5 November 2015
The first day
of a new tour and we welcomed Andre, Danielle and returning guest James into
the Kruger.
The first
activity a sunset drive and it was a lovely warm clear evening so a great
sight.
6 November 2015
Setting out
early we found plenty of general game early on and then , thanks to a great
spot, we found a honey badger.
It was busy
digging in the dirt and it was certainly excited by what it was looking for as
the mud was flying in all directions.
Not sure what
it caught in the end but by the sound of all the crunching it certainly enjoyed
it.
Our second
highlight was two lion sighting we had each sighting containing about ten
felines. The second sighting was perfect though as we had a large male sitting
in the sand while four females sat with five young Cubs, just a few months old,
all sitting up and looking straight at us.
Throughout the
day we found plenty of Impala, kudu, zebra, giraffe and waterbuck as well as
warthog, elephants, white rhino, Cape buffalo, leopard, hyena, three wild dog
sightings, hippo, steenbok and baboons.
7 November 2015
The final
morning for two of our guests and we set out on a final drive for them.
We missed a
leopard by seconds but then we hit the jackpot!!!
Responding to
a sighting we turned up to find a lone cheetah walking away from us in the
dense thicket.
It looked like
we had just made it in time as it was walking quick. Then the walk turned into
a full blown chase.
Watching a
cheetah at full speed with its long tail, symmetrical to its body, acting as a
balance turning this way and that way was incredible.
After only
half a minute it turned one final time and caught its quarry, an unfortunate
scrub hare. It then turned, with prey in mouth, and walked out of sight.
No doubt to
enjoy its meal in privacy!!!
The whole
sighting lasted less than a minute but it's one which myself and the pax will
forever remember!!!
A great final
sighting to what has been a very successful trip for Andre and Danielle who
head onto the Seychelles.
In the
afternoon we followed a tip off and found a pair of mating lions lying right
next to the road. As it was a quiet road we got to enjoy the sightings for over
an hour watching their mating routines which involved a bit of flirting, a bit
of snarling and growling with a few seconds of mating thrown in.
The female
even decided to go for a bit of a stroll, at times a run, with a very unfit
male trying to keep up with her.
A great
sighting to end the day!!!
Throughout the
rest of the day we had sightings of slender tailed mongoose and sable, Impala,
zebra, giraffe, kudu, elephants, Cape buffalo, waterbuck, klipspringer,
warthog, white rhino, hippo and crocodile.
8 November 2015
No amazing
feline sightings today but that doesn't mean you can't have a great day!!!
We enjoyed
sitting with three white rhino who gradually edged their way towards us finally
stopping about ten meters from us.
One by one
they came to a stop and then decided to lay down. Which by the way they don't
do with much elegance!!!
We even had
another great sighting of them in the Afternoon which by this time they had
managed to walk about three hundred meters!!!
We also
spotted Impala, kudu, warthog, giraffe, waterbuck, zebra, elephant, Cape
buffalo, hippo, crocodile and sable.
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