Africa Unlimited Expeditions & Transfers

Getting up early is always a delicate situation. Your bed is warm and comfy but the bush is calling. When the alarm went off at 5 am this morning it was still dark outside, but as I pulled the car out of the drive way, about 30 minutes later, the sky was turning orange and daylight had arrived.

It was quiet at the entrance gate to enter the renowned Kruger National Park and the air was filled with excitement over the start of this new day. When driving the first meters into the Kruger you always wonder what happened during the night. Did a leopard chase this group of impala's that is now grazing so peacefully? Where are the elephants, who's tracks are so clear on the dirt road in front of us? Did that giraf over there have a fight on life or death with a group of lionesses? We will never know...

Every day is different in the Kruger. Sometimes you see a lot, sometimes you see little. But you always see something.

Today we were very lucky to encounter a group of ground hornbill. The 4, 3 adults and 1 juvenile male, where walking near Sable Dam. They did not appreciate our presence and quickly moved across a dry river bed to safer grounds. On the other side of the dam we spotted a small group of impala quenching their thurst. Some white faced ducks were wading through the water and a grey heron was just waking up.

As we continued our journey we almost bumped into a big old, male giraffe. Munching on some acacia leaves he watched us with his big eyes with long eyelashes. This was a clear case of who-is-watching-who?

A bit further on the same road a group of zebra's and impala were grazing and only looked up briefly as we passed.

The morning brought us more impala, giraffe, beautiful birds all over and the peacefull serenity of not seeing any other cars. Who says the Kruger Park is too touristy and overcrowded?

We were back just after 8am, all ready to start another day in the office.....