Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 28 May – 3 June ’23
Sunday 28 May 2023
- 50 Buffalo at Venture camp dam drinking
- 1 Leopardess at Xintowana road heading south
- 20 Elephants at Nyala dam heading east
- 17 Wild Dogs at Backstein road heading south
- 2 White Rhinos resting
- 50 Buffalo at Top road grazing
- 30 Elephants at Top road feeding
- 8 Wild Dogs at Pondoro main/Manana junction heading north
- 5 White Rhino grazing
- 1 Lioness at Dead-end dam heading east
Monday 29 May 2023
- 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) and 1 Lioness (Kudyela female) at Nonwane kaya resting
- 50 Buffalo at Shepherd’s road heading east
- 3 White Rhinos feeding
- 1 Lioness at Mohlabetsi/Impalabos cutline resting
- 1 Leopardess (Fakanchovela) at Mahlolwa on Impala kill
- 1 Black Rhino feeding
- 30 Elephants at Tamboti dam feeding
- 50 Buffalo at east/west cutline feeding
Tuesday 30 May 2023
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 7 cubs at Mountain view resting
- 40 Elephants at Kudu weg feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Top road feeding
- 30 Elephants at Hamiltons North feeding
- 2 White Rhino feeding
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) at Mamba road resting
- 8 Elephant bulls at Ntava road feeding
- 2 Elephant bulls at Ngwenya dam swimming
- 50 Buffalo at Reguit pad grazing
Wednesday 31 May 2023
- 3 sub-adult male Lions (Kudyela offspring) at River lodge main heading east
- 15 Elephants at Maroela road feeding
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs at Kambaku dam resting
- 50 Buffalo at Nonwane/Impalabos cutline grazing
- 2 Leopardesses at Munti road heading east
- 3 Elephant bulls at Groenebaum feeding
- 3 White Rhinos feeding
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) and 7 young cubs at Billys lodge
- 30 Elephants at Drie Traenken weg feeding
Thursday 1 June 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) and 7 young cubs at Billy’s Lodge resting
- 2 Leopardesses at Munti road head east
- 20 Elephants at Xigamba road heading east
- 3 sub-adult male Lions (Kudyela offspring) at Korhaan/River Lodge main junction resting
- 30 Elephants at York/Nonwane cutline feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) and 7 young cubs at Billy’s Lodge resting
- 4 White Rhino grazing
Friday 2 June 2023
- 3 White Rhino grazing
- 30 Buffalo at Cheetah Plains resting
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Mamba road heading north
- 50 Elephants at Kudu road feeding
- 1 Wild Dog at Flakey Thorn heading west
- 1 female Leopard (Nkanyi) and 1 small cub at Nonwane/York cutline heading south
- 2 Buffalo bulls at Cheetah Plains heading north
- 50 Buffalos at Duke’s clearing grazing
- 3 Elephant bulls at Dukes waterhole
Saturday 3 June 2023
- 2 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs east of Mashopi resting
- 15 Elephants at Olifants/Imagine and Barnard cutline feeding
- 4 White Rhino grazing
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 7 young cubs east of Mashopi resting
- 1 Lioness (Kudyela pride) and 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) west of Mashopi resting
- 1 Leopardess at Munti road hunting Impala
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 3 June ’23.
