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 […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 18-24 Nov ’18 Sunday 18 Nov 2018 1 Male and 1 female leopard south of impalabos cutline with a warthog kill 2 Male lions stealing leopard’s kill 1 Male lion at schorstein weg 25 Elephants feeding at andries se pad 1 Male lion at venture camp dam […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 11-17 Nov ’18 Sunday 11 Nov 2018 All of the Kudyela pride resting at khalle stelle weg 1 White rhino bull 1 Male leopard at vierde weg 1 Female leopard at nkanka road 2 Bull elephants at kwarri road Monday 12 Nov 2018 30 Elephants feeding at […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 4-10 Nov ’18 Sunday 4 Nov 2018 1 Male leopard east of rian’s road 30 Elephants feeding west of xipanga road 3 Machaton males with 7 kudyela lionesses and 12 cubs at swens reservoir Monday 5 Nov 2018 1 Female leopard east of xipalatsi 15 Elephants […]
A recent video by Pondoro guide Rul taken during a safari with guests not too long ago. Incredible scene of a lioness digging into a burrow trying to excavate a warthog. This happens fairly often, but to see a lioness disappearing into the hole with only her tail sticking out was a first for anyone […]
November is award season in the hotel industry and it is with great pleasure that I can inform everyone that Pondoro enjoyed a fabulously successful month! We were nominated to compete in the World Luxury Hotel Awards, Haute Grandeur Hotel Awards and The Boutique Hotel Awards, each with different selection criteria and award recognition standards. […]
We are very pleased and excited to announce that Pondoro has been chosen by Timbuktu as Number 1 in their list of Top 10 Conservation Experiences in South Africa. Please follow the link for more information Top 10 conservation experiences: South Africa, Safari with purpose. At Pondoro we do not only strive to give guests […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #53 It has been a hot week out in the bush with temperatures in the high 30’s and we hope a few thunderstorms will bring an end to this heat. Chavaluthu has made up majority of our leopard sightings this week and so far has been seen for four consecutive days. He […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 28 Oct – 3 Nov ’18 Sunday 28 Oct 2018 3 White rhino 40 Elephants feeding at koppie road 1 Male lion at 4/5 cutline resting 1 Black rhino bull 50 elephants feeding west of pondoro lodge Monday 29 Oct 2018 1 Female leopard at main road […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 21-27 Oct ’18 Sunday 21 Oct 2018 1 Lioness with 5 cubs resting at xingalana rocks 2 Male lions resting at graigs road 1 White rhino bull 30 Elephants feeding at 8/9 cutline 2 Bull elephants at robbie se pad 2 White rhino 1 Male leopard at […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #52 It’s that time of the week again where we highlight some of the most memorable sightings in our selection of week in pictures. Enjoy! We welcomed a few drops of rain during the week and one safari was cut short due but only after we were satisfied by what we have […]