The Classic South African Safari: Day 4

Our final morning on safari started off with a bang, with a large male leopard actively marking his territory.  We spent a good forty minutes with him in some glorious light, before he slinked away into the reeds.  A couple of good rhino sightings and a great look at the largest African eagle provided some good photo opportunities, followed by an hour spent with a herd of elephants coming down to the river to drink.

Overall we saw 6 different leopards (7 sightings), 2 prides of lions, many herds of elephants, several rhino sightings, numerous buffalo, great general game including giraffe, zebra and hippo, and close to 70 different bird species!  The Classic South African Safari never disappoints, and this was no exception!

Major sightings of the day:

  • Male leopard
  • Herd of elephants
  • 2 Crashes of rhino
  • Zebra
  • Marshall eagle
  • Many different bird species

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The Classic South African Safari 2013: Day 3

Yet another day filled with highlights!  We started the morning off with a very relaxed large male leopard who entertained us for over half an hour, quickly followed by a male elephant having a morning drink/splash about in a small waterhole.  Loads of general game, as well as 2 crashes of rhinos kept the cameras clicking throughout the day.  A female leopard hunting impala under the cover of darkness finished off a very exciting day on safari.

Major sightings of the day:

  • 2 Leopards, 1 hunting impala
  • Several elephants
  • Several rhinos
  • 2 Male buffalos
  • Giraffe
  • Zebra
  • Hippo
  • Many bird species

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The Classic South African Safari 2013: Day 2

We crossed paths with a male leopard immediately out the camp, which started off another great day!  A pride of 9 lions, which included 2 four month old cubs provided some great photographic opportunities, but the stars of the day were the many elephants that were out and about.  Around 10 good sightings of elephants kept us clicking all throughout the day.  A bateleur eagle drinking, several rhinos and some obliging general game also found their way into the viewfinder.

Major sightings of the day:

  • Pride of lions
  • Male leopard
  • Many herds of elephants
  • 6 Rhinos
  • 2 Male buffalos
  • Many bird species
  • Zebra
  • Hippo

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The Classic South African Safari 2013: Day 1

An action packed start is never a bad thing!  Three leopards on the first afternoon started us off, 2 of them males fighting over a kill, and the third a female minding her business.  We also managed 4 lions, including a very old female, who was kind enough to stop and drink from a puddle right next to us.  Equally exciting was a herd of elephants, and a lone bull rhino.

Major sightings of the day:

  • 3 leopards, 2 males fighting over a kill
  • 4 lions
  • Herd of elephants
  • A bull white rhino
  • Giraffe
  • Zebra
  • Hippos
  • Many bird species

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The Tiger Safari 2013: Day 7

The final day of this amazing safari started off with great excitement, as we saw the first of four new mammals for the safari, a leopard walking along the wall of the fort.  The other new species of mammal were the Indian gazelle, the rhesus macaque and a golden jackal.  We had no luck with the tigers, but did find a fresh tiger kill; an unlucky spotted deer.

Overall we saw 6 different tigers, a sloth bear, leopard, golden jackal, several species of mammals, and over 100 different bird species!  I am already counting down the days until The Tiger Safari 2014!

Major sightings of the day:

  • Leopard
  • Golden jackal
  • Nilgai or blue bull
  • Samba deer
  • Spotted deer
  • Langur monkeys
  • Indian spotted owlet
  • Many different bird species