Big 5 safari sightings for the week of  23 – 29 July ’23

 

Sunday 23 July 2023 

  • 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Khumba road
  • 1 Elephant bull at Olifants road
  • 1 Black Rhino
  • 1 Spotted Hyaena and 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den
  • 2 White Rhino’s
  • 1 Leopardess south of Nonwane Kaya
  • 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Xirombirombi

 

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Monday 24 July 2023

  • 1 Leopardess at Kwarhi road
  • 2 Black Rhino’s
  • 2 male Lions (Masungulo males), 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs west of Delivery road hunting impala
  • 1 Leopardess and 2 Spotted Hyaena at Top road hunting impala
  • 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at Huppel weg
  • 1 White Rhino bull

 

Tuesday 25 July 2023

  • 10 Elephants at Pondoro main/Andre se pad junction feeding
  • 1 Lioness (Kudyela breakaway) at Dead-end dam
  • 1 Spotted Hyaena at Pondoro Hyaena den
  • 3 Wild Dogs at Robbies road feeding on a Duiker
  • 1 Lioness (Kudyela breakaway) at Boetebessie dam resting
  • 150 Buffalo at Mahlolwa loop grazing
  • 40 Elephants at Hamilton south feeding
  • 5 White Rhino’s

 

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Wednesday 26 July 2023

  • 1 Leopardess at Nonwane/Barnard cutline resting in a tree
  • 25 Elephants at Pondoro main/Kokwana junction feeding
  • 3 Buffalo bulls at Bachstein grazing
  • 2 White Rhino bulls
  • 4 Wild Dogs at Billy’s lodge heading north
  • 150 Buffalo at Nyarhi dam drinking
  • 20 Elephants at Matangi rock feeding

 

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Thursday 27 July 2023

  • 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs at Nonwane/Barnard cutline heading north
  • 3 White Rhino’s
  • 1 Spotted Hyaena and 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den
  • 3 Buffalo bulls at Ngala dam drinking
  • 1 Lioness (Kudyela breakaway) and 2 cubs resting at Rhulan’s road
  • 150 Buffalo at Hamerkop dam grazing
  • 30 Elephants at Imagine/Barnard cutline feeding

 

 

Friday 28 July 2023

  • 3 Spotted Hyaena and 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den resting
  • 1 Leopardess at Kwarhi road heading east
  • 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) and 4 cubs at east/west cutline resting
  • 25 Elephants at Ntaba road feeding
  • 3 Buffalo bulls at Jika-jika grazing
  • 1 Leopardess at Kwarhi road heading south
  • 2 White Rhino’s
  • 4 Lionesses (Kudyela breakaways) at Kahle stelle weg resting
  • 1 White Rhino

 

 

 

Saturday 29 July 2023

  • 100 Buffalo at Dean’s dam heading east
  • 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs south of Imagine Africa resting
  • 1 Leopardess east of Xibejuana dam heading south
  • 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 6 cubs west of Imagine/Barnard cutline resting
  • 150 Buffalo at Pondoro main/Xipalatsi junction resting
  • 40 Elephants east of Venture camp dam feeding

 

These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 29 July ’23.