Staying on the Big 5 series, today's animal is probably the one that most tourists would like to see in the wild. The lion is always referred to as the king of the jungle. Groups are normally made up of female and young with a dominant male hanging around. Other males would live in small groups and from time to time a male would challenge the dominant male for his position. The hunting in the groups are done by the…
Today I feature the rhino in my Big 5 series. There are two kinds of rhino. The White Rhino (pictured above) as well as the Black Rhino. The difference between the two has nothing to do with colour. Black rhinos are generally smaller and more aggressive than their cousins. They are browsers and generally live in the bush. White rhinos are grazers and is just about always found in the open. The Dutch called them the Wide mouth rhino and…
Port Elizabeth is situated in Big 5 country. Addo Elephant National Park as well as a host of private game reserves boasting the Big 5 are all situated within an hour to ninety minutes from the city. The Big 5 was named so as they were the five animals that were the most dangerous to hunt. I decided to do a series on the Big 5 and post a picture of each of them over the next couple of days.…
A journey of giraffe (yes, that is the collective name of giraffe) silhouetted as the are walking along the horizon at Kwantu Private Game Reserve just outside Port Elizabeth. For more picture featuring the sky, visit Skywatch.
An African sunset photographed on a game drive at Schotia Private Game Reserve just outside Port Elizabeth.For more sunsets and other sky related pictures, visit Skywatch.
Kragga Kamma Game Park is situated just outside the city limits of Port Elizabeth and is a awesome place to go for a morning or afternoon to view game up close. Visitors to the park can drive through in their own cars or book an open vehicle drive along with a ranger. The park boasts an array of animals ranging from rhino, buffalo and cheetah to giraffe, zebra and a host of antelope species. It is a fantastic spot for…
The Addo Elephant National Park is situated just outside Port Elizabeth. The Southern Gate is only 30 minutes from town while the main rest camp is 75km away. Addo is the third largest National Park in South Africa and home to nearly 500 elephants. Addo is probably the best place in the world where one can see wild African elephants in big numbers and up close. Addo is also tagged as the first Big 7 game reserve in the world.…
Over the next three weeks or so I am going to be deviating off the traditional City Daily Photo rule of posting only something from the city and immediate surrounds and show you some of the towns and places that surround Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay. We will be following some of the tourist routes and visit some of the interesting and quint towns that visitors to the area can see. I have been contemplating doing this for a…
A giraffe at the Seaview Game and Lion Park just outside Port Elizabeth eating off the top of a sweet thorn tree.
Kragga Kamma Game Park is situated on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth and is the ideal spot to go and view lots of wild game close to the city if you haven't got enough time to head out to Addo Elephant National Park or one of the bigger game reserve. The reserve has white rhino, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and loads of different antelope. One of the highlights of the visit to Kragga Kamma is the opportunity that visitors has to…