Kings Camp at Timbavati Private Game Reserve.

Early in the morning following a good breakfast we set off for our "day at Kruger National Park" we took the main road north to White River then on through Hazyview and Bushbuckridge then on through Klaserie towards Hodenspruit. Just before Hodenspruit we took the turn off towards Eastgate Airport an through the Klaserie Game reserve control gate where our bookings were checked and we were allowed to travel on to Kings Camp.
We arrived at Kings camp at 1:30pm and were welcomed at the check in by the Game reserve staff and introduced to our guide for the visit Jade and tracker Albert. We were then shown around the camp and to our room, lunch was served in the dining room and we were treated to the most wonderful meal and drinks. We then had a little free time to explore the camp before our first Game drive began at 4pm.

Our room at Kings Camp.

Mosquito netting over the bed.

While exploring the camp we encountered Vervet Monkeys and a family of Warthog, the staff warned us to be sure we closed all the windows and doors to our room when we were out so as not to find out how naughty the monkeys can be.

Warthogs by the pool.

Monkeys in the Bar.

We met Jade and Albert at reception at 4pm for our game drive and were introduced to 2 American couples that had been in the camp a few days, we would be sharing a guide, tracker and vehicle with them for the next 2 days. After going over the basics of safety we set off and Jade the guide dropped off Albert the tracker to find a leopard they had seen in the morning while we continued to try and find other game.
The very first animal we saw for the afternoon was one of Africa's Big 5, a herd of Cape Buffalo hiding in a thicket of Mopane trees.

We drove through the bush for a while watching them before leaving them and getting back on the track. The very next animals to show themselves were a family of Giraffe.

The family of Giraffe.

We then received word that not only had Albert found the Leopard but there was a family of African wild dog near the side of the track ahead. We found the family of Wild Dog and spent a few minutes photographing these extremely rare animals before heading off to find Albert and the Leopard. Unfortunately when we reached the Leopard it was too dark for Photos but we were able to see not one but two leopard siblings sleeping in the bush while the mother was out hunting.
We then moved to a high point overlooking the river for sundown drinks before returning to camp for pre-dinner drinks followed by dinner and then retiring for the night. We were in for an early 5:30am start the following morning and needed the rest after such an exciting day.