Once again, an awesome sighting that blew our mind. As the whole country is getting a lot of rain these days, we are not allowing it to dampen our moods out on Safari. Myself and Kris had taken out Kelly and Elizabeth for their first safari at Vuyani. They had told us they would really like to see some cats, so we had our work cut out for us. And we searched high and low for these elusive cats. It was a nice cool cloudy afternoon when we stopped for our sundowners, by then we had seen some beautiful sightings of giraffe and other plains game.
After sundowners we did all we could to find a cat and it paid off! As we headed back towards the lodge we crossed through an open plain, and just ahead of us a young male leopard crossed the road in front of us. We all nearly jumped out of our seats with excitement. We kept the spot light on the leopard and followed him across the plain; He had a very proud look about him and clearly wasn’t bothered by us following him. The off roading following the leopard was just as exciting. He eventually heard a noise in the bush and darted off to go and see what it was and we then lost his visual and then let him be the proud leopard he is meant to be. We then headed back to the lodge to have a nice cold beer to celebrate our wonderful sighting of the elusive leopard. For anyone on an African safari, this is an unforgettable highlight, and even for seasoned rangers, it is very far from an every day common sighting!