Big 5 safari sightings for the week 29 January until 4 February 2017

Sunday 29 January 2017

  • 4 Male lions at Xipalatsi rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at River lodge main
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Monika’s
  • 1 Elephant bull at Hamilton’s north
  • A herd of 40 elephants swimming at Xikulu dam
  • 8 Lions of Kudyela’s pride and 1 Singwe male at Duke’s pan
  • 15 Hyenas at Winston’s rd
  • 2 Elephants bulls, 1 cow and 1 calf at Marula rd

Monday 30 January 2017

  • 2 White rhinos
  • 1 Elephant bull at Olifants main rd

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Tuesday 31 January 2017

  • 8 Lions of Kudyela’s pride at Duke’s pan
  • 1 Male lion at Duke’s clearing (Mohlabetsi male)
  • 4 Male lions feeding on a buffalo kill east of Broken dam
  • 1 White rhino bull, 1 cow and a calf
  • 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Hearne/Impalabos cutline hunting warthogs
  • A herd of 40 elephants at Khoza loop
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • 1 Elephant bull at Mastongo rd

Wednesday 1 February 2017

  • A herd of 10 elephants at swimming at Xikulu dam
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Venture camp rd
  • 4 Buffalo bulls at Ngala dam
  • 5 Mohlabetsi male lions at Deadend dam
  • 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at 5 Elephant dam
  • A herd of 30 elephants swimming at Xikulu dam
  • A white rhino bull, cow and calf
  • 8 Hyenas at Winston’s rd
  • 4 Buffaloes Nongo Noko rd

Safari sightings at Pondoro

 

Thursday 2 February 2017

  • 9 Lions at Balule Plains
  • A black rhino cow and calf
  • 1 Elephant bull at Andries’s rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at Hamilton’s north
  • 1 Buffalo bull at Lannea rd
  • A black rhino cow and calf
  • 4 Male lions at Deadend dam
  • A herd of 12 elephants drinking at Toni’s dam
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Dhulamithi rd

Friday 3 February 2017

  • 1 Male cheetah at Duke’s pan
  • A herd of 20 elephants at Coert’s New rd
  • 4 Male lions at Deadend dam
  • 2 White rhino bulls
  • 1 Elephant bull at close to Deadend dam
  • 4 Hyenas at at Winston’s rd
  • 1 Elephant bull at Ngala dam

Saturday 4 February 2017

  • 4 Mohlabetsi male lions south of Venture camp dam
  • A herd of 20 elephants east of Monika’s
  • 4 Buffalo bulls at River lodge main
  • 1 Black rhino cow and calf
  • 2 Elephant bulls at Hamerkop dam
  • 2 Buffalo bulls at Mohlabetsi Bush camp waterhole

This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 4 February 2017.