Big 5 safari sightings for the week 6 – 12 November 2016
Sunday 6 November 2016
- A herd of 20 elephants at Grune Baum weg
- 1 White rhino bull
- 12 Hyenas at Gavin’s rd
- 2 White rhino bulls
- 4 Lions at River Lodge main (2 Mohlabetsi males and 2 Impalabos lionesses)
- 2 Buffalo bulls at River Lodge Main
- A herd of 50 buffaloes close to MahlambaNyati dam
- 8 Buffaloes at Mohlabetsi dam
Monday 7 November 2016
- A herd of 50 buffaloes at Shangana rd
- 1 White rhino bull
- 5 Elephant bulls at Matangi rd
- 8 Hyenas at gavin’s rd
- 1 White rhino bull
- 8 Buffalo bulls at Kumba rd
- 3 Lions (1 Mohlabetsi male and 2 lionesses of Kudyela pride) at Chavaluthu rd
- 8 Buffalo bulls at Marula rd
Tuesday 8 November 2016
- A herd of 9 elephants at Mahlo rd
- 3 Hyenas at Xombana pan
- 5 Mohlabetsi male lions and Impalabos lioness at Xip[alatsi rd
- 8 Buffalo bulls at Ngala dam
- A herd of 9 elephants at Hamerkop rd
- 4 Elephant bulls at Riverine east
- 7 Buffaloes close to Balule Plains camp
Wednesday 9 November 2016
- 5 Mohlabetsi male lions north of Main rd feeding on a buffalo kill
- 1 White rhino bull
- A herd of 15 elephants drinking at Van Wyk
- A herd of 100 buffaloes close to Mfundla rd
- 1 Young leopard at Mondzo rd
- 2 Elephant bulls at Wambu rd
- 1 White rhino bull
- 11 Hyenas at Gavin’s rd
- 2 Elephant bulls at Shampoo rd
Thursday 10 November 2016
- 3 Lions at Wambu rd
- 1 Female cheetah at Wildebeest weg
- 5 Buffaloes at Marambu rd
- 1 Black rhino bull
- 1 Black rhino bull
- 3 Male lions (Mohlabetsi males) close to Wambu rd
- 1 White rhino bull
- 3 Hyenas and 6 cubs at Gavin’s rd
Friday 11 November 2016
- A herd of 100 buffaloes at Big Bend
- 2 Elephant bulls at Tshukudu cutline
- 1 White rhino bull
- 8 Hyenas at Siyabona Main rd
Saturday 12 November 2016
- A pride of 9 lions (Kudyela’s pride) close to Impala dam
- 1 White rhino bull
- A herd of 300 buffaloes at Monika’s
- 6 Elephant bulls at York/Barnard cutline
- 2 White rhino bulls
- A herd of 100 buffaloes east of Chapel
- 8 Hyenas at Siyabona Main rd
This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 12 November 2016