Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 23-29 April ’23
Sunday 23 April 2023
- 1 Leopardess (Kanyi) at Nonwane/Barnard cutline
- 1 Lioness at shortcut
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at Mfundla road
- 20 Elephants at Xibejuana dam drinking
- 8 Wild Dogs at Nyarhi dam
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Nyarhi dam
- 40 Elephants at Nonwane/Barnard cutline feeding
- 150 Buffalo at Kwarhi road grazing
- 1 White Rhino bull grazing
- 20 Elephants at Pondoro main/Xipalatsi junction feeding
- 2 White Rhino bulls grazing
Monday 24 April 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 5 sub-adult cubs and 1 male (Masungulo) north of Nonwane khaya resting
- 40 Elephants at Xibejuana dam drinking
- 150 Buffalo at Kudu weg resting
- 1 Leopardess on an Impala kill at Nonwane/Barnard cutline
- 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo) crossing Barnard/Nonwane heading east
- 2 adult male Lions (Masungulo), 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs east of Nonwane/Barnard cutline resting
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at Nguluve road resting
- 1 Leopardess east of Nonwane/Barnard cutline resting in a tree with a kill
- 25 Elephants at Xindzele feeding
- 1 Leopardess at Ngwenya dam heading south
- 1 Leopardess (Black dot female) with a sub-adult cub south of Xibejuana dam heading east
Tuesday 25 April 2023
- 8 Wild Dogs crossing Olifants road from Barnard airstrip heading north
- 40 Elephants east of Imagine khaya feeding
- 5 young lion cubs at Nguluve road resting
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Mamba road heading north
- 1 White Rhino bull grazing
- 150 Buffalo at Chapel North grazing
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Nyarhi dam resting in the water
- 1 Spotted Hyaena Olifants road heading north
- 35 Elephants east of Xibejuana dam feeding
- 1 Leopardess east of Nonwane/Barnard cutline resting next to kill
- 25 Elephants Nonwane/Barnard cutline feeding
- 1 Buffalo bull south of Olifants road junction Bakstein grazing
Wednesday 26 April 2023
- 1 male Leopard (Dyambu) at Ngala dam drinking
- 30 Elephants east of Pride Rock feeding
- 2 adult male Lions (Masungulo males), 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs feeding on an Impala north of Leopard view khaya
- 1 Lioness (Kudyela pride) at Hongonyi road heading west
- 1 White Rhino bull resting
- 25 Elephants at van Wyks drinking
- 30 Elephants at Impalabos east/Greenfire cutline feeding
- 2 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs feeding on an Impala south of Venture camp dam
- 2 White Rhino bulls grazing
- 150 Buffalo at Shepherd road grazing
- 3 Spotted Hyaena Pondoro main/Xipalatsi junction heading south
Thursday 27 April 2023
- 25 Elephants at Barnard/Nonwane cutline feeding
- 150 Buffalo resting at Xibejuana dam
- 4 Spotted Hyaena and 1 cub resting Pondoro main/Xipalatsi juntion
- 40 Elephants at Impala weg 4 feeding
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) with 5 sub-adult cubs at Pride Rock resting
- 25 Elephants at Pondoro main, Nyarhi dam
- 150 Buffalo east of Kwarhi road grazing
- 2 White Rhino bulls grazing
- 1 Black Rhino drinking
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs east of Pride Rock resting
- 20 Elephants at Kudu road feeding
Friday 28 April 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 5 sub-adult cubs and 1 adult male (Masungulo male) north of Mpfundla road resting
- 1 Buffalo bull at Robbie’s road grazing
- 20 Elephants at Robbie’s road feeding
- 1 White Rhino cow and calf grazing
- 2 White Rhino bulls heading west
- 20 Elephants at Imagine Africa drinking
Saturday 29 April 2023
- 1 Spotted Hyaena west of Pondoro/Xipalatsi junction resting
- 4 White Rhino grazing
- 1 Leopardess at Xinghalana Rock heading west
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at 4/5 cutline/Mhisi kaya resting
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs east of Rhino Rock resting
- 40 Elephants at Groenbaum/Waterbuck junction feeding
- 30 Elephants at Ngwenya dam drinking
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Rhino walk resting
- 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) at Ngwenya dam resting
- 1 Leopardess south of Kwes pan resting
- 10 Elephants at Koppie road feeding
- 30 Elephants at Venture camp dam drinking
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 29 April.
