Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 2 – 8 July ’23
Sunday 2 July 2023
- 200 Buffalo at Nonwane/Barnard cutline grazing
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) at Nonwane/Impalabos cutline resting
- 40 Elephants south of Ngala dam feeding
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 2 Spotted Hyaenas north of Nyarhi dam
Monday 3 July 2023
- 1 Leopardess at Giraffe road resting in a tree
- 25 Elephants at Olifants road feeding
- 20 Elephants at Pondoro main/Shangana junction feeding
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 1 Leopardess west of Xigamba dam
- 20 Elephants at Xigamba dam drinking
Tuesday 4 July 2023
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at Mondzo road
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Hearnes/Mohlabetsi cutline
- 20 Elephants at Xigamba dam
- 50 Buffalo at Kambaku dam
- 20 Elephants at East/West cutline
Wednesday 5 July 2023
- 3 Black Rhino’s
- 15 Elephants at Ngwenya dam
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Groene-baum
- 30 Elephants at Mfundla road
- 3 Elephants at Ngala dam
- 50 Buffalo at Ngwenya dam
Thursday 6 July 2023
- 1 Leopardess at Marula extension
- 20 Elephants at Drie traenken weg feeding
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) at Pride rock
- 3 Spotted Hyaena at Coert’s waterhole
- 1 Leopardess south of Nonwane airstrip
- 3 Elephants at Balule plains lodge
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Impala weg 4
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 20 Elephants at Chapel north
Friday 7 July 2023
- 1 Leopardess south of Nonwane/Barnard cutline
- 1 Leopardess west of 1/2 cutline
- 2 White Rhino’s
- 15 Elephants at Pondoro main/Nongonoko junction
- 1 Elephant at 1/2 cutline feeding
- 10 Elephants south of Korhaan junction 8/9 cutline
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Matangi rocks
- 10 Elephants at Matangi road
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at Dean’s dam
Saturday 8 July 2023
- 20 Elephants south of Nonwane bushcamp
- 4 Black Rhino’s
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) at Imagine/Barnard cutline
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Jika-jika heading east
- 100 Buffalo at Dogs drive resting
- 3 Elephants at Elephant dam
- 40 Elephants between Ngwenya and Xigamba dam
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Mfutsu road
- 2 Spotted Hyaena at 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den
- 4 White Rhino
- 20 Elephants at Chapel North
- 50 Buffalo at Bush Lodge main
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 8 July ’23.
