Big 5 safari sightings for the week 12 – 18 February 2017

Sunday 12 February 2017

  • 4 Lions at Impala weg 2 feeding on a giraffe kill (Mohlabetsi males)
  • 1 Male cheetah east of Nonwane
  • A herd of 20 buffaloes at Tora dam
  • Black rhino cow and calf
  • 2 Male lions and 1 lioness of Kudyela’s pride at Venture camp dam
  • 5 White rhinos
  • A black rhino cow and calf
  • A herd of 10 elephants wallowing at Ngala dam
  • 1 Hyena at Pondoro Main rd

Monday 13 February 2017

  • 8 Lions of River pride at lodge north of Olifants river
  • 1 Buffalo bull at Gamma rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at Selwyn’s camp
  • 4 Male lions and lioness at Ngwenya dam
  • 1 Elephant bull at Tora dam
  • 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Loop weg
  • 3 White rhino bulls and 2 cows
  • 1 Buffalo bull at Xigalana dam

Tuesday 14 February 2017

  • 1 Female leopard at Reguit pad feeding on a kudu kill
  • 1 Male cheetah at Bushbuck dam
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Main rd East
  • A herd of 15 elephants at Monzo rd
  • 5 Male lions at Ntaba rd

Wednesday 15 February 2017

  • 4 Male lions (Mohlabetsi males) at Ngwenya dam
  • 1 Female leopard at Impala weg 5 at Kudu kill
  • 5 White rhinos
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Kudu weg

Thursday 16 February 2017

  • 3 Lionesses of Impalabos pride at Leeuspruit
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Leeuspruit
  • A herd of 15 elephants at Mangwa rd
  • 4 White rhinos
  • 1 Black rhino cow and calf
  • 1 Elephant bull at Mamba rd
  • 2 White rhino bulls

Friday 17 February 2017

  • 1 Elephant bull (Ezulwini) at Impala dam
  • 1 Elephant bull at Shangana rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at Xikanka rd
  • 1 Hyena at Koppie rd
  • A herd of 10 elephants at Boetebessie dam swimming
  • A herd of 20 buffaloes at Ndlophu clearing
  • 1 Elephant bull at Cheetah plains
  • 2 Hyenas with 2 cubs at Big Bend

Saturday 18 February 2017

  • 3 Lionesses of Impalabos pride at Xiporo rd
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Xindzele rd
  • 1 Black rhino bull
  • 1 Black rhino bull
  • 5 Buffalo bulls at 5 Elephant dam
  • 1 Hyena close to Xikulu dam
  • A black rhino cow and calf
  • A herd of 10 elephants drinking at Gunter’s reservoir
  • 1 Elephant bull at Xiporo rd
  • 4 Elephants at Bush lodge waterhole

This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 18 February 2017.