Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 22-28 Jan ’23

Sunday 22 January 2023

  • 1 Black rhino bull
  • 1 Young male leopard at 8/9 cutline heading east
  • 1 Spotted hyena drinking at ngala dam

Monday 23 January 2023

  • 2 Kudyela lionesses drinking water at nyari dam with both Masungulo males
  • 20+ Elephants heading south from lodges loop
  • 6 Lion cubs hidden at xintiwana road
  • 15+ Elephants feeding at impalabos east

 

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Tuesday 24 January 2023

  • 2 Kudyela lionesses with their 6 cubs resting at ngwenya dam
  • 30+ Elephants heading north from main road east
  • 10+ Elephants feeding and drinking at kudu dam
  • 2 White rhino
  • 15+ Elephants drinking at Gunter’s reservoir
  • 3 White rhino

 

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Wednesday 25 January 2023

  • 3 Kudyela lionesses with 7 cubs resting at river lodge main
  • 25+ Elephants drinking at tamboti dam
  • 20+ Elephants drinking and feeding around van-wyk
  • 1 Leopardess heading north from Koert bush camp
  • 2 White rhino
  • 30+ Elephants feeding north of kambaku road

Thursday 26 January 2023

  • 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) heading south west from venture camp dam
  • 3 Kudyela lionesses and 7 cubs resting at nyari dam
  • 1 Leopardess resting in a marula tree at andre se pad
  • 5 Lion cubs hidden at ngewnya dam

Friday 27 January 2023

  • 1 Spotted hyena drinking at ngala dam
  • 1 Leopardess heading west from xigamba dam
  • 2 Kudyela lionesses with 5 cubs resting north of xigamba dam
  • 20+ Elephants and 1 buffalo bull drinking at rome 4 mati
  • 4 White rhino
  •  3 Kudyela lionesses with 7 cubs resting at 4/5 cutline
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 20+ Elephants feeding at huppel weg

 

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Saturday 28 January 2023

  • 2 Kudyela lionesses resting at nyari dam
  • 1 Bull elephant drinking water at tamboti dam
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 2 Bull elephants drinking water at gunter’s reservoir
  • 20+ Elephants feeding at hongoni road
  • 1 Male leopard resting in a marula tree east of makothi road
  • 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) heading west from torra dam
  • 2 Wild dogs + 1 spotted hyena seen resting at bush lodge waterhole
  • 1 White rhino bull
  • 2 White rhino bulls

These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 28 January.