Those roads remind me of my 57 years in East and Southern Africa. Bumpy, yes, but I miss them, and the cold mornings changing into warm to hot days. "You can take the man out of Africa, but you can't take Africa out of the man" Anon.
I and my sister 4 and 5, with mum and dad landed in Dar in 1951, we left Enttebbe in 1967, basically my childhood was growing up in Tanganyika and Uganda, love watching travellers on U tube passing through these countries and seeing how they have changed and remembering our safari’s in the Serengeti and the Queen Elizabeth game parks, wonderful, a long time ago but not forgotten.
I love your trip..I live in and love SA. Did you get to Cape Town or the Garden Route where I live? I would like to see more of the inside of your van and what kind of van is it? I am new to your channel. Thanks a lot for sharing
Glad you enjoyed our country’s finest park. You very very lucky to have had two leopard sightings in one day. Just for interest, the large bird you saw is a Kori Bustard and the antelopes in the South are Impala, not Springbuck. The monkeys on the bridge are Chacma baboons from the old world monkey family.
I grew up in Kruger and watching you drive the familiar roads and seeing home through your innocence and glee gave a whole new perspective for me, and I realised how blasé me and my fellow Park inhabitants are. Thank you for that...
@@heloisepotgieter7342hi Heloise , it's Koenie . Remember me , my brother had his arm taken off by a crocodile while we were fishing in Sand River. Your dad rushed us to Phalaborwa hospital . I'll never forget that battle that day. We had just started high school. Anyway I loved you all, hope life has been kind.
I have to say that you guys were extremely lucky with animal sightings. I've lived in South Africa all my life and visited Kruger numerous times and I've never experienced sightings like that in two days. Wow, wow, wow. The leopard is the most elusive animal and you had 2 sightings. Lion, OMW we travelled for 4 days through Kruger and didn't sight one. You saw everything except a Cheetah. Vultures at a kill site and a hyena with carcass. You guys were truly blessed with this trip. There are so many rest camps in Kruger with Curio shops that you could have gotten a sticker from? It's wild but the camp sites are very commercialised. I'm thoroughly enjoying seeing my country through your eyes. Thank you. ❤
Marianne and Chris, Thank you! My lovely wife Claire was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers in September of 2020 and we've been following you since then. Claire can no longer follow a movie or TV show plot but she (and I) love watching your adventures. She lights up every Sunday when I invite her into my office to watch your latest update. We are living vicariously through you. Many Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing your story and we appreciate that you come with us every week - there will be more adventures until we cross paths with you one day, until then we have some travelling to do together 😉🌺🌷🚐💛 kind regards and hugs to you both xxx
Hats off to all those people who had to build those bridges and miles of roads where lions and (no Tigers) but other dangerous wild animals Rome freely ❤
Oh the widlife wouldn't have been interested in the contruction going on in their midst. I expect they kept well clear of the noise and dust associated with it all.
There are NO Tigers on the African continent!! Lions, leopards, cheetahs, Caracals, African Wild Cats, Servals and many smaller species of wild cats are to be found in Africa.
It’s awesome how excited you guys get when you see the animals. They are beautiful. We live on a game reserve ourselves, the animals come right to the house, South Africa is majestic
You have no idea how lucky you are to see a leopard like that in broad daylight and so close! I have been to national parks so many times and only saw leopard briefly at night. You have just won the game spotters jackpot!🙂
The trees are Mopani trees and their leaves change colour in the Spring. Interesting facts about Mopani trees:- Mopane twigs have been traditionally used as tooth brushes, the bark to make twine and for tanning leather, and the leaves for healing wounds. The wood is also used to make charcoal and for braai wood. The tree is a major food source for the mopane worm, the caterpillar of the moth Gonimbrasia belina. The scent is rom the Sagebrush plants alongside the road. What is African sage used for? Salvia africana | PlantZAfrica A remedy made by mixing S. africana tea with Epsom salts and lemon juice was used by the early settlers in South Africa to treat stomach troubles, including colic, diarrhoea, flatulence, heartburn, gripes and indigestion. It was also given to cows after calving to help in the expulsion of the placenta. Also those ''monkeys'' on the bridge are Chacma Baboons.
Gosh I was watching and I just started crying when I saw all the animals and the leopard really gave me such a sense of nostalgia.. there is no place like home
You were SO blessed to have a leopard - one of the most elusive animals in the bush - walk right past your van on your first day in Kruger!! Being out of Blighty you have no idea how blessed you were.
