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.