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27 August: Another Busy Day
Herold was the only one out on drive this morning, and it was a big cat drive with two different lion sightings up here in the north. The "Motswari" pride is still feeding on the buffalo and the Mafikizolo pride
August 2012
20 August: Overnight Walking Safari Excites Once Again
Olivier Ventura loves Africa. Every trip he has taken has been special, but this, his 7th safari, had to be extra special as he was treating his bride Eve to a belated honeymoon. The couple, who travelled from Paris, wanted
13 August: Elephants Galore!
It was a rather quiet and lonely drive this morning by myself up here in the North. At least I had huge numbers of elephants keeping me company. Unfortunately no leopards this morning which is what my guests really wanted
12 August: Motswari Pride Returns
Being the last drive of our group and having seen a fair amount we all set off on our own missions for the morning. Patrick and I wanted to head South and follow up on the Rhino and Calf and
10 August: Nomadic Males Chase Machaton Pride Around Camp
The guests of our safari camp were overwhelmed over recent night as the two nomadic males who have been in the area for some time were again stomping their authority. From the night into the morning, they again chased the
06 August: July Diary
Our guests have had some incredible experiences during July with sightings in and around camp. Buffalo and lion featured highly amongst the highlights but there are some other notable sightings!
The hyena pups at the den on Umlani are growing fast and have just started to lose their black coats and have started to develop the spots characteristic of the spotted hyena.
The spots first start to develop around the neck like a very fashionable scarf! It looks like one has succumbed as three are now seen regularly rather than four, and they are spending an increasing amount of time outside the den even with game vehicles close by. As they get older this familiarisation at an early age will be great for the future viewing as they develop into adults. The den has become such a popular place for other camps to visit that we have had to cordon off parts of the area to reduce the environmental impact of so much traffic. The hyenas continue to make their presence felt in camp with regular nightly visits, sometimes vocal and other times only detected by their tracks in the morning!