Always lovely to see my country through the eyes of people not from here. Thank you. Winter is a popular time to visit the Kruger. During our summer holiday everyone goes to the coastal towns and cities. A few minutes away from where I live in Pretoria we have a hiking trial in the middle of a suburb where we see some buck/deer and zebras every time we go for a hike there. No fences between the walking trial winding up and down over the stream and under the trees and the animals. No dangerous animals though.
@@karenmcghee6424 Oh dear!! Well I know how you feel as I've lived in UK 74 years but regularly travelled throughout Europe where the skies were always clear blue. Even Switzerland in the depths of winter the mountains will be surrounded by blue skies.
@@axiom1509Crocafellas- it closed down quite a while ago. It's offices of one of the local farms now. We use to love Crocafelllas, it is very sad that they closed down.
Kruger park: my heart! Love, love, love Kruger! Have such fond memories of being there and your drive took me back to a memory of having a flat tire between olifants and Satara. We had to sit in the car till we were rescued. I am not South African and have been twice to the country because I fell in love with Africa. I plan to go back someday. I could just sit on a park bench outside of skukuza and listen to the hippos. So happy you went
@markyeadon7271 I came back to the UK last year after +40 years living in SA.. and I am disillusioned. Obviously, things change, but we remember how it was then, and it has been an eye-opener. Where is Nirvana in any case?
Eswatini, Eswatini. I WILL train my mind to remember the name of this country. Alas the capitals, I will leave to the pub quiz fanatics! Travel is such a rich classroom. Thanks.
If you do decide to fill your bucket list, plan to spend at least a week in the Kruger National Park and bring a South African animal reference book as well as a birding book. Don't forget your binoculars and camera.
Wow! Epic! There are not enough superlatives to describe this vlog!! The drive through the Kruger National Park was incredible and it was a pleasure to virtually travel with you both. We're both still new to Van life and have found your travels inspiring to say the least. Sadly we are unable to join you in Telford but we're hoping to catch you at the NEC in October. Stay safe. Sid and Nicola, Rugby UK
You were very lucky to see a leopard like that! They are the most elusive of the Big 5. Some people go on multiple safaris and never see one. And if they do, it's usually not a clear, close up experience like you had. They are generally solitary, and cautious, and are seldom encountered.. And you just came upon one lying in the road! That incredible -almost unheard of.
Going to be in Kruger for August this year with my Dad. We try to go once a year for a week. So glad you got to see leopard. We hardly ever see leopard except for far off in a tree.
I look forward to your videos every week! Started following you from the Bluff when you arrived in SA. Love your positivity and enthusiasm as your venture through Southern Africa! I am so envious that you had 2 leopard sightings on your first day in Kruger! You were so lucky!! Proudly South African 🇿🇦
I'm sitting here, on a wet & dreary day in Ireland, looking at your video of the country I used to call home... I won't lie; it's bringing a lump to my throat. I'm so glad you love Africa; she really is special.
Oh My!!! Lion King, Elephants on Parade, Hungry Hippo and a Laughing Hyena (just pulled someone's leg)!!! Not to mention Hog-Warts(?) Cheeky Monkeys and best of all a Zebra Crossing!!! Sensory Overload. Amazing!!!
What an amazing trip, you have both made such a magical series of travel vlogs, how awe-inspiring... but for me the moment at 33:00 when you back up to let the elephant cross with her baby and she acknowledges your kindness, that brought me to tears. Thank you for bringing us such joy.
Seeing a leopard on your first trip to Kruger is mental. I've been going to the bush for 20 years every weekend and have only seen about 8 leopards in that time.
As a South African I've loved how you've taken us with along this part of your journey. Piggs Peak is the most beautiful part of such a lovely country - eSwatini. And - just past the border on the way to Malelane is Shongwe Hospital. I worked there for a year in the late 80s. It is a stretch of land dear to my heart. In the old days we'd drive into Swaziland to go shopping and buy petrol - Malelane only had one small store and the fuel and meat was a lot cheaper in Swaziland. Now - you go to the massive Spar in Malelane. Hope you enjoyed the Avos!
Waaauuuuwww. That's a great sighting of the leopard. I've been into the Kruger more than 100x in my life and I don't think I've ever seen something like that. You more likely see bits of them hidden amongst the branches of trees, or moving in the distance - but slowly walking past your car window is a very rare treat!
