Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 15 – 22 July ’23
Sunday 16 July 2023
- 1 Leopardess south of Venture camp
- 20 Elephants at Nonwane/York cutline
- 20 Elephants at Impala weg 4 feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Hongonyi resting
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males), 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs at Oxford main resting
- 1 Black Rhino bull
- 30 Elephants at Imagine/Barnard cutline feeding
- 1 Leopardess east of Imagine Kaya
Monday 17 July 2023
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males), 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 6 cubs and 1 male Leopard at Delivery road
- 3 White Rhino
- 1 male Leopard at Pondoro main/Andre se pad junction
- 14 Elephants at elephant walk feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Ngala dam
Tuesday 18 July 2023
- 20 Elephants at Lodges loop
- 1 White Rhino
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 5 cubs east of Makhoti
- 1 Lioness at Hearnes/Mohlabetsi cutline
- 50 Buffalo at Venture camp dam
- 15 Elephants at Pondoro main
- 1 Elephant bull at Robbies road
Wednesday 19 July 2023
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Top road
- 20 Elephants at Matangi road
- 4 Elephants at Kwarhi road
- 15 Elephants at Tonis dam
- 10 Elephants at Pondoro main feeding
- 1 Buffalo bull at Impalabos east/Mohlabetsi cutline
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 1 male Leopard east of Manzibovu
- 1 Leopardess east of Manzibovu
- 2 Spotted Hyaena east of Manzibovu
- 20 Elephants at River Lodge main feeding
- 15 Elephants north of Boetebessie dam
Thursday 20 July 2023
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) at Hongonyi road west of Xindzele
- 10 Elephants at Mamba road feeding
- 15 Elephants at Marula road feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Dead-end dam
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 3 Wild Dogs at Nonwane airstrip
- 5 Elephants at River lodge main
- 20 Elephants at Imagine Africa feeding
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) at Nonwane entrance
Friday 21 July 2023
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 10 Elephants at Pondoro main/Jika jika junction feeding
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Pondoro Hyaena den
- 1 Leopardess north of Xintiwana road
- 1 male Leopard north of Olifants road
- 1 Black Rhino
- 4 Elephants at Barnard/Nonwane cutline feeding
Saturday 22 July 2023
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Greenfire/Mohlabetsi cutline resting
- 3 Wild Dogs at Bushcamp east
- 10 Elephants at Rhulan’s road feeding
- 20 Elephants at Tintaka road
- 1 Leopardess at East/West cutline
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 1 Black Rhino
- 4 Elephants at Weir
- 40 Buffalo at Weir
- 1 Leopard north of Olifants road
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 22 July ’23.