Up with the birds and left the camp just before 6. Our guest, Steve from Rhodes university, was ready with a backpack and water bottle. At Kruger National Park Orpen gate we paid
and within 5 minutes from the gate we saw three lazy lions sleeping unaware of
the tourist commotion while digesting their last meal. We were speculating wether this was in fact 'natural' and about chances that they were tranquilized and placed there to satisfy the camera burdened Chinese tourists.
Before 11:00 we saw and array of wildlife ranging from impala, wildebeest and kudu to rhino and elepant. In between many fascinating birds were identified ranging from malachite, pied and giant kingfisher to different types of vultures harassing eachother to get the tastiest parts of a rotting carcass.
For lunch we had to fend off a semi tame and vervet monkey trying to steal our food before we enjoyed our sandwiches. On the way out we enjoyed tea and coffee at Skukuza rest camp. At the gate of the Wits Rural Facility we met up with Charlyn Goliath who joined us from Stellenbosch University, Robin Dyers who went back to Cape Town for the weekend and Alicia Aziz a student from the US planning to do some health systems and history research in the area. Our braai plans failed because of rain…
South African National Parks - Kruger:
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/
Before 11:00 we saw and array of wildlife ranging from impala, wildebeest and kudu to rhino and elepant. In between many fascinating birds were identified ranging from malachite, pied and giant kingfisher to different types of vultures harassing eachother to get the tastiest parts of a rotting carcass.
For lunch we had to fend off a semi tame and vervet monkey trying to steal our food before we enjoyed our sandwiches. On the way out we enjoyed tea and coffee at Skukuza rest camp. At the gate of the Wits Rural Facility we met up with Charlyn Goliath who joined us from Stellenbosch University, Robin Dyers who went back to Cape Town for the weekend and Alicia Aziz a student from the US planning to do some health systems and history research in the area. Our braai plans failed because of rain…
South African National Parks - Kruger:
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/
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