This is the second part of the Kwando Safaris Update for December. Please see Kwando Safaris December Update Part I for the first post which contains the update for Kwando Lagoon Camp and Kwando Leabala Camp. This, the second part of the update, covers Nxai Pan Camp , Tau Pan Camp , and Kwando Kwara Camp . Enjoy!
A family of Meercats was amongst the highlights of the first week of 2010. The charismatic creatures were on top form as ducked and dived in and out of the ground and played with eachother.
Elsewhere, five Wild Dogs have been sighted on the pan and the two big male Lions of Tau have also been around the water hole.
Lucky guests early in the year have had the privilege of seeing two Lions successfully hunting a Zebra from the great migration, and feeding with their two cubs. The event took place close to Nxai Camp itself and provided excellent photographic opportunities.
The migration from the Boteti and Khwai Rivers is now in full flow and there are literally thousands of Zebra, Springbok, Giraffe and Gemsbok to be seen.
Kwara concession has been pumping these last few days with a full array of predator and prey for all to see. The seven male Lions of
Kwara were followed on a night drive over a distance of 5km on a hunt before they disappeared into thick scrub.
Three male Cheetahs were sighted yesterday and the day before on an Impala kill they had made early in the morning by the Shinde Road.
A Leopard was also seen on a night drive last night.
There are now up to 80 hippopotamus.aspx">Hippos in the Lediba (Lagoon) infront of the camp as competition for the deepest water intensifies with the dropping of the flood.