African Pride Tinga Hotel Kruger National Park

... of a leopard and its impala kill,
two female lions and their zebra kill, and another leopard with its cub
and impala kill and another male and female lion were very exciting.
These sightings all happened within thirty minutes of one another....

We had seen the big 5, plus sightings of hyena, crocodiles, a mother
baboon holding her baby, a chemeleon (at night), and ostriches,

Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa nhongosafaris

... Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The fences have been removed in certain areas to accomplish this goal of cooperation between South Africa and its neighbors.

That afternoon we headed to the north of the park and came across an elephant that was acting very erratically on the roadway. the guide stopped and we ...

... even started in Kruger yet. Traveling through Kruger seems so "civilized", as the main road is paved and there is plenty of big game to be seen. Within the first hour we have already seen three of the Big Five – elephant, buffalo, and rhino. Even the non-paved roads are infinitely better than those in the Masai Mara or Serengeti.

Do you know why a rhino crosses the road? Answer: to go to the toilet. Rhinos have very poor eye sight (they are ...

... for a couple of days.
We tried the local PAP (this is like some stodgey food) downed a few local beers and went to sleep in our very small hut at slightly above freezing to the sound of Hyenas at the fence just behind us.
The next day we started with a walking tour to the local village and visit to the Pre-school full of orphans due to parents dying of HIV......kids all under 8 and brimming over with energy and excitement at more visitors ...

... Then we put on some music and the whole group of us sang "Lean On Me" while two of them played pool. Finally it was time to go. I was a little tipsy by this point and really didn't want to leave but I had no choice. I said my final goodbye's, man I hate goodbye!!!! The guide I knew from before drove me to the airport. We hugged and he said "see you on facebook". I saluted back to him and off I went. Goodbye South Africa.......no wait! See you later South Africa!

... couldn't make out what it was; and then Bobby told us it was ........ *drum rolls* a LEOPARD! It was unbelievable; I couldn't believe that I had actually seen one  as I was dying to see one for a long time! I was SO pleased to see it. Sunset drive - Rabbits Small spotted Genet Lions in the road Big Crocodile with a hippo's skin in his mouth Hyena Giant Eagle Owl 8/11 - We were meant to be going for an early morning walk through the park to ...

... opened. The weather was rather cloudy and we did get a very light shower of rain but it didn't last long. We had a nice meal at Letaba camp for a late breakfast/early lunch before we set off for Mopani Camp where we were to stay for the night. On our way up there we saw loads of game including 2 enormous elephants, fish eagles, and secretary birds. We were given Hut 101 which was absolutely lovely with views overlooking the river and dam area ...

... with the bigger male sitting on it, only a few feet over our heads. Given his obvious agitation, it was pretty funny to see that everyone in the vehicle was visibly leaning away from him! Kirsten was sitting the closest to it, and at one point I said, "I'm feeding you. No offense!" Andrew, one of the guys from Texas, was sitting on the other side of me and said "hell, I'll throw all of you to the leopards if I have to ...

... along by the side of the car, impala head in its mouth! We followed him for a while and he led us to 3 other adults and 2 little cubs, who must have been less than 6 months old. We stopped and listened as the older hyenas crunched on the bones. It was still ...

... NATIONAL PARK in Venessa's little hatchback. 10 minutes into the park we saw our first elephant. It was HUGE! It simply wandered across the road and then disappeared into the bush. 10 more minutes and we saw our first giraffe! Then, a baby giraffe! There were lots of silent screaming and ooo's and ahhh's. We saw mongoose, horn-billed birds and WARTHOG! Warthog's are very comical. They run with their tail pointing straight up and stop and stare at you with ...