Watching elephants doesn't always have to be done from a back of a game viewing vehicle or your own car. Addo Elephant National Park has a waterhole with a nice viewing area at its main rest camp and often visitors arriving at the park gets to see elephant here before they even drive into the … Continue reading The best spot to watch some elephants
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The winding dirt road
The road from Matyholweni gate winding into the Addo Elephant National Park
Lion leftovers
You don't kick a lion kill out from behind every bush and very few people have had the opportunity to see the actual kill take place. What you do get though are the remains of those kills. Bones picked clean and bleached white by the sun.
Giraffe up and down
Being tall isn't always that easy. Sometimes those long legs need a rest as well. You won't easily see giraffes sitting down where there are lions in the area. That's because they are all legs when they get up and can easily be taken off guard. Luckily for this one she lives in the Seaview Preditor Park … Continue reading Giraffe up and down
Animals at Seaview
I always say how fortunate we are in Port Elizabeth to have so many game reserves and game parks close to the city, but I say it because I really mean it. For a quick game watching outing and for sheer number and variety of animals I prefer Kragga Kamma Game Park, but visiting Seaview Preditor Park the … Continue reading Animals at Seaview
Lazy Lion
The Lion. King of the Jungle but also one of the laziest animals around. But why not? When one is King you take it easy and just do the necessary, like hunt and eat. Addo Elephant National Park as well as most of the private game reserves around Port Elizabeth have lions so if you get … Continue reading Lazy Lion
Elephants all around
People from all over the world travel to Africa on a daily basis to, amongst many things, see elephants in the wild. Here in Port Elizabeth we are extremely privileged to have Addo Elephant National Park as well as many private game reserves right on our doorstep. I could easily hop in my car and … Continue reading Elephants all around
I love game drives
I love game drives. Being out in the open and fresh air with a breeze in your face and the sound of birds around. Watching animals in their natural environment. The sun rising or setting on the horizon. Sharing special moments and sightings with loved ones and seeing the reaction of strangers from all over … Continue reading I love game drives
Game sightings at Kuzuko Lodge
What is the difference between visiting a game reserve and a zoo? At a zoo the animals are kept in enclosures with little freedom and visitors are guaranteed to see them although the sightings include walls, buildings, fences and cages. At a game reserve you will see the animals in their natural environment and as they are free to … Continue reading Game sightings at Kuzuko Lodge
Cape Baffalo
When you ask visitors which of the Big 5 they would like to see the lion and elephant always comes up first followed by the rhino and then the leopard. For some reason the buffalo always seem to be forgotten. Why? Because people see it as little more than wild cattle? Perhaps. What they don't … Continue reading Cape Baffalo