white rhino as well
as hippos and waterbuck at mestel dam as well as having a brief glimpse of
a family of steenbok before they scattered into the bush. We then took a drive
around Faye loop where we found more kudu, vervet monkey and a family of dwarf
mongoose.
14 June
2014
This morning was a late start as last night my guests being big
football fans stayed up late to watch the Netherlands - Spain world cup match.
Immediately we found a large male elephant and then a small herd of fiveelephants on Numbi tar. We headed down Napi which was fairly quiet until we saw
a leopard cross our path, we watched as he moved into the bush and hung around
a bit until he decided where he wanted to go and disappeared from view. We
carried on and found a nice sighting of zebra before finding a young hyena cub
lying outside his den, we were then told about a herd of elephants just down
the road and made our way there. They were standing right next to the road and
wanted to cross but due to the large number of cars blocking their path they
didn't. We waited patiently and as the cars all moved on one of the larger
females decided to cross the road, this was the signal for the rest of the herd
to cross over and we were treated to a wonderful sighting as about 25 elephants
crossed in front and behind us. We turned back around and headed to PK for a
short break before heading down Shabeni and Albasini where we
found vervets, impala, zebra and a very nervous common duiker. On
Doispane we came across a pair of mating lions. Hidden in the bush while they
were resting we waited and finally the male stood up and went to the female.
Unfortunately it was time to leave Kruger and head to KMIA where my
guests are catching a flight to head over to Brazil and follow their team
Australia. Thank you for your company the last couple of days and fingers
crossed for your team.
Mabula Lodge is set in one of South Africa’s finest private game reserves. Only two hours North of Johannesburg, this 12000 hectare game reserve is home to an abundance of animal and bird life, including the ‘Big-5′. Exclusive luxury accommodation is provided in our 47 rooms including 3 suites that offer guests every comfort of home in a scenic natural setting.The rates for Mabula is very competitive in what it all has to offer for a four star property.There needn’t be a dull moment from Spa treatments to game drives, and the list go on if you don’t mind travelling a few kilometres for the other activities.
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