Phumulani Lodge Hazyview
Numbi Gate Road Hazyview, Mpumalanga, 1242, South Africa
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Oct 18-22 Kruger trip - Advertising blurb told me-
" On this Safari we spend the first 2 nights at the 4 star Phumulani Lodge situated at the Numbi Gate of the Kruger Park. The lodge consists of 17 en-suite, luxury, thatched bungalows with private verandas. The main lodge building and pool deck have great views of the valley below and comprise a reception area, a bar and a fabulous restaurant …
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Man, I love birds!
... Levy's." We loaded in and sat there while Ian came up from the lodge. We saw him surreptisiously glance our way and then over to the Levy's. Without a moment's hesitation, as a matter of fact he moved so quickly we thought he might secretly have super powers, he was up and in the Levy's Rover...from then on we called him Ian Levy. Which always brought us to tears. Oh, for the love of cheese (as Luke would say).
We saw a lot of wildlife tonight, especially elephants ...
A last morning in the bush, with rain
... where we were sitting. Rob and I both ran back to our rooms to get our cameras, and record the last of the legitimate “big five” for the trip.
The driver from the tour company showed up right on time, and the folks from the lodge had our luggage waiting and ready to go. We got a chance to say goodbye to Alan, but Sylvester was busy elsewhere. I realized as we were leaving that we never really got a photo of Sylvester, except his back sitting in the seat up ...
Looking for the "Big 5"
... Eventually, we came around a bend, and there was a large leopard up in the crook of a tree with what was left of an impala. Once we in position, the other truck backed out and left, and we sat for about 15 minutes watching him feed. (We also noticed a hyena under the tree in the brush, just a few feet from the front of truck. I was able to get several good flash shots of him looking at us, with Sylvester’s foot in the frame to show how close he really was.) We stayed until ...
Last day in Africa
... male yesterday morning so they kept a distance of at least 10m at all times - probably wise!
Next we came across a heard of water buffalo – several hundred strong! They were chilling on the plains munching on grass and being bothered by a thick swarm of flies. However, help was at hand as they employed the local birds who were more than happy to sit on the buffalo and ...