Greetings from Kuala Lumpur Chris. Thanks for sharing these great moments at the park. The reaction of the guard on the places you have traveled with Trudy is priceless. I wish you and Marianne a safe journey to the homecoming party.
Hey Pat - so glad you enjoyed this one, it is one of our favourite experiences of ALL times !! Sending love to you both in Wales (PS Kruger NP is the same size as Wales ?!?!) speak soon M xx
Omg to see the animals in their rightful habitat, this has to rate as number 1 on your world trip! Edge of the seat stuff just "Epic" looking forward to next week's episode! Stay safe both of you! 🦒 🐘 🦏
I live 50Km from Kruger & even when I lived nuch further we ofren visit. Pity you didn't spot a kudu ram - they are so majestic! On every visit we saw something surprising or specracular - it's the luck of the draw unfortunately. So glad you're enjoying your stay.
So so happy for you both to see Kruger NP at its very best whilst looking after Trudy on sealed roads . You lucky things seeing that majestic leopard ❤
You had some great sightings, but that is because you really pay attention to your surroundings. Many people visit the park for years without seeing a leopard and you had two! The "secretary bird" was a kori bustard, the world's biggest flying bird. Really enjoyed seeing Kruger through your eyes.
Animals like lions use the roads. In winter tbey seek the black top roads at night. The previous days sun will havw warmed them. Animals in Kruger are acclimatised to cars, they consider them part of the environment.
It’s so good seeing Kruger through first time tourists eyes . We spend 3-4 months in Kruger each year and it’s just such a gem . Thanks for sharing 👏👏. That big bird btw, is a Kori Bustard 😂🙌
Hi Chris and Marion, such a fantastic video, I almost felt as I was there, I've never had a great passion visiting Africa but now I am a little confused🤔thank you
you literally have no idea of how exceptionally lucky you are to have seen a leopard up that close! thats a memory for ever
Exactly it’s very rare!
I went to South Africa in 1975 to work for a couple of years. I'm still here.
There is an old saying that goes "God lives in Africa and visits everywhere else"
I dont often miss SA as I have been gone many years but when I see videos like this I really do miss it. Such a beautiful country 😊
Those roads remind me of my 57 years in East and Southern Africa. Bumpy, yes, but I miss them, and the cold mornings changing into warm to hot days. "You can take the man out of Africa, but you can't take Africa out of the man" Anon.
Africa bites hard.
So hard she’ll make you cry.
Cheers from..South Africa.
KwaZulu-Natal.
I and my sister 4 and 5, with mum and dad landed in Dar in 1951, we left Enttebbe in 1967, basically my childhood was growing up in Tanganyika and Uganda, love watching travellers on U tube passing through these countries and seeing how they have changed and remembering our safari’s in the Serengeti and the Queen Elizabeth game parks, wonderful, a long time ago but not forgotten.
@@gekolizzard Africa can bite me anytime.
I love your trip..I live in and love SA. Did you get to Cape Town or the Garden Route where I live? I would like to see more of the inside of your van and what kind of van is it? I am new to your channel. Thanks a lot for sharing
No springboks in the Kruger guys. Those were impala.
Thx for sharing. Love every moment.❤
They did see some Springbok when they were heading North out of SA, they were mixed in with the shots of Impala too.
I'm glad to see you enjoying South Africa. It's the best country as we have it all. It's why I'm still here. Couldn't handle living in the UK.
People who have never been to SA won't understand. They just see high crime and think there is nothing else.
And our weather is incredible, best in the world ♥️
Ditto
I'm South African expat in New Zealand. Your videos made me miss the beauty of Africa. ❤
Come home. 🏠
When the world comes to and end make sure you in South Africa 🇿🇦. Better to be around God fearing people
More reason for you to come back
Same here @sgc1974. The most beautiful Continent.❤
NZ economy too dependant on rugby. Bad time will come if NZ lose on Saturday
The huge bird is a Kori Bustard. The heaviest flighted bird in the world. The buck/ antelope (not deer) were impala.
Gompou in Afrikaans
We should be so grateful living here in SA. ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed our country’s finest park. You very very lucky to have had two leopard sightings in one day. Just for interest, the large bird you saw is a Kori Bustard and the antelopes in the South are Impala, not Springbuck. The monkeys on the bridge are Chacma baboons from the old world monkey family.
