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What is the best way to spend Valentine’s Day – in the bush of course! Not only do you get to see amazing fauna and flora, but also here at Pondoro we go out of our way to treat and spoil our guests. We had hoped for a warm and sunny Valentine’s Day but unfortunately […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #57 It is time for another week in pictures selection where we highlight some of the standout sightings of the past week. Let us start with some good news. At the start of the week Faka Nchovela was found moving through the thickets and emerged on the other side with a scrub […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 20-26 Jan ’19 Sunday 20 Jan 2019 2 Lioness south of venture camp dam 15 Elephants feeding at hearne cutline 1 White rhino bull Monday 21 Jan 2019 1 Male lion east of koos pan 1 Spotted hyena at coert bush camp 40 Elephants feeding at […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 13-19 Jan ’19 Sunday 13 Jan 2019 30 Elephants moving north from top road 2 Buffalo cows at pondoro main 3 White rhino 6 Spotted hyenas at nwambo road 1 Bull elephant at venture camp dam 2 Lion cubs at torra dam Monday 14 Jan 2019 2 […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 06-12 Jan ’19 Sunday 06 Jan 2019 1 Male leopard at 4/5 cutline 50 Buffaloes grazing at rhulani’s road 1 Bull elephant at tamboti dam 1 White rhino bull 10 Elephants feeding at xiromberombe road Monday 07 Jan 2019 50 Buffaloes grazing at huppel weg 1 […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 30 Dec ’18 – 05 Jan ’19 Sunday 30 Dec 2018 7 Lionesses with 12 cubs and 1 male at riverine west 15 Elephants feeding at xintiwana road 2 Hyenas at the den site 1 Male leopard with an impala kill at trunken weg 2 Lionesses at […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 23-29 Dec ’18 Sunday 23 Dec 2018 2 Lionesses at river lodge main 3 Lionesses with 2 males and 5 cubs at venture camp dam 1 Leopardess west of huppel weg 2 Bull elephants feeding at venture camp road 2 Bull elephants at boetabessie dam 2 Black […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 16-22 Dec ’18 Sunday 16 Dec 2018 1 Male leopard east of ringana dam 6 Elephants drinking at gunters reservoir 10 Elephants feeding north of baksteen 2 Bull elephants north of pride rock Monday 17 Dec 2018 2 Machaton males south of xigamba dam 1 Male leopard […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #56 We raved about how 2019 kicked-off for us on the previous week in pictures post, well this week was no different. I’ll start with the highlight of the week, one of the Kudyela lionesses carrying her 3-4 day old cub! She was briefly spotted by our fellow rangers moving a cub […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #55 This will be the first week in pictures edition for the new year, and what a way to kick-off 2019! This week so far has delivered some incredible sightings. I think we should start with the morning of the 1st, Wild dogs! A pack of 15 wild dogs made their way […]
As all of you know we love to entertain our guests on special days like Valentine’s, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. This year Robbie, Lize and the staff decided to do it in style by going back in time for New Year’s Eve….. to the roaring 1920’s. It all started off with our flappers […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #54 It was an absolute incredible week to be out on the Balule Game Reserve with such great game viewing and the most breathtaking thunderstorms. Although to get those big thunderstorms it needs to be very hot and that’s exactly what we had, a few extremely hot days. So the elephants only […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 09-15 Dec ’18 Sunday 09 Dec 2018 6 Lionesses with 1 male and 4 cubs at xidulu road with a kudu kill 1 Bull elephant feeding at poly shots 23 Elephants feeding at waterbok 2 White rhino 3 Spotted hyenas at mamba road 16 Elephants heading east […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 02-08 Dec ’18 Sunday 02 Dec 2018 1 Male leopard at hearnes cutline 1 Female leopard at andries link heading south 1 Bull elephant feeding at boetabessie dam 14 Lions relaxing at york ccutline 4 Bull elephants feeding at river lodge main 2 White rhino Monday […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 25 Nov – 1 Dec ’18 Sunday 25 Nov 2018 1 Female leopard east/west cutline 15 Buffaloes at nkombe north 1 White rhino bull 7 Lionesses with 12 cubs at huppel weg 1 Bull elephant at pondoro main 2 Male leopards at rhulans road Monday 26 Nov […]