Category Archives: South Africa & Namibia 2015

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The Othawa lion pride and Xihavi Leopards…Exeter River Lodge

Still grey, overcast, and quite chilly in the open safari vehicle this morning from Exeter River Lodge. The Othawa lion pride are found in the Sand River bed, using a group of large rocks to […]

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A Day for Leopards up trees…

Another early start at 5.30am from Exeter River Lodge pays dividends immediately. The Day One male leopard from yesterday has hauled the impala carcass up a tree and is busy feeding on it.  He eats […]

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A Morning with the African Wild Dogs….and leopards galore!

It’s grey, overcast and quite cool this morning – a fleece is in order, and it looks like staying that way for the next couple of days. A pack of African Wild Dogs has been […]

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Hippos, the Manjingilane Lions & some Leopards

It’s reasonably bright and sunny for this morning’s game drive from Exeter River Lodge, which turns out to be all about hippos, the Manjingilane lions & leopards. Driving along the banks of the Sand River […]

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Exeter River Lodge, Sabi Sands Game Reserve

This morning it’s off to Exeter River Lodge in the Sabi Sands Reserve, which will be ‘home’ for the next 6 days. First off it’s a shuttle flight with Federal Air to Ulusaba airstrip. It’s a […]

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South Africa and Namibia

Today is the start of four weeks in South Africa and Namibia, with a long haul flight from Sydney to Johannesburg of around 13 hours and 45 minutes. Sydney International is busy this morning, with […]