All those years you have been traveling to all those countries, now you have got the cream of all creams on top. What a great life you have. ❤
I grew up in Kruger and watching you drive the familiar roads and seeing home through your innocence and glee gave a whole new perspective for me, and I realised how blasé me and my fellow Park inhabitants are. Thank you for that...
Bet you were fed up of elephants by the time you got up north. 😂😂😂
Thank you - we can not get tired of this wildlife ... it was incredible !! Although I still get excited by squirrels and pigeons LOL - Marianne
@@heloisepotgieter7342hi Heloise , it's Koenie . Remember me , my brother had his arm taken off by a crocodile while we were fishing in Sand River. Your dad rushed us to Phalaborwa hospital . I'll never forget that battle that day. We had just started high school. Anyway I loved you all, hope life has been kind.
@@Enoch940 Hello... This is a surprise!
I vaguely remember this, but one's getting on in life you know. ☺How are you doing?
Africa has better roads than India thank you for sharing your life with us. Many blessings from North Texas.❤
I have to say that you guys were extremely lucky with animal sightings. I've lived in South Africa all my life and visited Kruger numerous times and I've never experienced sightings like that in two days. Wow, wow, wow. The leopard is the most elusive animal and you had 2 sightings. Lion, OMW we travelled for 4 days through Kruger and didn't sight one. You saw everything except a Cheetah. Vultures at a kill site and a hyena with carcass. You guys were truly blessed with this trip. There are so many rest camps in Kruger with Curio shops that you could have gotten a sticker from? It's wild but the camp sites are very commercialised. I'm thoroughly enjoying seeing my country through your eyes. Thank you. ❤
You definitely see more being higher up off the ground like in a campervan than a normal car.
Marianne and Chris, Thank you! My lovely wife Claire was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers in September of 2020 and we've been following you since then. Claire can no longer follow a movie or TV show plot but she (and I) love watching your adventures. She lights up every Sunday when I invite her into my office to watch your latest update. We are living vicariously through you. Many Thanks!
How old is Claire ?
@@JOATMOFA She is just 63.
@@rdmitchell3 Strengths mate. Patience is key in all of your heartache!
Thank you so much for sharing your story and we appreciate that you come with us every week - there will be more adventures until we cross paths with you one day, until then we have some travelling to do together 😉🌺🌷🚐💛 kind regards and hugs to you both xxx
This is what life is about, traveling and creating incredible memories. And what better place than my country South Africa 🎉❤😊 Welcome
Hats off to all those people who had to build those bridges and miles of roads where lions and (no Tigers) but other dangerous wild animals Rome freely ❤
No tigers in Africa (except in zoos), they’re in Asia 😀
Oh the widlife wouldn't have been interested in the contruction going on in their midst. I expect they kept well clear of the noise and dust associated with it all.
@@Dezzy-e8b it was a figure of speech.
There are NO Tigers on the African continent!! Lions, leopards, cheetahs, Caracals, African Wild Cats, Servals and many smaller species of wild cats are to be found in Africa.
It’s awesome how excited you guys get when you see the animals. They are beautiful. We live on a game reserve ourselves, the animals come right to the house, South Africa is majestic
my uncle was the main engineer that build the roads in the kruger
You have no idea how lucky you are to see a leopard like that in broad daylight and so close! I have been to national parks so many times and only saw leopard briefly at night. You have just won the game spotters jackpot!🙂
I’m not to sure which parks you visit but I see leopard every time I visit Kgalagadi. It’s a bit more remote, and you need a 4x4 but well worth it.
The trees are Mopani trees and their leaves change colour in the Spring. Interesting facts about Mopani trees:- Mopane twigs have been traditionally used as tooth brushes, the bark to make twine and for tanning leather, and the leaves for healing wounds. The wood is also used to make charcoal and for braai wood. The tree is a major food source for the mopane worm, the caterpillar of the moth Gonimbrasia belina. The scent is rom the Sagebrush plants alongside the road. What is African sage used for?
Salvia africana | PlantZAfrica
A remedy made by mixing S. africana tea with Epsom salts and lemon juice was used by the early settlers in South Africa to treat stomach troubles, including colic, diarrhoea, flatulence, heartburn, gripes and indigestion. It was also given to cows after calving to help in the expulsion of the placenta. Also those ''monkeys'' on the bridge are Chacma Baboons.
