Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 25 June – 1 July ’23
Sunday 25 June 2023
- 1 Female Leopard east of Nonwane bushcamp
- 20 Elephants at Huppel weg feeding
- 5 Lion cubs at Barnard/Imagine Africa cutline
- 1 Leopardess at Nkanyi dam
- 50 Buffalo at Venture camp dam
- 5 Lion cubs at Kambaku dam resting
- 2 White Rhino bulls grazing
- 40 Elephants at Kwarhi road feeding
Monday 26 June 2023
- 1 male Leopard (Dyambu) at Ngala dam drinking
- 3 Wild Dogs at Mhlamba Nyarhi resting
- 100 Buffalo at River lodge main grazing
- 25 Elephants at York/Hearn’s cutline feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs at York/Hearn’s cutline resting
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 20 Elephants at Cheetah plains feeding
- 40 Elephants at east/west cutline feeding
- 20 Elephants at Nyarhi dam drinking
Tuesday 27 June 2023
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) east of Billys lodge resting
- 1 Black Rhino
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 150 Buffalo at Ngala dam drinking
- 30 Elephants at Singwe bushcamp drinking
- 1 Spotted Hyaena west of Pondoro main resting
- 20 Elephants at Cubs drive feeding
- 1 young female Leopard at Xintiwana road heading north
- 40 Elephants at Toni’s dam drinking
- 2 Spotted Hyaena and 2 cubs at Pondoro Hyaena den resting
- 10 Buffalo at Coert’s bushcamp grazing
- 10 Spotted Hyaena south of Pondoro lodge
Wednesday 28 June 2023
- 25 Elephants at Koppie road feeding
- 150 Buffalo east of Xindzele road grazing
- 2 Wild Dogs at Pondoro main/Shangana junction heading south
- 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) with 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at campfire link resting
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 40 Elephants at Xigamba road feeding
- 25 Elephants at Schweine weg feeding
- 2 White Rhino bulls
Thursday 29 June 2023
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Rhino rock resting
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs at Masongo road resting
- 25 Elephants at Masongo road feeding
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 40 Elephants at Lodges loop feeding
- 200 Buffalo east of Makhubela grazing
- 20 Elephants at Shangana road feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs east of Kudu dam resting
- 1 White Rhino cow and calf
Friday 30 June 2023
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at Nonwane/Barnard cutline resting
- 1 Lioness (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs south of Giraffe road resting
- 30 Elephants at Mamba road feeding
- 2 Spotted Hyaenas at Robbies road heading west
- 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) at Kloof dam resting
- 3 Spotted Hyaena at Pondoro Hyaena den
- 10 Elephants at Olifants road feeding
Saturday 1 July 2023
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs east of Giraffe road resting
- 2 Black Rhinos
- 1 Leopardess at Munti road resting
- 7 Elephants at Olifants road feeding
- 10 Elephants at Makhoti road feeding
- 5 Elephants at Xihingwana road feeding
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 6 Lionessess (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs west of Kambaku dam resting
- 1 Leopardess north of Ngwenya dam
- 200 Buffalo at Pondoro main heading south
- 3 White Rhino cows and 1 bull
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 1 July ’23.
