Shneur stayed with us for 2 nights in April, with his wife. This was a special treat for them, away from their kid, to get some time on their own.

Shneur has sent in some of his best photos (many thanks for sharing them with us!), with a short text to share with our fans. See below:

“The highlight of the game drives was the morning. Mike noticed lion tracks along the road. After a couple of turns, it was clear that the lion was inside the block we were circling. And sure enough after turning a corner, Mike somehow spotted the lioness behind the bushes. It was a young female and she wasn’t happy. Mike told us that she’d been separated from the pride and that if we followed her, she’d lead us to the pride. No tree or bush got in the way of following her as he used the jeep to magically carve out a path through the tickets. Eventually the roaring grew louder from both ends and suddenly directly in front of us were a huge lion and lioness on the run. After eyeing us, they ran on roaring as they grew closer to their missing daughter. We were about to witness the reunion of a young female with her parents and pride.

For a moment, we lost the lions but somehow we made it just in time for the historic reunion. She ran over the hill straight into the pride! It was emotional. They rubbed each other, hugged, purred and played. We were lucky to have been privy to such a moment.

We stopped off for our mid-drive snack in a big open field. One of the guests stepped away to use the loo behind a tree only to run back seconds later. “Holy s* there’s a cheetah under that tree!” And sure enough there was. Just 100 metres down sat two male cheetahs eyeing us. We packed up the picnic early and headed over to get a good look at these beautiful cats.

What a morning it was and what a way to finish off our trip!”

Many thanks to Shneur for sharing his experience with us, and I must say: very cool! I wish I had been there, that’s for sure.

Here see below some of his best shots: