Big game in a setting …

… that just takes your breath away. Here’s the setting. Photo taken yesterday.

Our reserve, just next to the famous Drakensberg Escarpment
Our reserve, just next to the famous Drakensberg Escarpment

We left this morning, picking up on some fresh tracks of rhino … and not 500m further, we found an imposing lone male rhino! He was relaxed, and allowed some amazing pictures for our guests. It’s not easy for safari fans to get this close to a rhino in free nature, so this was a highlight of the day already right off the start. Great start to the day indeed!

Who's that?
Who’s that?
This animal is MUCH more massive that appears in a photo!
This animal is MUCH more massive than appears in a photo!

We also followed cheetah tracks, and did find a couple of very relaxed cheetahs hanging around in the dry riverbed, enjoying some morning sun and otherwise a good life. I have been posting so many photos of cheetahs recently, I will not do so today. 😉

We spent a really nice break at one of our many dams, for a drink break, enjoying the sighting of a huge male hippo, doing his usual shows to impress and who’s the boss in this dam. Well, we left his kingdom to him, and he must be satisfied now. Our guests also were, because they got some really top quality photos done!

I'm the boss here!!
I’m the boss here!!