Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 27 Feb to 5 March ’22
Sunday 27 February 2022
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela Pride) with 11 cubs resting near Eskom Giraffe
- 40+ Elephants feeding near Eskom Giraffe
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) resting near Waterkant
- 1 Male Lion (Masungulu Male) sleeping near Dead End Dam
- 1 Female Leopard heading South West from River Lodge
- 1 Female Black Rhino with her calf drinking from Xikulu Dam
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Pondoro Main
- 1 Male Leopard heading North from Mahlolwa Road
Monday 28 February 2022
- 40+ Elephants feeding near Hongyoni Road
- 2 White Rhino Bulls resting near Nyari Dam
- 2 Spotted Hyena drinking from Van Wyk Tranke
- 4 Lion Cubs playing near Hamilton South
- 3 Black Rhino drinking from Dead End Dam
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela Pride) with 7 cubs feeding on a zebra near Venture Camp Dam
- 1 Black Rhino female with her calf feeding near Impala Weg 5
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Koppie Road
Tuesday 1 March 2022
- 7 Spotted Hyena resting near Mpfundla Road
- 2 Spotted Hyena resting near Hyena Dam
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela Pride) with 11 cubs resting near Leeuspruit Dam
- 2 White Rhino bulls feeding near Impala Weg 5
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Koppie Road
Wednesday 2 March 2022
- 1 Young Male leopard heading South from Venture Camp Dam
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Khumba Road
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela Pride) with 11 cubs resting near Leeuspruit Dam
- 2 White Rhino Bulls feeding near Rhulani’s Road
- 1 White Rhino Bull drinking from Van Wyk Tranke
- 20+ Elephants feeding near Ndlopfu Clearing
Thursday 3 March 2022
- 6 Spotted Hyena resting near Makoti Road
- 4 Spotted Hyena drinking from Tony’s Dam
- 9 Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting near Nkanka Road
- 100+ Buffalo feeding near Hearne’s/York Cutline
- 20+ Elephants feeding near Mamba Road
- 1 White Rhino with calf and 2 males feeding near Dead End Dam
- 1 Lioness sleeping near Mhisi Loop
- 1 Elephant Bull feeding near Boetebessie
- 1 White Rhino bull drinking from Rhingana Dam
- 8 Wild Dogs hunting around Barnard Airstrip
Friday 4 March 2022
- 2 Lionesses with 2 Young Males feeding on an Impala near Nonwane Cutline
- 2 Lionesses with 1 Large Male (Masungulu Male) resting near Khoza Loop
- 2 White Rhino feeding near Hearnes Cutline
- 100+ Buffalo feeding near Hearnes/York Cutline
- 20+ Elephants feeding near York Cutline
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela Pride) with 7 cubs resting near Melembe Loop
- 1 Female Leopard (Faka-Nchovela) with her sub-adult male cub heading East from Tamboti
- 30+ Elephants feeding near Boetebessie Dam
Saturday 5 March 2022
- 4 Black Rhino drinking from Xikulu Dam
- 2 Male Lions (Masungulu Males) resting near Hearnes/Mohlabetsi Cutline
- 25+ Elephants drinking from Waterkant
- 40+ Elephants drinking from Dead End Dam
- 1 Young Male Leopard heading East from Tamboti Dam
- 2 Spotted Hyena resting near Nyari Dam
- 50+ Buffalo drinking from Bush Lodge Waterhole
- 2 White Rhino feeding near Mohlabetsi/Hearnes Cutline
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Main Road East
- 1 Female White Rhino heading South from Zebra Weg
This is a short summary of the big 5 and other special sightings we had during the week whilst out on safari from Pondoro Game Lodge.
