Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 4 – 10 June ’23
Sunday 4 June 2023
- 30 Elephants at York/Imagine Africa cutline feeding
- 4 White Rhino grazing
- 60 Elephants at Xigamba dam
- 1 Lioness (Kudyela pride) and 2 cubs at 4/5 cutline resting
- 40 Buffalo at Lodges loop grazing
- 1 Leopardess west of Ngwenya dam
- 1 Leopardess south of Xigamba dam resting
- 20 Elephants at Barnard/Imagine Africa cutline feeding
- 3 Spotted Hyaenas at Pondoro Hyaena den
Monday 5 June 2023
- 2 White Rhino grazing
- 15 Elephants at Nonwane/Barnard cutline feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Impalabos/Nonwane cutline resting
- 2 Leopardesses in a tree east of Xigamba dam
- 1 male Lion (Masungulo male) and 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) at Marula main resting
- 40 Buffalo at Xibejuana dam drinking
Tuesday 6 June 2023
- 8 Elephants at Pondoro main/Polyshorts junction feeding
- 10 Elephants at York/Hearnes cutline feeding
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs south of Rhulan’s road north of Elefanten Traenken weg feeding on a Kudu
- 7 Wild Dogs at Nyarhi dam resting
- 18 Elephants at Hearnes/Impalabos cutline feeding
- 1 Buffalo bull at Xikulu dam resting
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Nyarhi dam resting
Wednesday 7 June 2023
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs north of main road east of Nkonkoni resting
- 3 Buffalo west of Groenebaum south of main road grazing
- 1 White Rhino bull
- 7 Wild Dogs at Pondoro main/Olifants junction resting
- 2 Black Rhino
- 1 Leopardess at Xintowana resting
- 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs north of Derde weg resting
- 20 Elephants at Vierte weg feeding
Thursday 8 June 2023
- 1 Leopardess at Xintiwana road heading south
- 2 White Rhino bulls
- 30 Elephants at Pondoro main/Nkorho road junction feeding
- 1 Spotted Hyaena at Reguit pad resting
- 50 Buffalo at Huppel weg/Mohlabetsi cutline grazing
- 20 Elephants at Pondoro main/Jenny’s loop junction feeding
Friday 9 June 2023
- 5 Lionesses and 1 young male Lion (River pride) at Rome II cutline heading east
- 1 Elephant bull at Manana road feeding
- 10 Buffalo north of Chavaluthu grazing
- 30 Elephants at Weg vir alles junction Breite weg
- 1 Leopardess at Nonwane pump/Kwarhi junction heading west
- 3 White Rhino
Saturday 10 June 2023
- 50 Buffalo at 5 Elephant dam drinking water
- 5 Lionesses and 1 male Lion (River Pride) at River Lodge main resting
- 3 Elephants at van Wyk dam drinking water
- 20 Elephants at Breite weg/main road junction feeding
- 1 White Rhino feeding
- 20 Elephants at Nongonoko heading west
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 10 June ’23.
