Victoria Falls: Day 4

An early morning start found us crossing the border into neighbouring Botswana for a day cruising the Chobe River.  Switching the Zambezi for the Chobe turned out to be a great decision; we spent the majority of the day surrounded by elephants! Herd after herd came down to the river to drink, and more often than not continued into the water for a good swim.  This is one of my all time favourite sightings, and the camera felt it.  Hundreds of elephants and thousands of images later, we crossed back into Zambia, and back home to out little stretch of the Zambezi River for a delicious dinner.

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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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