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Pre-trip - Entabeni Wildlife Reserve | Main Trip - South Africa Safari and Swaziland | Post-trip - Paris, France

Pre-trip - Entabeni Wildlife Reserve

This was the pre-trip for the South Africa Safaris and Swaziland trip. The Entabeni Game reserve is a private game reserve about 170 miles north of Johannesburg. A key characteristic of private game reserves, is that unlike National Parks, in a private game reserve, safari vehicles can go off-road, and in many cases, get much closer to the animals.

We stayed at one of the lodges at the top of the escarpment, and did six game drives on both the escarpment, and in the plains several hundred feet below.
g10/28/417028/3/168515602.7FGyg04S.jpg The Waterberg Mountain Range
The Waterberg Mountain Range		 Entabeni Mountain
Entabeni Mountain		 The sedimentary rock of the Waterberg mountain range. These mountains are thought to be 2.7 million years old.
The sedimentary rock of the Waterberg mountain range. These mountains are thought to be 2.7 million years old.
The road going down the escarpment to the plains below - the easy part :)
The road going down the escarpment to the plains below - the easy part :)		 and back up again - the hard part :)
and back up again - the hard part :)		 g10/28/417028/3/168493036.uWiJxY6E.jpg Southern Masked Weaver
Southern Masked Weaver
The nest of the Masked Weaver
The nest of the Masked Weaver		 g10/28/417028/3/168492995.tLSpq5nV.jpg Playing catch the other elephants tail
Playing catch the other elephants tail		 I don't think she wants us to get any closer
I don't think she wants us to get any closer
g10/28/417028/3/168493001.wuV0X52D.jpg Blue Wildebeest
Blue Wildebeest		 Impala
Impala		 Red Hartebeest
Red Hartebeest
Zebra with Oxpecker birds who eat the ticks off the skin of Zebras and Rhinos
Zebra with Oxpecker birds who eat the ticks off the skin of Zebras and Rhinos		 g10/28/417028/3/168493006.nZLxsi7c.jpg Vervet Monkey at our lodge
Vervet Monkey at our lodge		 g10/28/417028/3/168493010.0oiR83Zr.jpg
Warthogs
Warthogs		 Warthogs kneel to eat to compensate for short necks and long legs
Warthogs kneel to eat to compensate for short necks and long legs		 This wildlife reserve is known for its conservation efforts for the White Rhino
This wildlife reserve is known for its conservation efforts for the White Rhino		 g10/28/417028/3/168493013.yQEj1Z2g.jpg
Hippos
Hippos		 g10/28/417028/3/168493031.4i4LUBSk.jpg Mother and baby
Mother and baby		 g10/28/417028/3/168493017.X91qyuzs.jpg
g10/28/417028/3/168493040.Rcr2vviT.jpg g10/28/417028/3/168493039.rDCB7en6.jpg Word gets out about an interesting sighting, and other safari vehicles rush to get there
Word gets out about an interesting sighting, and other safari vehicles rush to get there		 Grey Go-Away-Birds
Grey Go-Away-Birds
Our first lion sighting of the trip
Our first lion sighting of the trip 		g10/28/417028/3/168493022.tt8o1iPj.jpg The following day
The following day		 g10/28/417028/3/168493024.7S0b8QqR.jpg
Ostrich
Ostrich		 g10/28/417028/3/168493026.IiFrgIBJ.jpg A Klipsringer
A Klipsringer		 g10/28/417028/3/168493028.FTYC5sz1.jpg
Lodge cabins on the plains part of the Reserve. The vacationers are probably out looking for elephants :)
Lodge cabins on the plains part of the Reserve. The vacationers are probably out looking for elephants :)		 g10/28/417028/3/168493034.PsC8Vcby.jpg A Hyrax. Interestingly, these furry little animals have a lot of characteristics similar to elephants and manatees.
A Hyrax. Interestingly, these furry little animals have a lot of characteristics similar to elephants and manatees.		 A Kudu
A Kudu
g10/28/417028/3/168492994.N8eQBoQC.jpg g10/28/417028/3/168493009.lkWvS8jU.jpg Our daily sundowner treat
Our daily sundowner treat		 The Pepper People
The Pepper People

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