Kruger Park Safari with Catrien and Cor Van Der Blieck 29 December to the 1 January 2012 Day 1 - 3

we picked up guests in Johannesburg and travelled eastwards to the city of Nelspruit and then on to the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park. Guests arrived at the camp of Pretoriuskop, and after check inn procedures and time given to have lunch, it was out on the road at 15h30 to see what we could find. As we turned onto the Napi Road, we were contacted about a female lion walking on the road. We turned our Open Safari Vehicle around and made for the sighting, it was not long before we found her and followed her along the road. Other sightings while on the drive was giraffe, elephant, impala, kudu and rhino. Guests got back to camp and had a good dinner at the camp restaurant.


We left camp early the next morning getting good sightings of rhino, buffalo, hyena and elephant. We made our way to breakfast and as it was some guests last drive, before returning to Johannesburg, we decided to take another route back to the camp of Pretoriuskop. We made our way down the Doispane road, before turning onto the "Albasini Road" in the direction of the camp. We came across a good sighting of a leopard in the tree. After spending some time on the sighting, we made our way back to the camp in order for the guests to be transferred back to Johannesburg.
The afternoon drive saw great sightings of elephant, rhino, buffalo, kudu, impala and a number of good bird species. Gusts arrived back at the camp and enjoyed a great dinner in the camps restaurant, before retiring to bed for the next early morning.


After early morning tea and coffee, it was back on the road to see what the day would bring forth. We made our way down the Napi road and it was not long before we ran into a great sighting of rhino which consisted of a big male, two females and a rhino calf. After spending some time on the sighting, it was off again to see what we could find. Other sightings encountered we're impala, kudu, wildebeest, buffalo and elephant. We decided to make a turn at the Sabie River before breakfast, and as we drove down the bravo loop, we heard lions roaring. We decided to try and find them, and it was not long before they appeared from the "No Entry" road. They lay down close to the vehicle and we were treated to a wonderful sighting with some good photos been taken.


We made our way to breakfast for a welcome stop. After enjoying a good breakfast, it was out again onto the road. We received a radio message of a cheetah sighting, so we decided to go and have a look. We drove down the H3 and onto the S112, we're we found her walking on the road. She left the road and walked next to our vehicle and proceeded to sit and watch some zebra close by. We spent about forty five minutes with her, all of a sudden there was an explosion of power as the cheetah crossed over the road in a fast stalk and then into a full charge, closely missing the zebra foal by a very short distance. She went and sat down under the tree for some rest. While all of this was going on, a large build up of traffic had taken place so we decided to take our leave of the sighting. We made our way back to the camp, getting good sightings of rhino, impala and kudu on the way back to camp. Guests had a good afternoons rest, before leaving on a wet afternoons sunset drive.

Kruger Park Safari with Sanjay and Sarah 27 - 30 December 2011 Day 1 -4

We picked up Sanjay and friend from Johannesburg International airport and made our way in an easterly direction to Nelspruit and then onto the "Numbi Gate" of the Kruger National Park".


After giving guests time to have some lunch, it was out on there first game drive. While on the drive, good sightings of rhino, impala, kudu and elephant were seen. Guests returned to camp and enjoyed a good meal in the camps restaurant.


The next morning, it was up early and after enjoying tea and coffee, it was out of the camp at 04h30. The day turned out to be a quite day on the cat front, with still good sightings of rhino, elephant and buffalo being seen from the "big five", and numerous antelope species also being experienced. Guests had a good dinner, and left for bed early as it was up early the next morning to find more animals.


The next morning, we left camp the same time and made our way down the "Voortrekker road", getting good sightings of buffalo, rhino and hyena. After turning onto the H3, we came across a cheetah crossing the road. We made our way northwards in the direction of Quagga Pan coming across some more rhino and buffalo. It was not long before we got a message about some lions that were lying around "Rhino Koppies Dam", so we made our way in that direction. The sighting turned out to be very distant with lions lying under a tree. We made our way to breakfast, and then it was back to camp for a rest, before going out in the afternoon again. The afternoon was also quite with rhino and elephant being seen.


