Easter has come and gone and we are happy to report that this year the new Easter Bunny made it through the gauntlet of lions and wilddog to our Kavinga River Camp to deliver its bounty of Easter eggs. Last year the bunny was not so lucky but we won’t go into any details.
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Sorry, we have been a bit late getting out the newsletter, but the reason is that we have all been busy, which is good news for us.
The last two months of the safari season were very full and we have had the pleasure of meeting and becoming friends with a mixed group of guests, from local, regional and global destinations.
There is always something for everyone in Mana Pools and July and August in the Valley was no exception, lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and wilddog were just some of the residents that we were fortunate to see, not forgetting all the other interesting species that make Mana Pools such a fascinating destination. Kavinga River camp was based at Mucheni 1 for several days where we were privileged to hear one of Africas most awesome sounds at night, lion calling, up early and off to our launching site for a days canoeing we were fortunate to bump into a lion and lioness on the side of the road , from the sounds of the previous night they were definitely a mating couple and if my memory serves me correct Mana Pools in October should be home to new cubs so put that in your diary and remember to keep an eye out for them. You could see by the expression on the males face he looked pretty exhausted. Continue reading
Kavinga Safaris is happy to report that we are back from another great trip in the Zambezi Valley with a variety of great sightings. Our first morning game drive, not 10 minutes out of camp, we bumped into this magnificent male lion. At first he was just lying in the open, thawing out after the cold winter’s night, when he suddenly took notice of something to his left. From our position we assumed that breakfast had caught his eye but, with a little more investigation, we noticed another male lion in a stare out competition with the male in front of us. Continue reading