Day 28 Off to town , Hoedspruit, for the day to visit an animal rehabilitation center and a private school and lunch and shop. The girls petted a cheetah and the school was amazing and the market with beautiful tablecloths was fun. Of course the girls had to have tablecloths. Back in time to meet up with our game drive and we found a den of hyenas, 3 lions and a wild African cat. What an experience!!! Lilly I had a great time today interacting with all the coo...

Day 8 Off at 5:00AM for another glorious morning in the bush. Elephants, leopards, lion, gazelle and so much more. Tomorrow we go to town and visit an animal rescue center, a school , shop, lunch and back for evening drive. Josie- I saw 3 leopards today! And I saw two lions it was beyond amazing I can't wait to go to the animal shelter tomorrow! Lilly We saw so many animals it was so cool we got really close to some elephants and I can't wait to see the a...

Day 7 Up at 5:00AM and in the jeep at 5:30. Our guide,Scotch, spotted leopard tracks and we began tracking the leopard. After 21/2 hours, having seen many beautiful birds, elephants, etc. he found the leopard in a tree. Looked like a sweet cat lounging on a branch just taking a nap. Truly a sight. Then we joined the other guests by the river for a full cooked breakfast . The lifestyle suits me. Back to the camp for r+r. before our 4:00 game drive. Even more ex...

Day 7 Waiting for our plane to fly to Tanda Tula in the Timbavati Reserve. There was a giraffe standing on the air strip. The pilot is concerned about the low ceiling and is running late. They closed up camp and all the crew is with us We had a long breakfast and had the most interesting conversation with Ant whose family came as farmers in the 1800s from Englandand settled in the Waterburg area. His brother runs the family farm and he has manages a reserve and ...

Day 6 Said goodbye to our friends at Ants Hill and left for the Lapala Wilderness Camp. We met up with the owner at his other lodge which is Ant Nest. While loading up our stuff 3 rhinos wandered in to the front yard because they feed them to try and protect them from poachers . That is a huge problem because rhino horn , believed to cure cancer, among other things ,can fetch more than 500,000 dollars. We loaded up and headed off to Lapalala, the largest privat...