Weekly Big Five Sightings 10-16 February 2025
Monday, 10 February 2025 (26°C) A pack of six wild dogs, hunting impala on the northern end of Elephant Plains airstrip. The Nkuhuma pride of lions, consisting of seven lioness and one young male sleeping on Magic Willy Road junction with Elly Alley. Tortoise...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 3-9 February
Monday, 3 February 2025 (36°C) Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs in a marula tree East of Konkoni. Two cape buffalo bulls, wallowing at Rhino Pan. One female cheetah, stationary East of Big Dam on Buffelshoek. The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting...
Weekly Big Five sightings 27 January – 2 February 2025
Monday, 27 January 2025 (31°C, 2.5mm Rain) Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs feeding on a warthog piglet kill East of Big Dam. One African elephant bull mobile North on Elephant Plains Driveway. Tuesday, 28 January 2025 (31°C) One Kambula male lion...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 20-26 February 2025
20 January 2025 (30°C,10mm) The four Kambula males, sleeping on the Northern side of Arathusa Safari airstrip. A breeding herd of thirty-five elephants, feeding along Jerry Drive. One elephant bull, chasing Hyenas at Eagle Owl Crossing. The Kruger Male lion,...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 13-19 January 2025
Monday, 13 January 2025 (24°C, 44 mm Rain) One African elephant bull, feeding on marula fruits on the Northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip. Tuesday, 14 January 2025 (34°C) Breeding herd of eight African elephants, feeding along Rhino Ring South. Wednesday,...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 6 – 12 January 2025
Monday, 6 January 2025 (34°C 14mm Rain) The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of three lioness, one sub adult male and the Black Dam male lion stationary at Ngala Open. A pack of two African wild dogs, stationary East of PU Corner junction Firebreak. A breeding herd...
Weekly Big Big Five Sightings 30 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
Monday, 30 December 2024 (34°C) Breeding herd of approximately seventy cape buffalo drinking water at Big Dam. Nhenhe, the male leopard stationary on the Northern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip. Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs at the den site South...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 23 – 29 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024 (36°C) The Southern Avoca male lion and the Kruger Male lion, feeding on a warthog kill on Arathusa Safari and Arathusa Private cutline West of Seepline junction, Nhenhe, the young male leopard sleeping on the Northern End of Arathusa...
Weekly Sightings for 16th to the 22nd of December.
Monday, 16 December 2024 (35°C) Pack of 15 wild dogs fighting with hyenas around Leeukuil. Makhomsava, the female leopard at the Eagle Owl Crossing den site with her two cubs. Breeding herd of around 25 elephants drinking from Baobab...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 09-15 December 2024
Monday, 09 December 2024 (38°C) Ten members of the Torchwood pride, mobile East in to the Kruger National Park from Cruz camp. A breeding herd of two hundred buffalo, mobile West from Serval Road. Two of the Kambula male lions and one Nkuhuma lioness, mating on...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 2 – 8 December 2024
Monday, 2 December 2024 (37°C) Makhomsava, the female leopard and two cubs North of Eagle Owl crossing at a new Den site. Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary on Tjololo West of Xigodi Pan. One Kambula male lion stationary at Simbambili Dam. Tuesday, 3 December...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 25 November – 1 December 2024
Monday, 25 November 2024 (38°C) One Kambula male lion feeding on a giraffe carcass on the Southern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip. Breeding herd of eight African elephants feeding in Marikeni Drive. Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of four individuals stationary at...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 18 – 24 November 2024
Monday, 18 November 2024 (37°C) Two Mantimahle male lions stationary on Squirrels View. Breeding herd of approximately one hundred and fifty cape buffalo feeding North of Manyaleti Boundary East of Bushbuck Dam. Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East from Tamboti...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 11 – 17 November 2024
Monday, 11 November 2024 (24°C 7mm Rain) One Plains Camp male lion mating with the Tsalala lioness on Londolozi Boundary. Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding on Big Dam Link South. One cape buffalo bull feeding on the Northern side of Elephant Plains...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 4 – 10 November 2024
Monday, 04 November 2024 (40°C) Two of the Kambula male lions, sleeping on Impala Road. A breeding herd of ten elephants, feeding on Ximungwe Road. One elephant bull, drinking at Simba Dam. Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard static on...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 28 Oct – 3 Nov 2024
Monday, 28 October 2024 (32°C) Three Kambula male lions stationary North of Arathusa Safari Dam. Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding around Boundary Pan. Nhenhe, the young male leopard hunting impala at Matandaluka Pan. Tuesday, 29 October 2024 (33°C 28mm...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 21-26 October
Monday, 21 October 2024 (25°C) The Nkuhuma Breakaways consisting of one young male lion and one young lioness, mobile South from Kudu Drift/A-main junction. A breeding herd of fifteen elephants, feeding at the junction of Pump Track and Zebra Drive. Nhenhe, the...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 14-20 October
Monday, 014 October 2024 (39°C) Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South from Central Road. Breeding herd of ten elephants drinking at Simbambili Dam. Breeding herd of approximately fifty buffalo on Simbambili Driveway. Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 7 – 13 October 2024
Monday, 07 October 2024 (38°C) Two Plains Camp male lions stationary at Wetpatch. Four Nkuhuma lioness stationary on the Eastern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip. Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stationary at Rhulani Pan. Langa, the female leopard with a steenbok kill...
Weekly Big Five 30 September – 06 October
Monday, 30 September 2024 (31°C) Three Imbali Lioness, sleeping East of Bush Buk dam South of the Manyeleti Boundary. Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on a scrub hare North of Broken Dam. A breeding herd of twenty elephants, drinking at Jacana Dam. One...
Weekly Big Five Sightings 23-29 September 2024
Monday, 23 September 2024 (29°C) Fifteen Hyenas, feeding on a kudu at Elephant Plains open area. Mokhomsava, the female leopard hunting a steenbok between A-main and Leopard drift. The four Kambula male lions, sleeping on Djuma firebreak South of Tamboti Dam....