Today we moved camps to Cape Vidal, another of the overnight options in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Cape Vidal is located on the Indian Ocean coast, on a stretch of land wedged between Lake St.Lucia and the sea and surrounded by forests, wetlands and grasslands.
Elephant bull emerging from the forest (photo by Joubert)
Young elephant showing off (photo by Joubert)
Young elephant showing off (photo by Joubert)
Young elephant having a good scratch
Elephant herd on a stroll (photo by Joubert)
Elephant drinking from a seasonal pan
White-eared Barbet
Kudu bull
Crowned Hornbill
Samango Monkey (photo by Marilize)
Log Cabin 25, Cape Vidal, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, March 2022
Cape Vidal beach
Cheeky Bushbuck (photo by Joubert)
Hippos in the Mfazana Swamps (photo by Joubert)
Chacma Baboon
Buffalo in the golden glow of sunset
Sunset over Lake St. Lucia
Spotted Hyena
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Superb! The elephant photos really capture the feeling. I felt a pang seeing the beach – it is so beautiful.
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I don’t think I have ever been on a beach more beautiful than Cape Vidal’s. It feels like paradise with the forest reaching right to the sands of the beach.
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It is wonderful. Lovely to sit on the high dunes at dusk and look out over the ocean.
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A wonderful variety of photos, especially those of the young elephants and bushbuck!
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Thank you very much, Hien!
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A happiness of elephants! 🙂
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Oh absolutely, Tish!
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Wow, that elephant charging from the bush must have gotten your attention.😳 Fabulous photos, as always…☺️
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Some very exciting moments to be had when you combine a big elephant herd with dense forest vegetation!
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I’ll bet!
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Most of the big guys are there! Are the elephants walking on the road? . Thank you, D. and Joubert. Great post, my friends. 🙂
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Thanks, H.J. Indeed, the elephants are walking along the road – it is something they do very often in all the reserves where they occur. Much easier for them to get around that way too!
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The elephants and the hippos….all the big girls that make me smile!
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What’s not to love about them!?
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O my aarde, maar dis mooi daar! Al daardie olifant foto’s is pragtig en hoe oulik is die bokkie wat Joubert afgeneem het. En die sonsondergang … ek’s baie spyt ons is hier verby sonder om in te loer 😯.
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Julle moet regtig hier kom draai, die kampterrein in die duinwoud is pragtig! Buite seisoen nog beter sonder die skares.
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That ‘young elephant showing off’ looks enormous!
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Compared to us he was! But not compared to some of the other members of his herd.
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