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

The Tiger Safari 2013: Day 6

An absolutely amazing bit of luck saw us face to face to with a (very difficult to find) sloth bear! This fantastic bear was going about its business when it noticed us, and to the extreme joy of the cameras, stood up and had a good look at us. Great shots of the sloth bear were the definite highlight of the day, and a very entertaining hour with a large family of langur monkeys was a close second.

Major sightings of the day: