Two nights at Kapama Buffalo Camp. This was my first time to stay at this small lodge in Kapama. There are only 11 tents and we had 6 of them. There is nothing rustic about them and the whole lodge was just exquisite.
The animals we were fortunate to observe on 4 game drives were equally outstanding! Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Buffalo etc. etc. They were all there!
We went out each morning by 6:00 a.m. for 3 hours, and then in the afternoon from 4:30 to 7:30.
The animals we were fortunate to observe on 4 game drives were equally outstanding! Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Buffalo etc. etc. They were all there!
We went out each morning by 6:00 a.m. for 3 hours, and then in the afternoon from 4:30 to 7:30.
A 'simple tent' at Buffalo Camp
The lovely interior
The deck overlooking the reserve
Buffalo Camp's swimming pool
Ready for our first game drive
Water Buffalo
After seeing such great numbers of animals in Kruger, we transitioned to the dramatic very quickly after arriving at Kapama Nature Reserve! We set out on our first drive Saturday afternoon and saw a few giraffes, impalas, and zebras, when our driver turned the vehicle around and took off at top speed, racing and bouncing across the roads. It must be something good! We came around a bend and there were two lions. Aha! But we raced past them and the driver just said we'll come back to them later! I've NEVER had that happen on safari before.
We arrived at another area where there were two young male lions and we drove a few yards past them. Up in a tree was a leopard. She had killed an impala, which had drawn the attention of the two lions. They treed her (lions will kill a leopard!) and she didn't dare come down. We sat and watched, and after a while she suddenly bounded down the tree and took off, with the lions after her! She went right back up another tree, where she was much more visible to us.
After the leopard went up the second tree, the lions went off and contented themselves with the impala. The leopard probably thought it would be much better off killing another lunch for itself, rather than becoming lunch for the lions, so it took the opportunity and came down out of the tree and took off. The lions continued to enjoy their lunch!
Two female Lions
Ghent enjoys a chameleon on her arm.
The very first animals we saw the next morning were these 5 lions!
The lions saunter down the road ahead of us.
Then off into the bush.....
Do you see the owl?
young zebra
We all got to see the beautiful, graceful cheetah.
Sundowners at Lion's Den
Mmmmm, don't you think maybe we should back up?
Ghent likes them this close!
No really, don't you think we should back up!!??
Here come the baby elephants.
Rhino Mud Bath
Giraffe silhouette at African Sunset
The giraffes think they should be invited to drinks as well!
Rare sighting of a giraffe lying down
Gaylene and Twila! That Lion is pretty close!
Follow your mother!
This elephant wasn't happy. She charged us but we got away.
Then she stood there with her ears straight out and glared at us.
Having eaten well the night before, they prefer resting in the road this morning.
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