Epic – Part 1

Feb 25 – 26: We are at Inyati Game Reserve in the Sabi Sands. Inyati shares a common unfenced boundary with the Kruger National Park. Inyati also has transversing rights with several other lodges. It is a small camp, with only 11 chalets. The main lodge overlooks the banks of the Sand River – aptly named as currently we see the sandy bottom of the river bed (no rains recently).

We stayed at Inyati 10 years ago – so nice to be back again. The lodge’s common area has been enlarged and renovated since we were here last as have the rooms. The changes make the lodge even more appealing – a wonderful, relaxed African vibe.

We received a very warm welcome on our arrival with wine and welcome note in our room. Inyati is known for the quality of their rangers and trackers – our ranger, Gabriel, and tracker, Cliff, are excellent. On our first two game drives there were 6 in our vehicle (a young couple from Washington on their honeymoon and an older South African couple plus us). On our 3rd – 4th game drive their were only 4 (the young couple headed to Cape Town). Our “vehicle mates” were a pleasure to be with.

Why did we call this post “Epic”. This is the term Ranger Gabriel used to describe yesterday’s game drives – even Gabriel was excited with the leopard viewings. You will see from the pictures here and our videos on Facebook that it was epic. If you don’t have Facebook, but you have What’s App let me know and I will send you our videos.

We decided to come to Inyati as Sabi Sands is known for its leopards – it did not disappoint.

Enjoy our leopard pictures from our morning drive.

There are many more pictures…but this will give an idea of what we experienced.