Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 26 June – 2 July ’22
Sunday 26 June 2022
- 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) with a male sharing an impala kill at E/W cutline
- 1 Spotted hyena lurking around the carcass
- 100+ Buffaloes grazing north of main road west
- 30+ Elephants drinking at dead end dam
- 20+ Elephants drinking at xikulu dam
- 2 Kudyela lionesses resting east of kudu road
- 3 Young Kudyelas resting east of balule plains
- 2 White rhino
Monday 27 June 2022
- 2 Spotted hyenas heading west from mahlolwa loop
- 8 Young Kudyelas resting at mountain view
- 8 Elephants feeding at pondoro main
- 100+ Buffaloes grazing at baksteen road
- 20+ Elephants feeding at lala road
- 20+ Elephants feeding at schorsthein weg
Tuesday 28 June 2022
- 20+ Elephants feeding at grune boom
- 100+ Buffaloes grazing at 8/9 cutline
- 25+ Drinking and feeding at ngala dam
- 8 Young Kudyelas resting at chapel north
- 10 Spotted hyenas hanging around chapel
Wednesday 29 June 2022
- 8 Young Kudyela lions + 9 Spotted hyenas around chapel north
- 4 White rhino
- 15+ Elephants feeding at craigs road
- 1 Bull elephant feeding at Khalle stelle weg
- 1 Kudyela lioness at boetabessie loop
- 20+ Elephants feeding at koppie road
Thursday 30 June 2022
- 4 Kudyela lionesses with 1 Masungulo male and 10 cubs resting at mhisi loop
- 1 Bull elephants drinking water at xikulu dam
- 13 Elephants drinking and feeding at venture camp dam
- 5 Wild dogs heading east from hongoni road
- 1 Spotted hyena heading north on pondoro main
Friday 1 July 2022
- 1 Leopardess (Nkanyi) heading north from pride rock
- 3 Spotted hyenas feeding on an impala at pump road
- 1 Black rhino bull
- 2 White rhino bulls
- 1 Buffalo bull grazing at mamba road
- 50+ Elephants feeding at nsuna road
- 7 Wild dogs south of ngala dam heading east
- 100+ Buffaloes grazing at transport road
- 25+ Elephants feeding at nonghonoko
Saturday 2 July 2022
- 4 Kudyela lionesses and 1 Masungulo male resting at xikhumba road
- 4 White rhino
- 100+ Buffaloes sleeping south of shangana road
- 20+ Elephants feeding at bakstein road
- 30+ Elephants feeding at breite weg
- 1 Male leopard at 8/9 cutline heading east
- 1 Spotted hyena sleeping in the drainage line at Coert new road
- 1 Kudyela lioness and 10 cubs at bush lodge
- 1 Spotted hyena heading north from transport road
This a summary of our incredible big 5 and other sightings for the week ending 2 July 2022.