Gosh I was watching and I just started crying when I saw all the animals and the leopard really gave me such a sense of nostalgia.. there is no place like home
The Kruger park is an experience not to be rushed....can't get enough of it
Your life won't be the same again after this....what an experience..you're so lucky...always looking forward to your videos..
Nearly saw all of the big 5, just missed out on the rhino. Lucky to see the leopard.
You lucky devils. Isn’t Africa magical? Love, love , love it!
Very nice episode, I greatly appreciate your gratitude for Mother Nature, and your background music. You make a very harmonious couple.
So happy for you guys getting to see a leopard so soon into your trip into the Kruger!! Many South Africans go for years before even seeing one!
You were SO blessed to have a leopard - one of the most elusive animals in the bush - walk right past your van on your first day in Kruger!! Being out of Blighty you have no idea how blessed you were.
Always lovely to see my country through the eyes of people not from here. Thank you. Winter is a popular time to visit the Kruger. During our summer holiday everyone goes to the coastal towns and cities. A few minutes away from where I live in Pretoria we have a hiking trial in the middle of a suburb where we see some buck/deer and zebras every time we go for a hike there. No fences between the walking trial winding up and down over the stream and under the trees and the animals. No dangerous animals though.
That's Moreletta Kloof Nature Reserve... love the place. Jenny is a teeasure.
Winter is always high season in the game parks because the grass is lower so you see so much more game
Wow you guys had a blessed drive to see all those animals in one day
Great video. I miss Africa so much and the blue African skies. Lived all my life there now in UK.
African blues skies and bright sunny days are overatted until you stay in England lol
@karenmcghee6424 And you swapped that for grey skies, rain and cold? Wow!! 😲
@Bulletguy07 not out of choice
@@karenmcghee6424 Oh dear!! Well I know how you feel as I've lived in UK 74 years but regularly travelled throughout Europe where the skies were always clear blue. Even Switzerland in the depths of winter the mountains will be surrounded by blue skies.
❤ Beautiful. My home town Malelane, we go to Kruger few time each month. Truly blessed to have this beautiful park as our "back yard".
What happen to the crocodile restaurant before the gate
@@axiom1509Crocafellas- it closed down quite a while ago. It's offices of one of the local farms now. We use to love Crocafelllas, it is very sad that they closed down.
Incredible about the leopard, you are very lucky!! They are usually very evasive.
Extremely lucky! We went to Kruger for many years before seeing a leopard!
@@Stevenewmansa I've never seen a leopard
Kruger park: my heart! Love, love, love Kruger! Have such fond memories of being there and your drive took me back to a memory of having a flat tire between olifants and Satara. We had to sit in the car till we were rescued. I am not South African and have been twice to the country because I fell in love with Africa. I plan to go back someday. I could just sit on a park bench outside of skukuza and listen to the hippos. So happy you went
You just scratched the surface on the awesome beauty that is South Africa. There is so much more south of Kruger as well.
The leopard was majestic. Makes me want to go back so badky
Once you have lived in Africa... it's in your blood forever.
A far cry from Yorkshire... 😅
As a expat from Shipley I agree 100%. I’ve traveled extensively in Southern Africa and would rather holiday in Zim, Zam, Moz ect than go “home”
@markyeadon7271 I came back to the UK last year after +40 years living in SA.. and I am disillusioned. Obviously, things change, but we remember how it was then, and it has been an eye-opener.
Where is Nirvana in any case?
I strongly disagree. Once you’ve Visited Africa, it’s in your blood!
Wow, just wow, I was transfixed through the whole video. It's an absolutely amazing video, so I'm so glad we got to enjoy it with you ❤
What a great sighting of Leopard, people have been to Kruger for so many years and never seen Leopard. WOW.
You are very blessed to see the amount of wildlife in you first 24 hours. Enjoy our beautiful country.
Eswatini, Eswatini. I WILL train my mind to remember the name of this country. Alas the capitals, I will leave to the pub quiz fanatics! Travel is such a rich classroom. Thanks.
Eswatini,previously Swaziland
One of your best videos !You will never forget this trip through the game reserve !Welcome and may you have many wonderful memories!
