Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 20-26 Aug ’17

Sunday 20 Aug 2017

  • 200 Buffaloes at olifant main junction zebra weg
  • 30 elephants heading north from jakals weg
  • 3 White rhino
  • 1 Leopardess hunting impala main road west
  • 3 Lionesses resting at koerts new road
  • 30 Elephants feeding at xindzele
  • 2 Black rhino
  • 3 White rhino
  • 2 Bull elephants at venture camp dam

 

 

Monday 21 Aug 2017

  • 3 Machaton males and 2 lionesses at van wyk
  • 4 Mohlabetsi males feasting on their buffalo kills at ngala dam
  • 3 Buffalo bulls at xipalatsi
  • 2 Leopard cubs at kudu road
  • 15 elephants feeding around marula road

Tuesday 22 Aug 2017

  • 4 Mohlabetsi males feeding on their buffalo kills
  • 2 Machaton males at east/west cutline
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 100 Buffaloes grazing at hearnes/impalabos cutline
  • 30 Elephants feeding around grune boom
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 1 Machaton male accompanied by a lioness at huppel weg
  • 1 Macahton male at pumpen weg
  • 30 elephants south of dead end dam
  • 1 Leopardess west of breite weg
  • 50 Buffaloes feeding at shepards road

 

 

Wednesday 23 Aug 2017

  • 3 Lionesses with 4 cubs at robbie’s dam with a waterbuck kill
  • 4 Mohlabetsi male with their buffalo kills at ngala dam
  • 1 Male leopard at Gregg’s road
  • A leopardess with 2 cubs heading west of hearnes
  • 100 Buffaloes grazing at kudu dam
  • 1 Black rhino bull
  • 1 Pangolin at shepards road
  • 3 White rhino
  • 20 Elephants at gunters new road

Thursday 24 Aug 2017

  • 1 Male leopard at butabessie dam
  • 4 Mohlabetsi males lying down south of marula road
  • 10 Buffaloes west of main road
  • 10 Elephants feeding at big bend
  • 3 White rhino
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 50 Elephants feeding at kudu road
  • 3 Lion cubs resting at Robbie’s dam
  • 2 Lionesses with 1 cub resting at ngala dam
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 30 Buffaloes north of impalabos east kaya
  • 50 Elephants at dead end dam

Friday 25 Aug 2017

  • 1 Bull elephant at makothi road
  • 2 Lionesses at hammerkop dam
  • 2 White rhino
  • 4 Mohlabetsi males at mangwa dam
  • 3 White rhino
  • 20 Buffaloes by river lodge main

Saturday 26 Aug 2017

  • 2 Black rhino
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 30 Elephants drinking at Toni’s dam
  • 1 Leopardess at rhulanis road
  • 1 Black rhino bull
  • 20 Elephants feeding at pondoro main
  • 40 Buffaloes resting at ngala dam

 

This was the big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 26 Aug 2017.