Awesome Evening Safari

Thanks to Jay Fineman for these Photographs

My first Safari outing back in the drivers seat turned out to be a great one shared with Jay, Deborah, Seth, Adam and Kristen.
After leaving the Vuyani Lodge we started out quite slowly, seeing things like Impala, Warthog, Kudu and Nyala. About an hour into the drive we came across some fresh Rhino tracks heading in the direction we were going. Not 30 seconds later in the distance four massive hazy images crossed the road in front of us. Continuing along the road we pulled up to a dam to find four White Rhinos enjoying their afternoon drink. We spent around half an hour with them trying to get descent shots. Rhinos can sometimes be quite shy around water so patience was the answer to this game they were playing with us. Finally we were able to see them fairly well so we decided to stretch our legs and wait for them to come out for a drink again.

After getting back in the vehicle, we decided to check around some of the other dams to see if we could maybe catch a few Hippos out of the water grazing. Not ten minutes after we got mobile, we rounded a corner to a small mud pan and there on the far bank lay a beautiful female Leopard. The young Leopard was incredibly inquisitive. Every time we moved the vehicle she would come closer to inspect what we were up too, allowing our clients to get some great photos of her.

What an Evening!!!!

Quinton Chick – Lodge Manager and Head Ranger