The Saguni trip.

There is something fun about planning a trip and seeing everything falling into place. I have been blessed to be part of a team that has the same passion for exploring the wild while forming a bond in the process. We embarked on another trip this past weekend and we visited the Saguni Bush Safari Lodge. The trip there was exciting, I guess because we were in a different part of the jungle. On our way, we saw some elephants and tsessebes (Tshesebe in Setswana).

We arrived to a warm welcome, after being on the road for almost four hours. After having our lunch, our guide said that we had about 2 hours to rest or nap, so that we could be ready for the afternoon game drive. I suck at taking naps, so instead, I went through my camera to check the few images I had taken and also charged the battery. 2 hours later, we were off to search for the cats. Everyone was looking forward to seeing them and when our guide drove towards another vehicle that was parked not too far from we were, he kept saying that he believed that there might have been some lions in sight. Lo and behold, two lionesses and two cubs were seated under the shade. It was beautiful to watch.

It was amazing to watch the cubs moving from one lioness to the next, to feed. It was also a strange experience and when I asked, the guide that they could feed from any female lion that was lactating at the same time with their mother. The more I learn about animals and their behavior, is the more fascinated I get. We waited there while i tried to get the best shots and in about thirty minutes, the lionesses got up and their cubs followed suit.

Not too far from we were, they disappeared into some bushy trees and we were told that there was a dead cub under there and they were all eating it, as a way to “bury” the cub.

The next morning, while others slept, me and my roommate got up to catch some sunrise magic. And nature kept blessing us over and over again. The breeze on the drive there, which I unfortunately couldn’t capture in a picture, was amazing.

We had to head back to the camp so that we could get ready to leave. Through the unforgiving scorching heatwave, we finally got back to the other side of the buffalo fence, with wonderful memories of the trip. Until the next visit to the wild.