Hluhluwe-Umfolozi game park is oldest and the only state run park with the BIG 5- Lino, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant and Buffalo. They have the largest population of white rhino in South Africa, because of preservation efforts, the park is patrolled by anti-poachers several times per day.
Our morning jeep safari's began at 5am which meant a 4:30 wake-up call from Henry (well actually a knock on the door, since we had no phones). Our evening jeep safari's began at 5pm and got us back to camp by 8:30. Our walking safari was mid-day. Our walking safari guide had us all sit in the bush and meditate on the power of nature, it was difficult for me to keep my eyes closed knowing that I was a sitting duck for any large animal's dinner!
We saw a large array of animals; giraffe, zebra, hyena, baboons, warthogs, white and black rhinos, baby rhinos, buffalo, nyala, kudu, and lots of birds including the giant kingfisher and guinea fowl or bush chicken :) I was sick the night the group saw the elephants and unfortunately no large cats graced us with their presence. They probably knew that if I saw them I would want to run up and pet them and do near arm, far ankle!!
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