What an amazing experience you both had, Thank you for taking us with you so we could see all those animals roaming free in the wilds xxx
Thanks for visiting OUR beautiful country.... # the KRUGER NATIONAL PARK IS AS big as the UK
😂😂😂😂😂uk😂😂😂
I did research this for my weekly newsletter and it is in fact only the size of Wales 😉🌺
@@TREADtheglobe thanks for correcting me. Amazing and interrsting
You are welcome - everyday is a school day for us !! 🌺
One of my favourite episodes so far!!❤❤❤ Seeing these animals in the wild is high on my bucket list. What an amazing experience and drive!!!
If you do decide to fill your bucket list, plan to spend at least a week in the Kruger National Park and bring a South African animal reference book as well as a birding book. Don't forget your binoculars and camera.
@@dudleyryan6396Yeah. Two days ain't enough
Glad you enjoyed it! It was one of my personal favourites too - M xx
Wow! Epic! There are not enough superlatives to describe this vlog!! The drive through the Kruger National Park was incredible and it was a pleasure to virtually travel with you both. We're both still new to Van life and have found your travels inspiring to say the least. Sadly we are unable to join you in Telford but we're hoping to catch you at the NEC in October. Stay safe. Sid and Nicola, Rugby UK
Im so happy you could see all those animals. Not every day you see so many in the Kruger.
This is the icing on the cake for your trip! Absolutely a dream.
So many different animals to see…..what a fabulous, unforgettable adventure !! 🦓🐆🐊🐘🦏🦒
You guys were so lucky. We were in Kruger national park in November 2022, we saw the big five except the illusive leopards. ❤your vlogs.
I've been to the Kruger probably around 20 times in my life, and I have never seen a leopard. You found gold!
Wow we were so lucky to see 2 whilst we were there - loved the nature an experience we'll never forget
You were very lucky to see a leopard like that! They are the most elusive of the Big 5. Some people go on multiple safaris and never see one. And if they do, it's usually not a clear, close up experience like you had. They are generally solitary, and cautious, and are seldom encountered.. And you just came upon one lying in the road! That incredible -almost unheard of.
And South Africa wasn't even in the original travel plan!❤❤❤
Going to be in Kruger for August this year with my Dad. We try to go once a year for a week. So glad you got to see leopard. We hardly ever see leopard except for far off in a tree.
Thank You Yours Peter from Hungary
I look forward to your videos every week! Started following you from the Bluff when you arrived in SA. Love your positivity and enthusiasm as your venture through Southern Africa! I am so envious that you had 2 leopard sightings on your first day in Kruger! You were so lucky!! Proudly South African 🇿🇦
Baobab Tree!!! I am crying- I was born in South Africa! Currently in NZ!
I'm sitting here, on a wet & dreary day in Ireland, looking at your video of the country I used to call home... I won't lie; it's bringing a lump to my throat. I'm so glad you love Africa; she really is special.
Oh My!!! Lion King, Elephants on Parade, Hungry Hippo and a Laughing Hyena (just pulled someone's leg)!!! Not to mention Hog-Warts(?) Cheeky Monkeys and best of all a Zebra Crossing!!! Sensory Overload. Amazing!!!
Ha ha !! Indeed
What an absolutely EPIC experience! I was so elated for you as each different animal presented itself to you!
I’m from South Africa and been to Kruger quite a few times and have never seen a leopard. You have no idea how privileged you are to have seen him
It's over 30 years since I was in the Kruger National park, but the memories don't fade. Especially enjoyed today's vlog.😊
I've watched most of your videos and I liked this one the best! What a neat place to visit.
What an amazing trip, you have both made such a magical series of travel vlogs, how awe-inspiring... but for me the moment at 33:00 when you back up to let the elephant cross with her baby and she acknowledges your kindness, that brought me to tears. Thank you for bringing us such joy.
It was the most amazing time and I have tears as I type this - one we will never forget !! Marianne xx
Wow! I have visited Botswana and SA twice to see friends. Never tire of game drives and seeing the wonderful animals and birds. Thanks for sharing.
Seeing a leopard on your first trip to Kruger is mental. I've been going to the bush for 20 years every weekend and have only seen about 8 leopards in that time.
As a South African I've loved how you've taken us with along this part of your journey. Piggs Peak is the most beautiful part of such a lovely country - eSwatini.
And - just past the border on the way to Malelane is Shongwe Hospital. I worked there for a year in the late 80s. It is a stretch of land dear to my heart.
In the old days we'd drive into Swaziland to go shopping and buy petrol - Malelane only had one small store and the fuel and meat was a lot cheaper in Swaziland. Now - you go to the massive Spar in Malelane.
