Kruger Park Safari with Amaury and Elisa 2nd - 6th January 2012 Day 1 - 5

We picked up Amaury and Elisa from there flight from Cape Town at Johannesburg international airport. We travelled through to Nelspruit and then on to the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park.
After check inn proceedures we made our way down to the camp of Pretoriuskop and after getting the guests into there accommodation and also giving the time to have lunch, we made our way out of the camp at 15h00 on our first game drive. We were making ouir way down to Skukuza in order for guests to utilise the automatic teller machines, and then we would come back to Pretoriuskop, getting back in time for gate closures at 18h30.

It was not long, after turning onto the Napi Road, that we encountered our first sighting of a male and female rhino, standing close to the road. and after getting some nice photos, we moved on. a short way further down, we came across a buffalo herd, standing close to the road and after this another buffalo herd was encountered. We passed "Transport Dam" which is the place where "Battle In Kruger" took place and about one kilometer further sa a leopard lying on the road. When we got closer, i saw it was my friend that we get quite often on the Napi Road. He stood close to the Open Safari Vehicle for quite a time, allowing photos to be taken of him, before slowly walking back down the road and then into the bush on the right hand side of the road. At this stage, we all knew this as going to be a good game drive.

We continued on towards Skukuza, getting good sightings of impala, kudu and giraffe. After everybody had finished using the ATM's, we took our leave of Skukuza as time was going and leaving us with less than two hours to get back t o the camp, before the gates of the camp were closed for the night.

We drove back down the Napi Road, and as we came to "Deleport waterhole", we watched as twelve lions had finished drinking and had started moving away from the waterhole. This was totally unexpected, and i still made the joke that e might see the cheetah and wild dogs, before we get back to camp.

We continued on, finding another herd of buffalo just past the "Transport Dam" turn off. While we were watching this sighting, another tourist stopped next to us, and told us that two cheetah were lying next to the road two hundred meters further on and that another one hundred meters past them, there was some wild dog lying on the road. After getting over the initial shock of being told this, we made our way hastilly in that direction. It turned out to be more than teo kilometers, before we came upon the two cheetah's lying next to the road, as as we looked further up the Napi Road, we could see the Wild Dogs, not more than fifty meters from where we were standing. This was one of the best sightings encountered this summer, as we spent more than half an hour with these cheetah right next to our vehicle and also having the sighting totally to ourselves as there was nobody around us. After the cheetah got up and had moved off into the bush, we drove onto the wild dogs that were still lying in the road. we had a great sighting of them as the dogs came up to smell the Open Safari Vehicle and proceeded to lie down next to it. Guests got the chance to take wonderful photos, before we continued on back to the camp of Pretoriuskop.

The first drive of this safari had turned out to be truly memorable and to think, i still had these people for another four days. Guests enjoyed an great meal in the camp restaurant, before going off to bed to get a good nights sleep, before the early start the next morning.

The next morning, it was up early and after enjoying tea and coffee, it was out on the road to see what we could find. We travelled down the napi road finding good sightings of rhino, buffalo and elephant, we then also found a good sighting of lions on the S112. We got a call over the radio of a leopard lying in the tree on Doispane, and as we ere going to the "Skukuza Golf Club" for breakfast, we decided to make our way in that direction to see if we could find it. About a half an hour later, we came onto the sighting, to see a male leopard lying in the tree about sixty meters from the road. After staying a while at the sighting, we decided to make our way onto breakfast.

After enjoying a great breakfast, we got back on the road and soon heard of another lion sighting near to the camp of Pretoriuskop. We decided to make our way in that direction as we were going to make our way back to camp for a middle of the day rest as temperatures had climbed into the early thirties. We encountered more rhino, buffalo and elephant sightings on the way to the lion sighting. We arrived on the lion sighting at about 11h45 and found them to be lying three meters off the road. after watching for a while, it was established that it was a mating pair (honeymoon Couple on the two way radio system). after a short while, the male got up and the female followed and soon there was a lot of love making in the the Kruger National Park. All was soon over, and the couple went back to doing what they do best, and that is "sleep". We stated on the sighting for a while longer, before leaving and making our way to camp. The afternoon game drive, saw us returning to the lion sighting to get some more photos of the mating pair. Guests got back to camp and enjoyed a great evening meal after which, it was off to bed.

Next morning, it as out early again after enjoying tea and coffee, great sightings were experienced through the day of rhino, elephant, buffalo and lion and many sightings of giraffe, impala, kudu, zebra and wildebeest. Guests had a great dinner, and then it as off to bed.

The next morning saw the guests having a sleep inn, as it was there honeymoon and were feeling quite tired from the previous early mornings. we left camp after a leisurely breakfast, but the day turned out to be quite with sightings of rhino, buffalo, elephant and wild dogs. Guests decided to take things easy for the afternoon, as they were going out on an evening game drive that evening. At 17h00, guests left on there game drive and returned at 20h30 having seen quite a bit to enjoy a great meal in the camps restaurant.

The next morning saw the guests again having a sleep inn as they had seen almost everything, and as they were going on to Thailand needed some extra rest. we left the park at about 10h00 and made our way back to Johannesburg, arriving mid afternoon in time for the guests to get some much needed washing done, before flying out on the next leg of there journey.

Feedback from the guests was that they had a wonderful time, saw more of the Kruger National Parks and African animals than they ever thought they would and enjoyed the experience immensely.

Kruger Park Safari with Catrien and Cor Van Der Bliek 29 December - 1 January 2012 Day 4

We left camp at 04h30 and made our way down the "Napi Road", getting good sightings of wildebeest, impala, kudu and elephant. We turned onto the H3 and then onto the S112 with the knoledge that there are normally lions on this road. It was not long before e came across three rhinos in the middle of the road, and after about ten minutes on the sighting, they decided to move to the side of the road and let us pass. we carried on passing the " James Stevenson Hamilton" road, and it as not long before we heard the roaring of a male and female lion in the area. We came around the corner and got them standing in the middle of the road. They soon moved to the side of the road and lay down in full view of the vehicle. We sayed on the sighting for about twenty five minutes as when e saw the traffic building, we decided to make our move away from the sighting.

As we were driving away, we got a radio message of a leopard with its kill in a tree on the Dospane Road, e decided to make our way in that ddirection as it was close to were we were going to have breakfast. we drove down to the Doispane road and after finding the impala lamb hanging in the tree, but alas no leopard as she had already climbed down the tree. as we were looking at the kill, we received another message of another leopard on the River Road Link in a Marula Tree. e drove down, and were soon rewarded with a great leopard sighting. We watched the leopard for about twenty minutes, before she decided to climb out the tree and walk away. This is now the second time that Catrien and Cor have seen the "big five" in about four hours while on safari with Nhongo Safaris.

We made our way to breakfast in high spirits, and after enjoying a good breakfast at the Skukuza Golf Club, it was back on the road in the direction of Pretoriuskop Camp in order to get the guests transfered back to Johannesburg in order to catch there flight back to Holland.

Feedback from the guests was that they had a wonderful time, saw loads of great sightings and will be returning in the near future to enjoy another safari in the Kruger National Park.

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.