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My safari to South Africa was a disaster...

Started Feb 28, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: My safari to South Africa was a disaster...

Thanks,

we saw more lions at Sabi Sabi than Lion Sands but I think that was more to do with the more open terrain at Sabi Sabi which makes it easier for the guides to find the lions.

Dry season is best as the grasses are low and sparse

The cats come and go and wonder freely between reserves and the National Park, nothing is guaranteed.  But we easily ticked off the Big 5 and had very close encounters with each of them.

Leopards were less common but we did see one  almost every day. Sabi Sabi again was better.

PM me if you want my opinions on the individual Lodges. We stayed 3 days at one in Lion Sands, and 5 days at two Sabi Sabi lodges, and we had a tour of the other two Sabi Sabi lodges

Peter

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