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
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
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.