Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 30 June to 6 July ’19

 

Sunday 30 June 2019

 

  • 70+ Buffalo static on Hongonyi Road
  • 15 Hyenas at den on Rome 4
  • 4 Lionesses and 5 cubs heading west on Olifant Main Road
  • 1 Leopardess static at Venture Camp Dam
  • 20+ Elephants drinking at Deeden Dam
  • 1 Leopardess (Nkanye) static at Tranken Weg
  • 2 Machaton Male lions static at 4/5 cutline on Singwe
  • 1 Lioness and 3 cubs static at Kloof Dam
  • 40+ Elephants static at Venture Camp dam
  • 3 White Rhino static on Hense and Impalabos West Cutline
  • 70+ Buffalo static on Olifants Main Road
  • 2 White Rhino static on Pondoro main

 

Monday 1 July 2019

 

  • 7 Wild dogs static on Hongonyi Road
  • 5 Lionesses, 2 Male Lions and 12 Cubs on Singwe Property feeding on an Impala kill
  • 1 Male Leopard (Chavaluthu) on Lodge Loop with an unknown male heading North
  • 1 Elephant Bull static feeding on Koppie Road
  • 1 Female Leopard (Nkanye) static on Pondoro Main
  • 1 White Rhino bull static at Tony’s Dam
  • 20+ Elephants static at Mondzo Road
  • 8 Hyena at den on Rome 4

 

Tuesday 2 July 2019

 

  • 2 White Rhino static on Main Road West
  • 10+ Elephants static on Main Road West
  • 100+ Buffalo static at Tony’s Dam
  • 2 Black Rhino static Xipene Road
  • 1 Wild Dog on Hopel Weg heading North
  • 2 Lion cubs static on 1/2 Cutline
  • 100+ Buffalo static at Zebra Weg
  • 15+ Elephants static on Bernard Airstrip
  • 3 Hyena static at Cheetah Clearing
  • 2 White Rhino static at Van Wyk

 

Wednesday 3 July 2019

 

  • 1 Female Leopard (Nkanye) Hopel Weg heading South
  • 20+ Elephants static on Pondoro Main
  • 100+ Buffalo static on Suna Road
  • 15 Hyena at their den site on Rome 4
  • 4 White Rhino static at Kudu Dam
  • 8 Elephants at Mondzo Road heading West

 

Thursday 4 July 2019

 

  • 4 Female Lions, 14 Cubs and 2 Males West of Delivery Road, North of Marula Road
  • 4 Wild Dogs static North of Botabessie Dam
  • 15 Elephants static at Elephant Dam
  • 2 Young Hyena with 2 Sub-Adults at their Den on Rome 4
  • 12 Elephants at Gunter’s Reservoir feeding West
  • 80+ Buffalo at Groeneboom heading West

 

Friday 5 July 2019

 

  • 80+ Buffalo heading South on Impalabos West Cutline
  • 20 Elephants static on 4/5 Cutline
  • 3 Female Lions with 10 Cubs static on Delivery Road
  • 20+ Elephants static at Kudu Dam

 

Saturday 6 July 2019 

 

  • 1 Black Rhino static on Top Road
  • 30+ elephants static on East West Cutline
  • 2 White Rhino static on Rhulani Road
  • 1 Male Lion static at Xhingamba Dam
  • 3 White Rhino drinking at Kudu Dam

 

This was another week of phenomenal big 5 sightings along with some other great safari viewings ending 6 July 2019.