6 August 2014
Picked up guests from the Mondior Hotel at Emporers Palace and made
our way through to Nelspruit, were we changed over vehicles and continued the
final leg of the journey to the Kruger National Park aboard one of the open
safari vehicles. After arriving at Nkambeni Safari Camp, guests were checked in
and given time to enjoy lunch, before leaving on an afternoon game drive. We
left camp at 15h30 and made our way up the Numbi Gate tar, getting good
sightings of elephant, buffalo, impala and zebra, we decided to make a turn
around Shabeni Koppies looking for lion or leopard, but it was very quite with
just some daggaboy buffalo's being seen.
Continuing on we came across a rhino bull lying next to the road.
After enjoying a great sighting, we made our way onto Shithave Dam getting a
good sighting of hippo and waterbuck.
As the time was going, we decided to make our way back to camp and
start looking further early the next morning. Guests returned to camp and
enjoyed a good dinner before retiring for the night.
7 August 2014
It was up early and after enjoying a good breakfast, we left camp and
were not disappointed, as we received a call from Mark of lion around Shabeni
Koppies. We made our way in that direction, getting them standing on the lower
rock overlooking the road. After a good sighting was enjoyed by all, we made
our way down the Napi Road getting great sightings of buffalo, elephant,
impala, hyena, zebra, kudu and wildebeest. We turned onto the H3 and drove down
to Quagga Pan before hearing about some lions walking in the road south of the
pan. We made our way in that direction getting all five males walking in the
middle of the road, just with lots of vehicles around them. After enjoying this
sighting, we returned to camp for lunch.
After lunch, it was back out on the road to see what we could find.
We decided to drive around Fye Loop and got some wonderful sightings of
buffalo, elephant, giraffe and hyena. After spending quality time at each of
the sightings, we made our way back to camp arriving just before gate closing
time. Guest enjoyed a good dinner, before retiring to bed for a well deserved
rest.
8 August 2014
This morning, it was out early again, getting good sightings of lots
of buffalo, impala, elephant, kudu and giraffe. We returned to camp for lunch,
before departing again on another afternoon drive. This drive was a bit on the
quite side with still good sightings of buffalo and elephant coming through. We
returned to camp at 18h00 hours and again after enjoying a good dinner, it was
off the bed for a good rest.
9 August 2014
On this final morning, guests enjoyed breakfast, before we took our
leave from Nkambeni and made our way in the direction of Nelspruit, were we
changed back into our closed vehicle for the trip back to Johannesburg. Guests
returned back to Johannesburg early, due to wanting to visit Pretoria on the
Gautrain with the limited time left available to them.
Feedback from guests was that they enjoyed seeing the animals of the
Kruger National Park.
More coming soon!
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