On Safari from 20 August 2013

On Marks Open Vehicle:

20 August 2013

Route: Napi - Doispan - Albaseni - Napi – Nkambeni Tented Camp

After a good breakfast it was out on the open vehicle to see what we could find.

Highlights of the Safari:

A serval cat in the road approx 600m past shitlhave dam entrance on the Napi, it walked in front of the open vehicle for a while and then headed off westwards. Lioness walking next to the vehicle on the H3 heading towards S112. 2 lioness and 2 cubs lying on a rock up at klipspringer koppies, soaking up the late afternoon sunrays as well as 4 wild dog on the road 3kms from napi boulders exit. Seemed like they were getting ready to start a late afternoon hunt.

General animals seen throughout the day was as follows:

Giraffe, waterbuck, impala, warthog, hippos, kudu, zebra, steenbok, common duiker.

Still no leopard, but will give it my best shot tomorrow

On Deans Open Vehicle:

21 August 2013

After picking up 7 guests from OR Tambo International Airport we arrived at Nkambeni Tented Safari Camp, after doing the necessary  checking in, guests had the chance to have some lunch and a rest after the drive from Johannesburg before leaving on their afternoons game drive.

Afternoon drive:

We left camp at 15h00 getting buffalo on the camp access road we continued up the Numbi gate tar getting impala and kudu. We turned onto Napi road making our way in the direction of Shithave dam, about two kilometers before the dam, we came across a herd of elephants feeding in the valley. After enjoying the sighting we made our way down to the dam getting sightings of impala, waterbuck, Egyptian geese as well as a grey heron.

We made our way back to (Road cannot be named due to poaching). We come across a nice male rhino as he walked next to the road. We continued on turning onto Napi boulders loop. Not much was seen here. We made our way back onto Napi Road taking the direction back to camp.

We made our way along Napi Road coming back to the sighting of the elephants which had got a lot closer to the road. We watched the elephants for a while as they got closer.

As we were enjoying the sighting, a female leopard decided to cross the road and take a closer look at some young kudu nearby, this proved to be a quick sighting as nothing really materialized.

We made our way back to camp, arriving just before 18h00, in time for guests to enjoy a good dinner in Africa.

22 August 2013

This morning, after breakfast, we made our way out of camp, getting the buffalo back on the camp access road. We made our way down the Numbi Gate tar getting some elephant and kudu before turning on (Road cannot be named due to poaching)as we made our way down, we come upon another sighting of rhino, we carried on and enjoyed another leopard sighting just 2.7 kilometers from the napi boulders exit. We continued in a easterly direction getting a sighting of two wild dogs close to the flat rocks on Napi Road, we also enjoyed good sightings of zebra, impala, wildebeest and giraffe.

While making our way to Skukuza for a break, and going past Deleport waterhole, we got a call of lions lying close to the road 1.4 kilometres down the S114. We made our way in that direction, and were lucky to find two males lying close to the road. After enjoying the sighting, we made our way to Skukuza for the break.

After a good break, and leaving the camp, we got another call of lions on the Tshokwane tar that had made a kill. We made our way there, getting a good sighting of them eating on a buffalo they had killed next to the Sand River. After enjoying the sighting we went on getting more sightings of elephant, leopard, lion, hippo, giraffe and buffalo.

We made our way to the Skukuza Golf Club for lunch getting another sighting of hippo's.

After lunch, we made our way back to Nkambeni Safari Camp on Napi Road, getting great sightings of buffalo, elephant, zebra, impala, giraffe, wildebeest and wharthog. More rhino sightings were also experienced.

We got back to camp at 16h15, with just fifteen minutes before guests had to leave on their afternoon / evening drive.

23 August 2013

Another day in Africa awaits us. It was up early and after breakfast we headed out.

This morning’s drive we went on the Numbi Gate Tar – Napi Road – Shithave dam as well as Boulders

We got a great sighting of a pride of lions chasing sub adult lions who wondered to close.

Further to this sightings include elephant, rhino as well as another sighting of lions at Napi Boulders Entrance.

Keep watching for more updates!!