22 February 2014
A new tour today with the guests arriving in Nelspruit at midday, a
bit of lunch and we get on the road heading for phabeni gate. After getting our
permit for the day we head down Doispane spotting a solitary Elephant in the
river bed and then a Cape Buffalo a little further down. Continuing we spotted Zebra,
Wildebeest and Impala all in the same spot and then 3 White Rhino hiding by the
road in thick bush. Leaving them we came to a little gathering of cars, as we
pull up we had to look hard but finally found a Leopard sitting in the tree.
The sighting was quite far away but with good binoculars and a good camera it
was still a nice sighting and a Leopard is still a Leopard however far it is!!!!!!!
Continuing down the road we found plenty more Elephants and Impala and
following a tip off headed to where Lions had been spotted, however luck wasn't
with us this time as the Lions had moved off and were nowhere to be seen,
however we were lucky enough to spot a crash of 6 White Rhino briefly before
they moved into the bush.
We also spotted a Dwarf Mongoose on the side of the road as we turned and headed to our lodge. On the way back we also came across Kudu, a big herd of Impala crossing the road as well as the Zebra and Wildebeest we saw earlier. We were also able to stop again at the Leopard sighting and he had moved to another branch and so we could get some clearer photos of him.
At the dam we found 3 Hippo out of the water having an early dinner as well as Hippos in the water having a disagreement with each other. Before we got to the lodge we found more Impala, a Slender Mongoose run across the road and more Kudu.
We also spotted a Dwarf Mongoose on the side of the road as we turned and headed to our lodge. On the way back we also came across Kudu, a big herd of Impala crossing the road as well as the Zebra and Wildebeest we saw earlier. We were also able to stop again at the Leopard sighting and he had moved to another branch and so we could get some clearer photos of him.
At the dam we found 3 Hippo out of the water having an early dinner as well as Hippos in the water having a disagreement with each other. Before we got to the lodge we found more Impala, a Slender Mongoose run across the road and more Kudu.
23 February
2014
A early start, leaving the lodge at 06:00 we took a slow drive around
Shabeni spotting Buffalo, Kudu and Vervet monkeys playing around at the top of
the trees. Along Napi we found Impala, Kudu, Elephant and had several brief
sightings of Dwarf and Slender Mongoose before they hurried back into the tall
grass. We then heard a tip off about Lions on the S114 and started to make our
way their stopping at sightings of Elephants, Impala, Kudu and finally a nice
of Dwarf Mongoose who was happy to stay out on the road for us all to look at.
When we finally got to the Lion sighting we found 5 females and a young male resting after a big feed on the Buffalo they had brought down earlier. After a bit of patience we were rewarded as some of the lions got up and moved while others couldn't be bothered and stayed hidden in the bush.
On the way back we spotted Warthog and Giraffe as well as Impala, Kudu and more Elephants before we got to Numbi gate to pick up 2 more guests before we drove to our lodge. Even on the short drive to the lodge we came across Elephant and Rhino.
After lunch we headed off on our afternoon drive and found Impala, Kudu, Rhino and Elephant before turning onto Doispane, heading to the Dam we also found Zebra and Wildebeest and the ever present Hippos in the water. Turning back to head home we saw Elephants, Giraffe, Zebra and Kudu and also found a solitary African Wild Dog trotting down the road. We followed him for a while and then left him to continue on his own as we headed back to the lodge.
When we finally got to the Lion sighting we found 5 females and a young male resting after a big feed on the Buffalo they had brought down earlier. After a bit of patience we were rewarded as some of the lions got up and moved while others couldn't be bothered and stayed hidden in the bush.
On the way back we spotted Warthog and Giraffe as well as Impala, Kudu and more Elephants before we got to Numbi gate to pick up 2 more guests before we drove to our lodge. Even on the short drive to the lodge we came across Elephant and Rhino.
After lunch we headed off on our afternoon drive and found Impala, Kudu, Rhino and Elephant before turning onto Doispane, heading to the Dam we also found Zebra and Wildebeest and the ever present Hippos in the water. Turning back to head home we saw Elephants, Giraffe, Zebra and Kudu and also found a solitary African Wild Dog trotting down the road. We followed him for a while and then left him to continue on his own as we headed back to the lodge.
24 February
2014
A bit of a quiet day for me but not for the guests as they had an
early start to go on their bushwalk, accompanied by two armed rangers from
Nkambeni they set off on what is a wonderful experience. Impala, Zebra and
Wildebeest were seen on the walk, in regards of mammals, but a bushwalk is about
being out in the wild on foot enjoying the tranquillity and the smaller things,
like the spiders and insects as well as investigating the spoor and scat of
different species. The guests came back very happy with their experience.
After breakfast and some rest I took them to Hazyview where they enjoyed a little bit of shopping and some very good food washed down by a cocktail or two!!!
Back to the lodge, time for a swim and topping up the tan before they set off on their Sundowner safari, the sun is shining nicely today so they should see a wonderful sunset. I will report further on what happened on the drive tomorrow.
After breakfast and some rest I took them to Hazyview where they enjoyed a little bit of shopping and some very good food washed down by a cocktail or two!!!
Back to the lodge, time for a swim and topping up the tan before they set off on their Sundowner safari, the sun is shining nicely today so they should see a wonderful sunset. I will report further on what happened on the drive tomorrow.
Keep watching for more updates!
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