Our speciality – up-close cheetahs

While most safari guests say they are most interested in the Big 5, the fact though is that most are not 100% sure who the 5 Big 5 animals actually are. I always test this by asking the question, and I almost never get a 100% correct answer.

Fact also is that one of the most memorable moments for most of our guests is an up-close cheetah sighting, and of those we have MANY! Mind that the cheetah is just extremely rare, and literally right on the brink of extinction in the wild. Only about 3000 specimen are estimated to be left in the wild, and only 300 of them in South Africa. So this IS the cherry on top-kind of sighting, to be sure.

We have several cheetahs on our reserve, and in particular 2 brothers (they were born on the reserve). They are very relaxed, and, due to having seen game drivers very early onwards in their lives, they don’t mind being seen from very close. We can show you these rarest and most beautiful of all cats from literally a few yards away, right in the wild. We sometimes even walk close to them, which is one of the most spectacular experiences our guests mention to me when they get back from the drive. And rightfully so … to be out in Africa, right in the bush, and have the privilege to spot and observe one of the rarest animals on earth … that’s all worth the flight and travel from far afield!

Here a cheetah sighting, very fresh, happened yesterday.

We tracked and found the Cheetah Brothers in an area we call “Anaboom Camp”. We spent quite a while with them – around 45 minutes to an hour maybe. They were VERY relaxed and posed beautifully for the cameras. Very photogenic Cheetah indeed. See for yourselves!

Stretch!
Stretch!
... and yawn!
… and yawn!
The 2 brothers chilling - they are VERY close!
The 2 brothers chilling – they are VERY close!