GAME RESERVE PARK - Game drives in fully open safari vehicles!!!!
It was time for us to spend a day in the game reserve park, South Africa, being rich in its wildlife, hundreds and thousands of wild animals including the mammals, reptiles, antelopes, fishes etc… We booked our stay for a day in a game reserve park on the way to knsyna. South Africa's rich natural heritage is well preserved in the form of parks and game resorts. We got to sleep in rest camps in chalets. The wild animals are not very easy to watch, but dependent on the weather, time (night/day), and also luck. So, we decided a do a few rides into the wild - spent the whole evening in the wild. Followed by a morning to afternoon session to see the animals that we missed during the evening and also did an afternoon one. Well, the more we saw, the more interesting it got.
We were lucky enough to see the Big five, which includes the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, rhino and buffalo. The rides we took were absolutely amazing and thrilling. Got really close to most of the animals out in the wild. It was a great opportunity to explore the untamed animals, obviously with very experienced and responsible guide. It was an unforgettable experience for us to stay in the game reserve park. The kind of silence was totally different, with constant birds chirping, the branches swinging with the wind, the imaginary lion roar echoing through the valleys and what not. The sweet sour smell of the fruits in the wild, the smell of wet grass early in the morning.
As we drove along in the wild, we could see the rhino engrossed in their grazing, Giraffe's in groups, lions and cubs walking around majestically and also posing for pictures. Cheetah's - we went really close to them and they seemed very harmless. The buffaloes with a dangerous look and many antelopes including the springbok, kudu, Imphala, waterbuck etc.
Most amazing things that Lokesh and I dared to do are, carrying a python over our shoulders which weighed 43kgs - letting it creep all over us - I'm sure it sounds creepy and slimy but we enjoyed every bit of it. I also, held a baby crocodile in my hands which weighed about 15kgs and only 5 years old. They might look rough, but are nice too.