On Safari With Mark From 15 July 2014

15 July 2014

Route: Napi - Transport - Napi - Shabeni loop - Fiaya loop - Nkambeni

General animals seen: impala, kudu, warthog, giraffe, waterbuck, steenbok, common duiker, klipspringer, crocodile and hippos

Highlights: On leaving camp we came across 5 buffalo as our first animals for the day.

On Numbi tar we found 4 Sable wanting to cross the road, this didn't happen but fortunately guests could get great photos of both bulls and both cows.

200m from the sables we found 3 lioness walking up the shoulder of the road. Also great photos taken by guests.

Great elephant sightings throughout the day with loan bulls and herds spotted.

 

16 July 2014

Route: Napi - Skukuza - Elloff - Doispan - Albaseni - Nkambeni

General animals seen: impala, kudu, warthog, waterbuck, steenbok, common duiker, klipspringer, giraffe, kudu, hippos and crocodiles

Highlights: Great day for elephants as there have been regular sightings throughout the day. Multiple herds as well as individual bulls close to the road.

On camp road we had come across 5 buffalo bulls approximately 5m from the car.

On Napi we had our first leopard sighting with a beautiful male lying on a termite mound enjoying the morning sun.

After a break at skukuza, Dean called and informed us of another leopard walking parallel with the road towards Elloff. We had slight visual of this one but he decided to move away from the road due to the increase of cars looking for him.

Dean then informed us of 3 female lions approximately 2.5kms away and we responded. Great visuals of these as they got up and started to walk westwards.
Further down the road we found 4 cheetahs lying under a tamboti thicket, with stomachs full from hunting something.

With so much seen we just enjoyed the rest of the afternoon drive with general game viewing and bird watching.