Each of the 31 days in August was full of excitement and highlights for our guests. The sun was shining every day, and the safaris – three and a half hours in the morning and in the afternoon - created unforgettable experiences with the African wildlife. Welcome to our monthly update from the bush.

We know from previous statistics that you can see almost on every game drive an elephant. Also in August this was the case. Elephant sightings are not only frequent, but also fascinating. Elephants play with each other, swim in the water, take a mud bath, scratch themselves on the tree ... and very often they inspect our vehicle at close range. The proximity to a large elephant is an unforgettable experience for many visitors.

In our monitoring of "Big 5 sightings" lion is ranked second with 68% probability per game drive, followed by white rhinoceros (63%) and buffalo (48%). Of the many other kind of predators in Madikwe, the easiest to discover was a black-backed jackal (40%), which often roams around the prey of larger cats. Furthermore we found on our safaris cheetah (24%), spotted hyena (16% ), wild dog (11%), brown hyena (11%) and leopard (6%).

Our guests experienced a special show, when they were enjoying sundowners and next to the car, a wild dog pack was chasing an impala. Another day we discovered a cheetah climbing a tree (cheetahs are also cats ...), and we watched lions on a kill and smaller lions playing with each other.