Most of the Big Five

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Geo: -28.21, 32.0059

This morning we left early at 6am for our game drive. Soon we spotted a rhino in the distance. Further along the road there was a small herd of dagga boys. The old male buffaloes were mainly resting, just one of them was eating. On the other side of the road we saw the rear end of a white rhino as it was walking into the bush.

We then arrived at the river and parked on the bridge to observe. Initially there wasn't anything to see except for a few Hadeda Ibis. Then in the distance in the dry river we noticed movement. There were lion cubs running around and a couple of sub-adults. It was exciting to see them, just a shame that they were so far away. Then when we looked out the other side of the car, we saw that a rhino had appeared. We watched the male white rhino as it slowly walked across the dry river.

Paul continued driving towards Mpila. On the way up the hill we saw a pair of vultures standing in their nests at the top of a tree, a pair of young female kudus, a crash of four white rhinos and further along there was another white rhino. At Mpila we turned around and drove back towards our lodge. Along the way we didn't see much.

We had now arrived back at our lodge. Here we quickly ate breakfast and packed the car. Then headed out of the game reserve. Just before leaving the reserve we saw some more vultures standing in their nests.

It was about 10am when we drove out of Umfolozi. I had really enjoyed our time here and the great sightings we have had. We were driving south as we were staying in the Drakensberg for the next few nights.

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Photos

01 View
The view of the hills near our lodge.

02 Rhino
A rhino - hard to say whether it is white or black though.

03 Old Boy
One of the old dagga boys we came across.

04 Dagga Boys
A group of old, male buffaloes.

05 White One
The rear end of a white rhino.

06 River
Not much to be seen on this side of the river....

07 Birds
On this side of the river there are a few birds.

08 Hadeda Ibis
These large birds in the nearly dried up river are Hadeda Ibis.

09 Cubs!
A moment later, lions appeared!

10 Rhino
Then on the other side of the car, a white rhino was spotted.

12 Vultures
A pair of vultures standing at the top of the tree.

13 Kudus
A pair of young female kudus.

14 Four
Four white rhinos that we spotted.

16 View
A view of the game reserve.

17 Rhino
A white rhino just by the side of the road.

18 View
A view of a dry river.

19 View
A view of a dry river.

20 Pair
A pair of vultures standing in their nest.