The next morning brought another day for some great game viewing, with good sightings of rhino, buffalo, hyena and elephant. The afternoon game drive brought a great sighting of lion close to the camp of Pretoriuskop as well as rhino, buffalo and a possible leopard sighting that got out the tree before we got there. Guests left on a night drive, and returned at 20h00 to enjoy dinner in the restaurant.


We left camp early the next morning getting good sightings of rhino, buffalo, hyena and elephant. We made our way to breakfast and as it was the guests last drive, before returning to Jphannesburg, we decided to take another route back to the camp of Pretoriuskop. We made our way down the Doispane road, before turning onto the "Albasini Road" in the direction of the camp. We came across a good sighting of a leopard in the tree. After spending some time on the sighting, we made our way back to the camp in order for the guests to be transferred back to Johannesburg.


Guests said they had a good time, and would like to return on another safari to the Kruger National Park.

Kruger National Park Safari with the Davids family 24 - 27 December2011 Day 4

The day started early as normal with guests enjoying tea and coffee before leaving on the final game drive of there safari.


Soon after leaving camp and traveling down the Napi road, we came across a great sighting of rhino standing next to the road. We carried on in the direction of Skukuza getting more good sightings of rhino, elephant, impala and kudu. We received a radio message of a female lion lying close to the camp of Skukuza and decided to take a look. Upon arrival at the sighting, the lioness was lying close to the road, so a good sighting was enjoyed by all.


After leaving the sighting, we made our way to the Skukuza Golf Club for a good breakfast, after which we made our way to the Numbi Gate getting great sightings of more elephant, rhino and giraffe..


Feedback from the guests was that they had a great time, all want to come back to experience a different part of the park on another visit to South Africa.

Kruger National Park with the Davids family 24 - 27 December 2011 Day 1- 3

We picked up the Davids family from the Holiday Inn in Rosebank. We left Johannesburg in the direction of Nelspruit, stopping off at Millie's rest stop along the way. We arrived in Nelspruit were we changed over our vehicle into an open safari vehicle, before completing the journey to the 'Numbi Gate' of the Kruger National Park.


After check inn procedures at the gate, we travelled down to the camp of Pretoriuskop, we're the guests were checked inn and given time to enjoy some lunch before leaving on there first game drive.


We left the camp at 15h30 and made our way down the Napi Road. Sightings enjoyed on the first game drive was rhino, impala, kudu, leopard and lion. A truly great way to start an African Safari. Guests got back to camp were they enjoyed a great dinner in the camp restaurant, it was off to bed early as it was an early start the next morning.


After enjoying tea and coffee, it was off to see what we could find. It was not long before we ran into some rhino, wildebeest, zebra and impala. We turned onto the S112 and found a mating pair of lions on the road. After spending some time on the sighting, we made our way onto the S114, we're we had a quick sighting of a leopard female as she made her way between the rocks. On the way to breakfast more wildebeest, impala, zebra, warthog and giraffe were seen. After enjoying breakfast, we made our way back to the camp of Pretoriuskop, arriving back at about midday.


The afternoon game drive was a bit on the slow side with rhino, zebra, impala, kudu and lion been seen. Guests got back to camp and enjoyed a good Christmas dinner prepared by "Nhongo Safaris". After dinner, guests decided to get a good nights sleep as we were leaving again at 04h30 when the gates opened.


We left camp after everybody had enjoyed tea and coffee. We made our way down the Voortrekker road, and it was not long before we found buffalo, rhino and a pack of seven wild dogs walking in the road. We continued on and were rewarded with a good sighting of elephant, and two sightings of lion on the S23. We continued up to the camp of Skukuza getting more great sightings of wildebeest, zebra, impala, buffalo and elephant.


After a good breakfast at the Skukuza picnic spot, it was off back in the direction of Pretoriuskop, we're on the Napi Road, we came across two cheetah which had just killed a warthog piglet and was walking with it in it's mouth. Unfortunately the sighting had so many vehicles around it, that not a lot of time could be spent on it. Guests got back to camp in high spirits, and after a good afternoons rest have gone out on a sunset drive,