Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 20 – 26 August ’23
Sunday 20 August 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs east of River lodge main resting
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) and 1 lioness at Swains pan
- 3 White Rhinos
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 3 cubs at Xindzele resting
- 50 Buffalo at Breite weg resting
- 2 White Rhino’s at Hongonyi heading east
- 20 Elephants at Coert’s waterhole drinking
Monday 21 August 2023
- 1 Elephant bull at Toni’s dam
- 3 White Rhino’s
- 1 Leopardess at Nonwane/Barnard cutline
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at River lodge main
- 50 Buffalo at East/West junction main road grazing
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) at Xigamba road
- 1 Leopardess at Giraffe road
- 1 Buffalo at Coert’s bushcamp resting
- 1o Elephants at Marula road junction 8/9 cutline feeding
- 1 Black Rhino
- 30 Elephants at Hamerkop dam
- 50 Buffalo at Hamerkop dam
Tuesday 22 August 2023
- 2 White Rhino’s
- 50 Buffalo at Main road west resting
- 30 Elephants at York/Barnard cutline feeding
- 4 Spotted Hyaena and 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den
- 1 Leopardess at Xigamba dam
- 2 Elephant bulls at Drie traenken weg feeding
- 10 Elephant bulls at Hamerkop dam feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Dead-end dam drinking
Wednesday 23 August 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 sub-adult cubs at Phiva road resting
- 20 Elephants at Ngala dam drinking
- 3 Spotted Hyaena’s, 3 cubs and 6 Wild dogs at Xihingwana extension
- 50 Buffalo at Korhaan east of 8/9 cutline
- 2 Leopardesses at Ngwenya dam
- 30 Elephants south of Ngwenya dam feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Phiva road resting
- 50 Buffalo at Pondoro main heading east
- 1 White Rhino
Thursday 24 August 2023
- 1 Lioness at Dead-end dam
- 50 Buffalo at Matsongo road heading west
- 10 Elephants at Ngala dam drinking
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Greenfire/Impalabos cutline
- 1 Leopardess at Xigamba dam
- 20 Elephants at Hearnes/Impalabos cutline feeding
Friday 25 August 2023
- 50 Buffalo at Nongonoko resting
- 1 Leopardess at Ngwenya dam
- 1 Leopardess north of Xigamba dam
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs at shortcut on a giraffe kill
- 4 Elephant bulls at Drie-traenken weg feeding
- 2 Leopardesses north of Ngwenya dam feeding on an impala
- 20 Elephants at Andre se pad feeding
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs at shortcut resting
- 5 Spotted Hyaena at shortcut resting
Saturday 26 August 2023
- 1 Black Rhino cow
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs at shortcut on a giraffe kill
- 6 Spotted Hyaena at shortcut resting
- 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) and 1 Lioness (Kudyela pride) at 1/2 cutline
- 1 Leopardess at Kokwana road heading east
- 20 Elephants east of Robbie’s road feeding
- 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) at Leadwood pan drinking water
- 20 Elephants at Nonwane entrance feeding
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 30 Elephants east of Robbies road feeding
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 26 August ’23.
