Elephant Plains Game Lodge

Monday, 31 August 2026 (30°C) The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of six lioness, ten cubs and the two Ndzhenga males, hunting cape buffalo West of Track South. A breeding herd of approximately 300 cape buffalo mobile South along 15th Makhomsava, the female leopard...

Monday, 24 August 2026 (24°C) One Ndzhenga male lion stationary on Track South. Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South on Leopard Drift. Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile West from Safari Donga South. One Nkuhuma lioness at the den site with three cubs West...

Monday, 17 August 2026 (27°C) Seven Nkuhuma lioness and ten cubs with one Ndzenga male lion, resting at the junction of Parallel and Zebra drive. Herd of roughly 20 elephants, feeding around Kraainess Open. Hlambela, the male leopard, feeding on an impala ewe carcass,...

Monday, 10 August 2026 (22°C) Tiyani, the female leopard chased Mahlowasi, the female leopard of a bush buck kill at Ntoma crossing. Timbavati, the male leopard was mating with an unknown female leopard at Hardekoel Open. Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on an...

  Monday, 3 August 2026 (22°C) Kambula Breakaway pride consisting of two lioness and five sub adults, mobile East from Leeukuil Pan. A pack of three African wild dogs mobile North on Marula Belt North. Xidulu, the female leopards two cubs, static on a termite...

Monday, 27 July 2026 (27°C) Tiyani, the female leopard. Stationary at Simbambili Dam. A pack of eight African Wild Dogs mobile east from Simbambili Dam. One Ndzhenga male lion, mobile from Arathusa Safari Airport link toward Magic Willie. Three elephant bulls feeding...

Monday, 20 July 2026 (33°C) The four Torchwood male lions, resting at the junction of Central Road and Hyena Road. A breeding herd of forty buffalo, mobile north from Brown Ivory Road. The Elephant Plains hyena den was active, with two adults and one cub. Xidulu, the...

Monday, 13 July 2026 (24°C) Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary northwest of Gaby’s Crossing. Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile south on MMM with two cubs. A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephants feeding along EP Driveway, north of 5 Way Junction. Two...

  Monday, 6 July 2026 (25°C) Tortoise Pan, the male leopard scavenged an impala kill from Langa, the female leopard and her cub with Xidulu, the female leopard sitting at the base of the tree South of Arathusa Safari Driveway. Mahlowasi, the female leopard East...

  Monday, 29 June 2026 (26°C) Xidulu, the female leopard mobile south on MMM from One Eye Pan. The two Imabli lioness, resting at Kobus Dam. A breeding herd of forty buffalo, on Simbambili firebreak at the quarry. A breeding herd of twelve elephants drinking at...

Monday, 22 June 2026 (26°C) Two pangolins on Grass cut Road. Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary on Arathusa Main Road East of Big Dam. Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (30°C) A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants drinking at Leeukuil Pan. Wednesday, 24 June 2026...

Monday, 15th June 2026 (29°C) The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lioness and ten cubs, resting north of Gowrie Main in the Mluwati River. One buffalo bull, mobile west from Ntoma crossing. The two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard hunting dwarf mongoose at...

Weekly Big Five Sightings 8th June – 14th June 2026   Monday, 8th June 2026 (27°C) Maribye, the male leopard, in a marula tree, with an impala kill, East of Kobus Se Dam, with one Ndzenga male lion and two Imbali lioness underneath the tree. Tortoise Pan, the...

Monday, 1 June 2026 (27°C) Tiyani, the female leopard mobile West from Tamboti Crossing. One African wild dog mobile West from Sherley’s Crossing. A breeding herd of eight African elephants feeding along First Windmill Road. Tuesday, 2 June 2026 (29°C) Two sub adult...

Monday, 25 May 2026 (27°C) Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile West on Horseshoe East. A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants drinking at Bush camp Pan. Tuesday, 26 May 2026 (27°C) Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile East of...

Monday, 18 May 2026 (27°C) Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile south on Sawmill The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two lionesses and six subadults, stationary south of Marula Bult South/Arathusa Cutline. A pack of two African Wild Dogs, mobile north from...

Monday, 11 May 2026 (31°C) Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with the Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two females and six subadults, stationary at the northern end of Arathusa airstrip. Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs on an impala kill, west of...

Weekly Big Five Sightings 04 May – 10 May 2026   Monday, 04 May 2026 (26°C) The Nkuhuma pride, consisting of five lionesses and two cubs, feeding on a buffalo kill east of Baobab Dam. Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile west on Simbambili/Elephant Plains cutline....

  Monday, 27 April 2026 (26°C) A breeding herd of ten elephants, mobile North from Rampan. The two Plains Camp Males lions feeding on a buffalo east of Wet Patch open. Two Nkuhuma lioness and ten cubs, resting around One Eye Pan. A breeding herd of seventy...

Monday, 20 April 2026 (26°C) Tiyani, the female leopard, feeding on an impala kill on Rampan link road. Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile east from Kimbeon’s crossing. A breeding herd of approximately twenty-five elephants feeding around Leeukuil. Two cubs of...

  Monday, 13 April 2026 (31°C) Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs on a kudu calf kill on Simbambili/Arathusa Safari Cutline, west of Xigodi Pan. Two buffalo bulls feeding east of Pungwe Pan. A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephants drinking at...