Big 5 safari sightings for the week 25 – 31 December 2016

Sunday 25 December 2016

  • A herd of 80 elephants between Hamerkop and Impala dams
  • 4 Buffalo bulls at Kudu rd
  • 1 Lioness east of Rock Fig loop
  • 1 White rhino bull, cow and calf
  • 6 Male lions of Mohlabetsi coalition at Nkombi north
  • 1 Elephant bull at Kwarri rd
  • 12 Hyenas at Winston’s rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at Impalabos/Nonwane cutline

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Monday 26 December 2016

  • 3 African wild dogs at Waterkant rd
  • A herd of 10 buffaloes at Mophu Meander
  • A herd of 20 elephants at York/Barnard cutline
  • 1 White rhino bull, cow and calf
  • 8 Hyenas at densité Winston’s rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at Makubela rd
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Ngala dam
  • 1 Female leopard at Reguit pad
  • 3 African wild dogs at Ringana dam

Tuesday 27 December 2016

  • A herd of 80 elephants drinking and swimming at Ngwenya dam
  • A herd of 10 elephants at Mangwa clearing
  • A pride of 9 lions lying at Koos’s pan
  • Kudyela’s lion pride lying at Xigamba dam
  • 5 Buffalo bulls at Xibejuana dam
  • 1 Elephant bull at Marula rd
  • A herd of 10 elephants at Xirombirombi rd

Wednesday 28 December 2016

  • 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Xikulu dam
  • 4 African wild dogs (3 males and 1 female) drinking at Coert’s Bushcamp
  • 1 White rhino bull, cow and calf
  • 3 White rhinos
  • 4 African wild dogs at Makubela rd
  • 1 Male leopard
  • 1 Elephant bull at Nongo Noko rd

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Thursday 29 December 2016

  • 1 Elephant bull at Koppie rd
  • A herd of 15 elephants at Andries’s pad
  • A herd of 100 buffaloes at Steven’s rd
  • 1 Male cheetah chasing impala at Balule camp
  • 9 Lions feeding at a buffalo kill at Monarch rd
  • 8 Hyenas fighting with lions at Monarch rd
  • 1 Male cheetah at Tshukudu cutline
  • 2 Lions at south of Impala dam
  • A herd of 100 buffaloes at west of Mohlabetsi camp
  • A herd of 10 elephants at Jiga-Jiga rd

Friday 30 December 2016

  • 9 Lions at Riverine west
  • A herd of 100 buffaloes at Steven’s rd
  • A herd of 15 elephants at Ndlophu clearing
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Mastongo rd
  • 2 Male lions at Luma Nyama rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at God’s window

Saturday 31 December 2016

  • 1 White rhino bull, cow and calf
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Xindzele rd
  • 1 Male cheetah at Duke’s clearing
  • A herd of 80 elephants at Ngala dam
  • A herd of 15 elephants at 8/9 cutline
  • A herd of 12 elephants south of Xinopi rd
  • A herd of 25 elephants at Mfundla rd
  • 2 Male lions at Hamilton’s north
  • 1 Elephant bull (Ezulwini) at Hamilton’s north
  • A herd of 100 buffaloes at Gavin’s rd
  • A group of 10 hyenas at den site at Winston’s rd

This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 31 December 2016.