Getting way behind. So much happens it is hard to remember even big sightings.

Mala Mala Highlights. The Treehouse male leopard made a kill and put the kill in a tree. Some of the vehicles got to see him in the tree with the leopard. He stayed by the tree and kill for two days. So we had fabulous opportunities for pictures.

You are told not to stand up as it breaks the shape of the vehicle and a reaction from the animals. Our ranger was taking a picture and his camera strap dangled down past the door of the vehicle. It broke the shape of the vehicle and the reaction from this leopard was amazing he snarled and growled. Changing in a split second from a cat you would like to pat to a very dangerous animal. Once the straps was not dangling he calmed right down again.

The last morning was fantastic for all the vehicles. Two male lions and three female lions. A true off road experience following these cats. We were with the two males and at times they would start running then go back to walking. They were sniffing the ground and the air we think looking for the females. We lost them in thick bush then followed the females. Just so much fun I love this part of a safari when we follow animals off road.

ROYAL MALEWANE
Our first game drive we found the Giraffe Male lion. Big boy about five years old. He went mobile and we followed him through the bush some great shots. In front of us was a herd of Impala. He walked directly toward them. We got shots of the lion approaching the Impalas. The Impala were going crazy. Snorting and running around. He was not interested he was FULL he had a big belly. He was heading to water. The other vehicles got shots of him drinking.

Second game drive highlight. A cheetah killed a small Nyla and a leopard came and chased the cheetah off the kill. We did not see that action. We searched for the cheetah to no avail but we did go to the kill and the leopard. He was walking around and we followed him knocking down tons of trees. Then he went back to the kill and picked it up in its mouth and moved it. We hoped he would go into the tree but no such luck.

Happy to be here, lovely lodge.