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WEEK IN PICTURES #20 This post marks our 20th edition of the weekly week in pictures and I’m sure the wildlife at Pondoro was up for the task producing some breathtaking moments. Probably the most intense moment this week was when a dominant white rhino bull met a much smaller but equally dominant black rhino […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 09-15 July ’17 Sunday 09 July 2017 2 White rhino 2 White rhino bulls 15 Buffaloes feeding east of xindzele 1 Black rhino bull Monday 10 July 2017 2 White rhino bulls 2 Buffalo bulls east of xirhimberombe 2 Black rhino 1 Bull elephant at mophu meander […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #14 “There is no creature among all the Beasts of the world which hath so great and ample demonstration of the power and wisdom of the almighty God as the Elephant” – Edward Topsell Words used by the English author best remembered for his bestiary in the late 1500’s to early 1600’s […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 25 June – 01 July ’17 Sunday 25 June 2017 1 Black rhino bull 5 Mohlabetsi males resting at impala dam 3 White rhino 1 Bull elephant at nkombe north 200 Buffaloes at olifants main Monday 26 June 2017 20 Elephants at andries se pad feeding 1 […]
WEEK IN PICTURES #10 The 5 o’clock wake up call in the winter is not always answered with a smile but the idea of coffee, hot chocolate or any of the other hot beverages serves as encouragement. Once every one is sitting around the table in their winter clothes and start talking about the day […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 28 May-03 June ’17 Sunday 28 May 2017 200 Buffaloes at top road moving north 6 Mohlabetsi male lions resting at hearnes/mohlabetsi cutline 20 Elephants at grune boom moving north 1 Black rhino bull 20 Elephants at jessie road feeding 9 Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting north of […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 21-28 May ’17 Sunday 21 May 2017 14 Elephants at koppie busy feeding 3 Black rhino 4 Lions at rhulani’s road resting 1 Lioness at jiga-jiga heading north 1 White rhino bull 4 White rhino 200 Buffalo heading north from peter’s rock 1 Elephant bull heading east […]
SEVENTH EDITION OF THE WEEK IN PICTURES #7 “Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliot Erwitt These words can not describe a safari in a better way, seeing a lion lying flat cat compared […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 09-15 April ’17 Sunday 09 April 2017 1 Bull white rhino 3 Wild dogs feeding on an impala by ncolowane road Impalabos pride at xikulu dam resting 2 Elephant bulls at xikulu dam drinking water 2 Black rhinos 1 Black rhino bull 15 Elephants at xigalana dam […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 02-08 April ’17 Sunday 02 April 2017 1 Bull elephant feeding at ngala clearing 3 White rhinos 4 Mohlabetsi male lions west of Pondoro Game Lodge 2 Buffalo bulls south of venture camp feeding Ezulwini male elephant and 1 young bull at mohlabetsi/hearnes cutline Monday 03 […]
THIRD EDITION OF WEEK IN PICTURES #3 It has been a challenging week for the guides and trackers, no sighting came easy, the wildlife of Pondoro kept us on our toes all the time and made sure too keep us guessing. Even though it was a tough week, on completion of each challenge we were […]
SECOND EDITION OF WEEK IN PICTURES #2 This week has been everything but disappointing, from the start to the end we have been amazed by the sightings that the bush was producing. Towards the end of the week the dried out dusty landscape got refreshed with two days of downpour. With a few cold and […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week 26 February until 4 March 2017 Sunday 26 February 2017 1 Elephant bull at Rulani’s dam 9 Lions of Kudyela’s pride and 1 Singwe male A herd of 20 elephants at Misi rd 1 Elephant bull at Gunter’s New rd 4 Buffaloes at Maroela rd A herd of […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week 29 January until 4 February 2017 Sunday 29 January 2017 4 Male lions at Xipalatsi rd 1 Elephant bull at River lodge main A herd of 20 elephants at Monika’s 1 Elephant bull at Hamilton’s north A herd of 40 elephants swimming at Xikulu dam 8 Lions of […]
Big 5 safari sightings for the week 22 until 28 January 2017 Sunday 22 January 2017 5 Mohlabetsi males and 1 lioness at Chavaluthu rd 2 White rhino bulls A herd of 30 elephants at Boetebessie dam 6 Elephant bulls at Mohlabetsi/Hearne cutline 1 Male leopard close to Shortcut (unknown) Monday 23 January 2017 4 […]