Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 9 – 15 April  ’23

 

Sunday 9 April 2023 

  • 1 Leopardess at Groenbaum heading south
  • 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Hearns/Mohlabetsi sodic area resting
  • 20 Elephants at Craigs road feeding
  • 15 Elephants at Olifants road feeding
  • 1 White Rhino bull
  • 1 Leopardess (Fakanchovela) at Ingwe drive
  • 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs at Rhino walk heading south
  • 20 Elephants at Pondoro main/Xikhankanka
  • 3 White Rhino
  • 2 Hyaena Pondoro main/ Nyarhi dam heading north

 

Monday 10 April 2023

  • 1 Leopardess at Olifants road
  • 9 Wild Dogs at 1/2 cutline Marula road junction
  • 2 Lionesses at middle road
  • 1 Lioness and 2 small cubs west of Xibejuana dam
  • 20 Elephants at Marula road, west of middle road
  • 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 sub-adult cubs at Mountain view resting
  • 1 Lioness at Peters rock resting
  • 20 Elephants at Ngwenya dam
  • 150 Buffalo at Bushbuck dam drinking
  • 2 male Lions (Masungulo males) at Coert’s bushcamp drinking

Big 5 safari

 

Tuesday 11 April 2023

  • 1 female Black Rhino with a young calf feeding
  • 40 Elephants at Mhisi road feeding
  • 20 Elephants at Pride rock
  • 2 White Rhino at Barnard airstrip
  • 1 White Rhino at Mhuti road
  • 20 Elephants at Ntava road

 

Wednesday 12 April 2023

  • 30 Elephants at Ngwenya dam drinking
  • 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride), 5 cubs and 1 male Lion at Xigamba road
  • 1 Lioness and 2 young cubs at Pride rock
  • 2 Wild dogs at 1/2 cutline
  • 20 Elephants at Marula road
  • 20 Elephants east of Impalabos  west/Olifants
  • 5 Lionesses and 5 sub-adult cubs at Xigamba road heading north
  • 9 Wild dogs east of  Kambaku dam feeding on an Impala
  • 150 buffalo at Toni’s dam drinking
  • 40 Elephants south of Pride rock feeding

 

Thursday 13 April 2023

  • 1 male Leopard at Melembe road heading north
  • 20 Elephants at Robbie’s road feeding
  • 150 Buffalo at Rome IV waterhole drinking
  • 5 Lion cubs (Kudyela pride) at Mashopi resting
  • 1 White Rhino bull at lodges loop grazing
  • 1 Lioness at Mashopi resting
  • 2 Spotted Hyaena at Mamba road heading south
  • 1 male Leopard at Andre se pad heading east
  • 35 Elephants at River lodge main feeding
  • 4 Elephants at Manzibovu drinking with Ezulwini (Tusker)
  • 1 Caracal west of Nyarhi dam heading west

 

 

Friday 14 April 2023

  • 20 Elephants at Nonwane/Impalabos cutline feeding
  • 2 White Rhino bulls grazing
  • 1 Leopardess at Ngwenya dam drinking
  • 1 White Rhino bull at Mamba road grazing
  • 1 big male Lion (Masungulo male), 1 Lioness (Kudyela pride) at Barnard cutline resting
  • 1 White Rhino cow with a young calf grazing
  • 40 Elephants at Ngwenya dam drinking

Big 5 safari

 

Saturday 15 April 2023

  • 5 Lionesses (Kudyela pride) and 5 cubs east of Xindzele resting
  • 2 White Rhino bulls east of Impalabos Khaya resting
  • 30 Elephants at Ngwenya dam drinking
  • 150 Buffalo at Reguit pad heading north
  • 150 Buffalo at Venture camp dam drinking
  • 1 White Rhino bull at Venture camp dam drinking
  • 40 Elephants at Ntava road feeding

These were all the amazing sightings seen on safari for the week ending 15 April.