Last day in Paradise

All good things come to an end. Another 5 o‘clock start for our last trip out…it was the last day for all of us and after the Big Five day we did not had any expectations. It was a sunny and lovely morning and the animals seem to have a day off. Not much around apart from a Hyena, a lot of Zebras, Gnus, and few Elephants (among which one of them unnecessarily knocked down a tree…)! Jessica taught us how to read tracks, talked a lot about plants and birds and we watched Dung Beetles rolling dung across the road. It doesn’t need to be a lion all the time 😜
We drove all the eay to the most western part of their property and reached the fenceline, where National Park and Civilisation boarders. Almost a bit Jurassic Parc 😮
Once back at the Lodge, checking out, quick breakfast and good byes!
Umkumbe Safari River Lodge has been a perfect place for us! Nice settlement, not luxury, not too big, nice lodges, tasty food, nice and knowledgeable staff and all the animals you want to see! The private part of Kruger brings the advantage that only „our“ vehicles are allowed to cruise around and permitted to leave official roads to track animals. You can’t get closer! We‘ve seen the Big Five several times ✅✅✅✅✅
We were also lucky to have Jessica as our Guide! She loves her job and is excited about certain sightings and still taking pictures herself. Her knowledge about nature is outstanding!👏

Our transfer out of Sabi Sand Game Reserve went along the fence to the park where we finally saw a large herd of Buffalos. They were the last we saw…

We flew back to Johannesburg and then further south to Port Elizabeth. We took an Uber and stayed in a hotel around Summerstrand Village. We saw and smelled the Indian Ocean for the first time.Read more