Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 15-21 May ’22
Sunday 15 May 2022
- 20+ Elephants feeding at Graig’s road
- 1 Spotted hyena heading west on mfundla road
- 1 Bull elephant feeding at danroc main
- 60+ Elephants feeding at eskom-giraffe
- 2 Kudyela lionesses and 6 cubs resting at rock fig loop
- 100+ Buffaloes grazing and drinking at kudu dam
Monday 16 May 2022
- 10+ Elephants feeding at danroc main
- 10 Young Kudyela lions heading E from river road west
- 1 Leopardess (Faka Nchovela) and her youngster resting in a Marula tree at Gavin’s road
- 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) resting on a termite mount at ingwe drive
- 50+ Buffaloes drinking at van-wyk
- 20+ Elephants feeding at bush lodge main road
Tuesday 17 May 2022
- 2 White rhino
- 50+ Elephants feeding at rhino rock
- 10 Young Kudyelas resting N of nonwane bush camp
- 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) and 1 male leopard at ingwe drive
- 1 Leopardess (Faka Nchovela) resting in a Marula tree E of boetabessie dam
- 50+ Elephants feeding around bush lodge water hole
Wednesday 18 May 2022
- 60+ Elephants feeding and drinking at xikulu dam
- 50+ Buffaloes grazing at breite weg
- 10 Lion cubs resting at mhisi loop
- 50+ Elephants drinking and feeding around bush lodge
- 2 White rhino bulls
Thursday 19 May 2022
- 10 Lion cubs playing at mhisi loop
- 20+ Elephants feeding at top road
- 50+ Buffaloes grazing around nyari dam
- 2 White rhino bulls
- 40+ Elephants feeding at xikulu dam
Friday 20 May 2022
- 60+ Elephants feeding at top road
- 3 Kudyela lionesses and 13 cubs at mhisi loop
- 1 Masungulo male lion resting at huppel weg
- 20+ Elephants feeding at pondoro main
- 2 White rhino bulls
Saturday 21 May 2022
- 60+ Elephants feeding and drinking at nyari dam
- 1 White rhino bull
- 7 Wild dogs at koppie road running E
- 2 Leopards feeding on an impala at 1/2 cutline
- 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) caught an impala at E/W cutline but was stolen by 3 spotted heynas
- 30+ Elephants feeding at mamba road
- 1 White rhino bull
- 3 Spotted hyenas heading W on mamba road
- 1 Male leopard caught an impala at bateleur camp but was later stole by a few spotted hyenas
This is a short summary of the safari sightings we had for the week ending 21 May 2022.
