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Sandy Stewart

PHOTO SAFARI DATES – 2020

By Latest News, Upcoming Tours
TIMBAVATI                           16th to 22nd October 2020             only 2 spaces left!                           13th to 19th November 2020          FILLED!                                               contact JOHN STEWART on 083-722-6021 or john@stewartphotography.co.za STAY AT THE LUXUARY SAFARI LODGE We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we have special pricing at the new Rockfig Safari Lodge in the Timbavati, which has: luxurious, fully-catered suite accommodation in the new luxury lodge indoor and outdoor showers, bath, and bathroom en suite indoor and outdoor showers, bath, and bathroom en suite a minibar and private verandah indoor and outdoor guest areas, infinity-edge pool and boma waterhole and unrestricted view of the bush from the open-air “lounge”   Click to see more about the lodge Rockfig Safari Lodge  
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BUFFALO CHASING MALE LION

By blog, Latest News
Come along with us! We're on an afternoon game drive, near Shingwedze camp, Kruger National Park. We head out in the mid-afternoon so we can get a little distance between us and the camp before the light becomes stunning. We're driving along the river road, not seeing much because it's still very hot. Suddenly, we spot a lone female buffalo coming to the top of a fairly deep gorge on our left-hand side. We stop and watch. Then she turns around and heads back down and we can't see her anymore! We continue to watch, carefully scouring the bush around us! Then we spot one lion, then another, then another two.  We finally see SEVEN lions - one very large male, one female, and five fairly large sub-adults! They are all on our side of the gorge. They all suddenly head down into the gorge as well! The next thing we see is a glimpse of the female buffalo running into the water with a sub-adult lion riding on her back! Despite not being able to take a single photo at the time, it's a memory we will never forget! We watch for about 15 minutes as the female Buffalo tries to get out of the waterhole, only to be chased back by the sub-adults. She then suddenly - and very luckily for us - comes up the side of the gorge and onto the road. She moves across now to our right-hand side. She's tireless in chasing the young...
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