Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 7 – 13 May ’23
Sunday 7 May 2023
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs north of Nonwane kaya resting
- 20 Elephants at Koppie road feeding
- 3 White Rhinos drinking
- 4 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs west of Nonwane kaya feeding on an Impala
- 20 Elephants at Mamba road feeding
- 15 Elephants at Robbies road feeding
- 150 Buffalo at Cheetah Plains grazing
Monday 8 May 2023
- 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male), 3 Lionesses and 7 young cubs at Mashopi resting
- 2 White Rhino bulls grazing
- 25 Elephants west of Imagine/Barnard cutline feeding
- 25 Elephants west of Imagine camp feeding
- 20 Elephants at Coert’s waterhole drinking
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 7 young cubs and 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) at Mashopi feeding on an Impala
- 200 Buffalo east of Pride Rock grazing
- 20 Elephants west of Coert’s bushcamp feeding
- 40 Elephants west of Ngwenya dam feeding
- 25 Elephants at Xigamba dam
- 150 Buffalo at Pondoro main/Xipalatsi junction grazing
- 20 Elephants at Ngala dam drinking
- 5 Lionesses (River Pride) and 1 young male Lion at entrance to Pondoro lodge heading west
Tuesday 9 May 2023
- 1 White Rhino bull grazing
- 25 Elephants south of Nyarhi dam feeding
- 20 Elephants at Kudu road feeding
- 10 Elephants at main road east feeding
- 150 Buffalo at Cheetah plains grazing
- 25 Elephants at Robbies road feeding
- 2 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) at Imagine/Olifants road junction mating
- 25 Elephants at Ngwenya dam drinking
- 1 male Leopard at Xipanga road heading south
- 20 Elephants at Braai road feeding
- 1 White Rhino bull grazing
Wednesday 10 May 2023
- 1 Black Rhino bull feeding
- 20 Buffalo a Olifants road grazing
- 20 Elephants at River lodge main feeding
- 2 Spotted Hyaena at River lodge main heading south
- 30 Elephants at Barnard airstrip feeding
- 40 Elephants at Olifants road junction 4/5 cutline feeding
- 25 Elephants at Mamba road feeding
- 20 Elephants at Imagine/Barnard cutline feeding
- 25 Elephants at Xindzele/Shangana junction feeding
- 150 Buffalo at Pondoro main/Olifants junction grazing
- 30 Elephants at Huppel weg feeding
- 1 Black Rhino cow and calf drinking
- 1 White Rhino bull at Nyarhi dam drinking
- 2 Wild Dogs at Mountain view heading east
Thursday 11 May 2023
- 3 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 7 young cubs and 1 adult male (Masungulo male) at Mashopi resting
- 40 Elephants at Ngwenya dam drinking
- 30 Elephants at 1/2 cutline junction Mamba road feeding
- 150 Buffalo at Mohlabetsi/Hearnes cutline grazing
- 20 Elephants at River Lodge main feeding
- 8 Lionesses (River pride) at Ingwe road resting
- 40 Elephants at east/west cutline junction main road feeding
- 20 Elephants at Mamba road junction 1/2 cutline feeding
- 6 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 1 adult male (Masungulo male) and 7 young cubs at Mashopi resting
- 1 Leopardess (Black dot) and her sub-adult cub east of Deans dam resting
- 35 Elephants at Pondoro main south of Nyarhi dam feeding
- 2 Spotted Hyaena south of Pondoro Lodge resting
Friday 12 May 2023
- 20 Elephants at Pondoro main junction Dlulamithi road feeding
- 1 White Rhino bull grazing
- 20 Elephants at Torchwood road feeding
- 4 Spotted Hyaena and 1 cub west of Pondoro main/Xipalatsi junction
- 2 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 1 adult male Lion (Masungulo male) at Mashopi resting
- 25 Elephants at Huppel weg feeding
- 20 Elephants at River road feeding
Saturday 13 May 2023
- 1 female Leopard (Nkanyi) at Barnard/Imagine cutline
- 8 Wild Dogs at Mohlabetsi/Hearnes cutline resting
- 20 Elephants at Xikulu dam drinking
- 40 Elephants at Venture camp dam drinking
- 30 Elephants at Mohlabetsi/Hearnes cutline feeding
- 1 Elephant bull at Robbies road/shortcut junction feeding
- 50 Buffalo at Ringana dam drinking
- 2 Lionesses at Big bend/Winston avenue junction heading west
These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 13 May ’23.
