Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 17-23 July ’22

Sunday 17 July 2022

  • 2 Young male lions resting at mfundla road with 3 lionesses
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) resting at giraffe road
  • 10 Young Kudyela lions resting at kudu dam
  • 6 Wild dogs eating an impala at braai road
  • 30+ Elephants feeding at koppie road
  • 2 Bull elephants feeding at rhulans road
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • 1 Spotted hyena heading south on mondzo road

Monday 18 July 2022

  • 8 Young Kudyela lions heading north on 1/2 cutline
  • 30+ Buffaloes grazing at E/W cutline
  • 20+ Elephants feeding at big boy road
  • 1 Black rhino bull
  • 7 Wild dogs feeding on an impala at dlamithi road with 6 spotted hyenas
  • 40+ Elephants feeding south of Toni’s dam

Tuesday 19 July 2022

  • 2 Kudyela lionesses and a young male resting west of nyari dam
  • 100+ Buffaloes grazing at pumpen weg

Wednesday 20 July 2022

  • 100+ Buffaloes drinking water at Toni’s dam
  • 40+ Elephants feeding around three poles
  • 4 Kudyela lionesses and 13 cubs feasting on a giraffe carcass at impalabos cutline

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Thursday 21 July 2022

  • 5 Kudyela lionesses with 13 cubs and 2 Masungulo males feeding on the giraffe carcass
  • 20+ Elephants feeding at linear road
  • 100+ Buffaloes grazing at mbonga road

Friday 22 July 2022

  • 5 Kudyela lionesses with 13 cubs and 2 Masungulo males still feasting on the giraffe carcass
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • 4 White rhino
  • 100+ Buffaloes grazing around Gunter’s reservoir
  • 7 Wild dogs and 12 pups at the den site

Big 5 safari

 

Saturday 23 July 2022

  • 20+ Elephants feeding at E/W cutline
  • 20+ Elephants heading south on the hearne cutline
  • 100+ Buffaloes drinking water at van-wyk
  • 5 Kudyela lionesses with 13 cubs and 1 Masungulo male still feeding on the carcass
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • 2 White rhino (mother & calf)

This a summary of our incredible big 5 and other sightings for the week ending 23 July 2022.