Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 19 – 25 Dec ’21

Sunday 19 December 2021

 

  • 3 Leopard (Nkanyi and 2 males) near Munti Road
  • 1 White Rhino Bull feeding near Peter’s Rock
  • 1 Elephant Bull feeding near Nonwane/Impalabos Cutline
  • 2 White Rhino resting South of Nyari Dam
  • 30+ Elephants feeding near Mfundla Road

 

Monday 20 December 2021

 

  • 30+ Elephants moving East from 1/2 Cutline
  • 2 White Rhino resting near Nyari Dam
  • 2 White Rhino feeding near Rhulani’s Road
  • 1 Spotted Hyena resting near Top Road

 

Tuesday 21 December 2021

 

  • 2 Black Rhino feeding near Shibejane Dam
  • 1 Black Rhino feeding near Impala Dam
  • 3 Spotted Hyena resting near Shibejane Dam
  • 3 Black Rhino heading East from Xigamba Dam
  • 1 Elephant Bull feeding near River Lodge Main
  • 5 Lions resting near Impalabos East Kaya
  • 20+ Elephants feeding near Xigamba Dam
  • 2 Black Rhino moving North from Ngwenya Dam
  • 6 Buffalo feeding near Pondoro Main

 

 

 

Wednesday 22 December 2021

 

  •  35+ Elephants feeding near Pampen Weg
  • 1 White Rhino Bull drinking from Impala Dam
  • 2 White Rhino Bulls feeding near Mfundla Road
  • 2 Spotted Hyena moving South from Mfundla Road
  • 15+ Elephants feeding near 4/5 Cutline

 

Thursday 23 December 2021

 

  • 2 White Rhino Bulls feeding near Mfundla Road
  • 25+ Elephants feeding near Mamba Road
  • 2 Leopards mating near Pride Rock
  • 15+ Elephants feeding near Mohlabetsi/Impalabos Cutline

 

Friday 24 December 2021

 

  • 1 White Rhino Wallowing in mud at Venture Camp Dam
  • 35+ Elephants feeding near Kambaku Road
  • 10+ Elephants feeding near Barnard/Nonwane Cutline
  • 2 White Rhino Bulls feeding near Mhisi Road
  • 25+ Elephants drinking from Kudu Dam
  • 1 Spotted Hyena heading North along Pondoro Main

 

 

Saturday 25 December 2021

 

  • 16 Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting near Main Road
  • 1 Male White Rhino feeding near Main Road East
  • 20+ Elephants feeding near Olifant’s Main
  • 1 Female Leopard (Nkanyi) feeding on a Scrub Hare near Huppel Weg
  • 20+ Elephants feeding near Pondoro Main

 

Saturday 26 December 2021

 

  • 16 Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting near Bushbuck Dam
  • 2 Female Cheatahs resting on Balule Plains
  • 3 Black Rhino drinking from Xibejane Dam
  • 1 White Rhino bull drinking from Venture Camp Dam
  • 40+ Elephants feeding near River Lodge Main
  • 1 Male Leopard resting near Riverine Road West
  • 20+ Elephants moving North from Nonwane/Barnard Cutline

 

 

This is a short summary of the safari sighting we had whilst out on game drive from Pondoro Game Lodge