Big 5 safari sightings for the week 1 – 7 January 2017
Sunday 1 January 2017
- 1 Male cheetah at Duke’s clearing
- 4 Buffalo bulls west of Pride Rock
- 3 White rhinos
- 7 Lions of Kudyela’s pride at Kwarri rd
- A herd of 100 buffaloes at Rian’s rd
- 8 Hyenas at Winston’s rd
- 2 Elephant bulls at Koppie rd
Monday 2 January 2017
- A herd of 15 elephants at Koppie rd
- A herd of 20 elephants at 8/9 cutline
- A herd of 10 elephants at Mandleve rd
- A herd of 100 buffaloes drinking at Peter’s Rock
- A herd of 20 elephants at Xindzele rd
- A herd of 100 buffaloes at 4/5 cutline
- 1 Elephant bull (Ezulwini) with a herd of 20 at River lodge Main rd
- A white rhino bull, cow and calf at Xiingwana rd
- 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Machimba rd
Tuesday 3 January 2017
- 1 Male leopard at Boetebessie dam (Chavaluthu)
- 1 Elephant bull close to Bateleur camp
- A black rhino bull, cow and calf
- A herd of 20 elephants at Xigalana dam
- 1 Hyena at Link rd
- 3 Mohlabetsi male lions at Andries’s pad
- 3 Black rhinos
- 1 Male leopard at Waterkant rd
- 1 Male cheetah at Duke’s pan
Wednesday 4 January 2017
- 4 Mohlabetsi male lions at Tintaka rd
- A herd of 15 elephants at Rhulani’s dam
- 1 Male cheetah at Imberbe rd
- 4 African wild dogs at Barnard airstrip
- 5 Male lions at Van der Merwe corner
- 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Hamilton’s rd
- A white rhino bull, cow and calf
Thursday 5 January 2017
- 1 Elephant bull close to Paradise camp
- A white rhino bull, cow and calf
- 1 Male cheetah close to Duke’s clearing
- 1 Elephant bull at mamba rd
- A herd of 15 elephants at Hongonyi rd
- A herd of 25 elephants at Jenny’s loop
- A herd of 20 elephants at Makubela rd
- 5 Male lions of Mohlabetsi coalition east of Miss rd
- 1 Female leopard at Venture camp
Friday 6 January 2017
- 6 African wild dogs south of Venture camp rd
- 5 Buffalo bulls at at Siyabona main rd
- 1 Hyena at Big Boy rd
- A white rhino bull, cow and calf
Saturday 7 January 2017
- 1 Lioness close to Xigamba dam
- A herd of 15 buffaloes at Balule Pains camp
- 6 Buffalo bulls at Leoparden weg
- 2 White rhino bulls
- A herd of 25 elephants at Nsuna rd
- A herd of 30 buffaloes at Tshukudu cutline
- 15 Hyenas at Winston’s rd
- 1 Lioness at Manzi Bomvu
This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 7 January 2017.
