Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 11 – 17 June ’23
Sunday 11 June 2023
- 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) at Mpfundla road resting
- 15 Elephants at Nkumbi north heading west
Monday 12 June 2023
- 15 Elephants at Jenny’s loop/Pondoro main junction feeding
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Weg vir alles resting
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 2 Leopardesses at Ntaba road resting
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) and 1 Lioness (Kudyela female) at Nonwane/Barnard cutline heading south
- 50 Buffalo at Kudu weg heading east
- 10 Elephants at Olifants/Lodges loop junction feeding
Tuesday 13 June 2023
- 1 Leopardess at Xibejuana dam resting
- 50 Buffalo at Xibejuana dam drinking
- 1 Leopardess at Ntaba road heading west
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 25 Elephants at Nonwane/Impalabos cutline feeding
- 12 Elephants at Xihingwana east of Ngala dam feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs east of broken dam resting
Wednesday 14 June 2023
- 3 White Rhinos
- 1 Elephant bull at Marula road feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at east/west cutline resting
- 40 Elephants at Pumpen weg feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at Weg vir alles heading west
Thursday 15 June 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at Zebra weg heading north
- 12 Elephants at Pondoro main/Dlulamithi junction feeding
- 3 Elephants at Reguit pad feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Makoti grazing
- 1 Spotted Hyaena and 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs north of Rome IV waterhole heading east
Friday 16 June 2023
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) and 2 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at Naledi road resting
- 2 Spotted Hyaena at Pondoro main/Xipalatsi junction heading west
- 10 Elephants at East/West cutline feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at Elefanten traenken weg resting
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 2 Elephant bulls at Pondoro main feeding
Saturday 17 June 2023
- 1 male Lion at Olifants/Nonwane entrance junction resting
- 2 Elephant bulls at Nonwane/Barnard cutline feeding
- 1 Elephant bull at Toni’s dam drinking
- 20 Elephants at Xikulu dam drinking
- 10 Elephants at Mohlabetsi/Impalabos cutline heading north
- 5 Spotted Hyaena at Pondoro den resting
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 17 June ’23.