8 March 2013
Route: Numbi tar - Napi - into Skakuza
Not much to report at the moment. This afternoon it was extremely quiet with only general game of impala, water buck, kudu and 1 elephant bull at a natural water pan spraying himself with mud. We not pushed to see everything on the first afternoon of a 7 day safari, so we came into camp to enjoy an ice cold beer overlooking the sabi river. Guests very relaxed and enjoying the serenity of the African bush.
9 March 2013
Route: Skakuza - Tshokwane tar - Satara - S100 - Satara
After a cup of coffee, we drove north towards tshokwane where we had breakfast. The morning drive was relatively quiet. Some great sightings of hippo's in the sabie river close to the bridge. We stopped for Dwarf mongoose busy with their daily activities on the side of the road and watched them for a while. Busy little guys and great to watch them as they only come out once the cars have stopped driving by. We did however get a pair of mating lions 2.3km north of elephant pan but visuals weren't great as they were lying approximately 60m in. 1.3km past tshokwane picnic spot we got a journey of giraffe's (11) that was quiet awesome to see them so close to the road. Further to this the general game viewing was good right up to Satara. Fantastic sighting of 25 ostriches on the S100 road all just parading past our car. Magnificent elephant bulls standing on the road 1.3kms from our camp. Over all we had a great day with high expectations as to what tomorrow will provide.
10 March 2013
Route: Satara - H1-5 - Olifants - S93 - Letaba - H1-5 - S90 - Satara
All the way up to olifants and then onto Letaba we had numerous sightings of blue wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, ostrich and impala. Regular sightings throughout the day of these listed species. 2.2km north of S90 on H1-5 we got a massive elephant bull next to the road. 4.8km north of S90, we had a small herd (13)of elephants on the move. As the morning was cold and windy lots of animals stayed lying down to shelter themselves from the wind etc. Although lots of spoor of cats, nothing was spotted during the course of the day. Trust the guests will get them tonight on the night safari. On our return to camp we got 23 Ostrich crossing the S90 road together. Bird life was great, with varies specie spotted throughout the drive. Cats must be out tomorrow.
Verity and Dean Cherry had an African dream in 1999 and started Nhongo Safaris® to eliminate the logistical challenges of international visitors on safari. We provide a once in a lifetime experience for wildlife enthusiast that demand quality overnight safaris in South Africa and most particularly the Kruger National Park. We want to enrich our visitors’ experience by providing Luxury Safari Packages or African Safari Holidays and maintain our position as leader in Kruger Park Safaris.
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