Hope you enjoyed the Avos!
Waaauuuuwww.
That's a great sighting of the leopard. I've been into the Kruger more than 100x in my life and I don't think I've ever seen something like that. You more likely see bits of them hidden amongst the branches of trees, or moving in the distance - but slowly walking past your car window is a very rare treat!
Wow what an incredible day seeing all those animals. Amazing
I am exhausted after this video. You were SO LUCKY.
Greetings from Kuala Lumpur Chris. Thanks for sharing these great moments at the park. The reaction of the guard on the places you have traveled with Trudy is priceless. I wish you and Marianne a safe journey to the homecoming party.
You were sooo lucky to see 4 of the big five in that short time.
So glad that you enjoyed yourself.
Chris and Marianne I am thrilled to hear your excitement in our country. Hope you enjoyed your visit.
Absolutely fabulous, you two have fulfilled all my childhood dreams, keep safe and well! ..Pat , armchair traveller in Wales!
Hey Pat - so glad you enjoyed this one, it is one of our favourite experiences of ALL times !! Sending love to you both in Wales (PS Kruger NP is the same size as Wales ?!?!) speak soon M xx
You have NO idea how lucky a Leopard sighting is - especially one like that. Have lived here all my life and only seen that once - AMAZING.
Oh wow! It really was so special !! We are glad we were able to film and share it
Your best vlog yet, thank you so much for sharing with us all.
Omg to see the animals in their rightful habitat, this has to rate as number 1 on your world trip! Edge of the seat stuff just "Epic" looking forward to next week's episode! Stay safe both of you! 🦒 🐘 🦏
Thank you, a stunning journey through the Kruger Park. Wonderful to see the herd of elephants crossing the road 🐘🐘🐘🐘
Beautiful lion shots! Really enjoyed this one with all the beautiful nature❤😊
Kruga Nat Park everything you could wish for 😍 The Lion & Hyena personal highlights!
Another Sunday breakfast with tread the globe.Wonderful!
Isn't that the truth 😊
Thank you 😉🙌🚐🌺
An other wonderful Sunday morning while drinking coffee - watching this week’s adventure .
All I can say is FAB- U-LOUS.
I live 50Km from Kruger & even when I lived nuch further we ofren visit. Pity you didn't spot a kudu ram - they are so majestic! On every visit we saw something surprising or specracular - it's the luck of the draw unfortunately. So glad you're enjoying your stay.
Wow! To see so many animals in their natural habitat was amazing. Thank you again for sharing your adventure.
“I’m already impressed just by looking at the cactus” - 😂 Best video yet! Love watching your adventures every week ☺️
So so happy for you both to see Kruger NP at its very best whilst looking after Trudy on sealed roads . You lucky things seeing that majestic leopard ❤
You had some great sightings, but that is because you really pay attention to your surroundings. Many people visit the park for years without seeing a leopard and you had two! The "secretary bird" was a kori bustard, the world's biggest flying bird. Really enjoyed seeing Kruger through your eyes.
SPECTACULAR. enough said. Thanks.
That was amazing ! And you saw the LION!
I enjoyed that, particularly seeing you enjoying it. Xx
Antelope, not Deer.... the difference between the two, is deer lose their antlers every year... Antelope horns are permanent 😉
Best. Traffic jam. Ever!
What is truly amazing to me is that in a park that big, so many of the animals are so close to the road!
Animals like lions use the roads. In winter tbey seek the black top roads at night. The previous days sun will havw warmed them. Animals in Kruger are acclimatised to cars, they consider them part of the environment.
@@cathymartens7478 ... and the drivers and passengers as part of the food chain!!!
@@jimmyccam Er...... yes, I have experienced that feeling of sinking down the food chain, it is humbling to say the least😬😬
From Cape Town South Africa. Very happy you loved Africa.
When you spotted that leopard....could hear the excitement....kruger is the most magical place on earth
Truly unforgettable !!
So special all the encounters with the animals 💕!
It’s so good seeing Kruger through first time tourists eyes . We spend 3-4 months in Kruger each year and it’s just such a gem . Thanks for sharing 👏👏. That big bird btw, is a Kori Bustard 😂🙌
Hi Chris and Marion, such a fantastic video, I almost felt as I was there, I've never had a great passion visiting Africa but now I am a little confused🤔thank you
What a treat you guys had at the Kruger 👌🏽👌🏽