The other night during dinner my guests wanted to know if lions ever try to get into the lodge. My answer: “Well, no, not really, it happened once before, but that was a long time ago. Generally they would try to avoid a busy lodge like this where there is a lot of human activity going on”. So yesterday morning while we were waiting for our guests to go on game drive, I walked towards the entrance from where we depart for drive. Suddenly I heard a growl, and the next moment a big male lion ran straight past me. On closer investigation, the rangers and trackers who followed the tracks, discovered that the Lions killed a male Nyala in the back of our parking lot during the night. What excitement!! But nothing to worry about, as everything is back to normal, and the carcass removed to a place where the Lions can enjoy the rest of their left over feast… never a dull moment!
Maggie Oosthuizen-Kapama River Lodge Ranger
Hello there, We are home in Canada now – hard to believe that we were at Kapama for all the excitement of the Lions in Camp! Any Leopard sightings……? Look for the turquoise tails……
Enormous thanks to Frekkie for taking such delight with a truck full of teenage boys and to Johan for being so informative and engaging!
Jo
We were at Kapama (visiting from Canada) when this event occurred! It was tremendously exciting and all the staff handled everything so incredibly – we felt very safe through it all. Hello to Johan and Frikkie our amazing rangers!! Wish we were still there!!
Unfortunately I wasn’t there to see the lion run through the lodge but I did get to see 4 lions ‘up close and personal’ on our night safari. It was so wonderful to sit and watch them as the sun set and then to follow them as they slowly walked away to disappear into the dusk. I found it intensely moving to sit in the dark of the African bush listening to the sounds of unseen animals and looking up at the Southern Cross and I am still marvelling at your ability to spot animals in the dark – although the chameleon didn’t seem too impressed!
Thank you for allowing me a glimpse into your world – I truly envy you.