Recent Big 5 Sightings
Weekly Big Five Sightings 15-21 July 2024
Monday, 15 July 2024 (25°C) Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary between 1st and 2nd Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South on Airport Link. Xidulu, the female leopard with an impala kill on Elephants Plains Simbambili Cutline. Tuesday, 16 July 2024...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 8-14 July 2024
Monday, 08 July 2024 (29°C) Three Nkuhuma lioness and two Plains Camp male lions, resting at A-main junction with Grass cut. A pack of eight wild dogs, feeding on a impala on the Southern side of Elephant Plains airstrip. Mokhomsava, the female leopard sleeping...
Big Five Sightings 1-7 July 2024
Monday, 01 July 2024 (29°C) Three Nkuhuma lioness, chased hyenas of a blue wildebeest kill at Rhulani Open. Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard Killed a warthog at MMM junction with Gowrie Main. Maribye, the male leopard sleeping North of...
Big 5 Sightings – 24th – 30th June
Monday, 24 June 2024 (23°C) Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile north from Horseshoe Open Area. Two buffalo bulls stationary feeding on Track South. Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile south on Saseka. Breeding herd of twelve...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 17 – 23 June 2024
Monday, 17 June 2024 (25°C) The three Kambula male lions, sleeping at Sussen dam. One Kambula male lion and one lioness, mating South of Susies road. Tiyani, the female leopard resting at Elephant Plains open area. The two Plains Camp male lions and three Nkuhuma...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 10 – 16 June 2024
Monday, 10 June 2024 (23°C) Two African elephant bull feeding on Londolozi Boundary. Two Plains Camp male lions, three Nkuhuma lionesses and one sub adult male lion being chased by a young African elephant bull at the elephant carcass on Bushcamp West. Tuesday, 11...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 3 – 9 June 2024
Monday, 3 June 2024 (27°C) Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile East on Simbambili firebreak just East of Simba dam. One African elephant bull at drinking water at Red Dam. Three Nkuhuma Lioness sleeping at Seef’s Pan. Red Hawk, the male leopard with an impala kill...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 27 May – 2 June 2024
Monday, 27 May 2024 (25°C) Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile South from Milkberry into Londolozi. Two African elephant bulls mobile South from Londolozi Cutline. Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on an impala ram kill that was...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 20-26 May 2024
Monday, 20 May 2024 (29°C) One Plains Camp male lion mating with one Nkuhuma lioness on Old Elephant Plains Driveway. Two Talamati lions feeding on a giraffe carcass on Mabuza Road. One Plains Camp male lion chased off three Nkuhuma lioness from the...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 13-19 May 2024
Monday, 13 May 2024 (24°C) Makhomsava, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill on Seepline East. Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South from Marula Bult Four Way Junction North. Breeding herd of fifteen African elephants feeding on Madash South. Tuesday,...
Big Five Sightings 06-12 May 2024
Monday, 6 May 2024 (27°C) Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the male leopard resting North of Arathusa Safari camp. A pack of three wild dogs, crossing South into Londolozi between Grass Cut and Big Dam Link South. A breeding herd of approximately twenty...
Big Five Sightings 29 April-5 May
Monday, 29 April 2024 (27°C) The two Plains Camp male lions and one Nkuhuma Lioness, mobile North from EP Flood Plains. Xinzele, the female leopard mobile North on Robsons Boundary from EP/Shirleys Cutline. Xidulu, the female leopard static on Southern Fork....
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From the Kitchen
Lamb Curry
The smell of curry will hang in the air and make all your neighbors wish they had dinner with you
Pan Fried Sole
Ready in a mere 20 minutes, this pan fried sole recipe highlights the fish’s delicate texture and flavor without overpowering them.
Mushroom and Sundried Tomato Phyllo Cups with Basil Pesto
Good advice for all recipes – all the ingredients used in a dish should enhance the flavour of the dish. If it doesn’t, TAKE IT OUT!
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Make your children’s day with a warm hearty meal like spaghetti bolognaise, and I am positive the grown ups will come back for seconds
Crunchies
You will have the smell of freshly baked cookies hang around the house, and the cinnamon smell will attract the whole neighborhood. Enjoy! – Chef Yolandi Grobler
Grilled Honey and Garlic Salmon
Adding some fish to your dinner menu, will not only bring happy faces but also healthier feelings. Spoil your guest or family with this flavorful fish. You might even start cutting back on some meat, who knows?
Rooibos Milk Tarts
One usually enjoys the tea and the milk tart (melktert) separately, but with this recipe you get to experience the best of both in one bite, melting in your mouth and allowing the cinnamon to round this dessert off – Chef Yolandi Grobler
Peppermint Crisp Tart from Heaven
This recipe is my favourite sweet treat, and everyone I have made this for couldn’t stop talking about it. So it must be a winner! Please enjoy this recipe and may it bring you comfort and joy.
Beef Wraps
For a meal on its own or as a snack, these cheese and flavour-filled wraps will wrap everyone around your dining table