30 JUN (Tue) CPT-JNB BA6424 Depart 0700 and arrive 0900
01 JUL (Wed) Pretoria - Pilanesberg Game Reserve Depart 0830 and arrive 1000
02 JUL (Thur) Pretoria - Sun City
03 JUL (Fri) Pretoria - Zoo
08 JUL (Thur) Johanesburg - Gold Reef City
When we touch down in Johanesburg, my sister in law come an fetch us. We just head to my brother house, and the next day, we went to those places.
Hum...... I am enjoying my time with my nephews and niece, so nothing much to write here. Happy viewing.......
We are ready to set off to Plianesberg Game Reserve. It would be 1 to 2 hrs journery.
All of us squeeze into my brother 7 seaters car.......... 6 Adults and 4 kids..... hehe....... Sardaine, but we have been used to it. :) We always like to squeeze.............
Here is the entrance. A few rules and regulations which I remember are:
1) Do not winded down the car window while in the game reserved. (but some ppls still bo chap one lah.....)
2) Do not get down of your vehical at anytime. (Only some located area are safe to do so because there are fiencing.)
3) Do not feed animals.
4) Do not provoke the animals at all time.
Mischievous boy
The kids are always very difficult to get in place especially taking photos. One of them get ready, maybe the other is throwing tantrum. Hehe...... But they are kids, so is very normal. Must be patient.
Yes! Finially.... hehee.....
In the Game Reserve Park. We are hunting for animals....... When we spot one.... haha... Very excited. We will drive as close as possible. Is like diving, when someone spot somethings, everyone gather at that spot. Hehe.......
Any vehicle with 4 wheels can drove into the safari.
Can you see a colourful bird on the tree? It is Lilac-breasted roller.
You know what is this? Is Ants House. 蚂蚁窝...... eeeee.... just imagine if you try to remove the soil ...... hehe.... what you see???? Yucks..... all ants running out ....... *Goose pimples also come out liao*
This pics is not 蚂蚁窝..... is just a bush surving on a rock. How come this plant can grow until like that......
This elephant was consider a medium in size but compare to human, he is huge. When we spotted him, he was trying to "attack" a bush vehical (about 15-20 seaters). Inside this bush car were those UK soccer players. (We know that by recongising their red Jersey). Actually, it was not a harsh attack. He was trying to cross the "road" and then this vehical drive stop infront of him. Then he get aggitated. He standed in his 2 back legs and his 2 front legs were like stepping on the bush engine. It made the vehical "bounce" a 2-3 times, then he stopped it and move on. A very fast action, before, I can snap anything.
Then we drive much more closer after he cross the vehical path way.
Then we spotted a group of zebra....... hum.... actually is many group at different spot.
Look carefully, Zebra is not only Black and White in colour. They have brown colour fur inbetween.
Cute right sniffing the other zebra asss..... hehe... then far far behind is a Giraffe. They are all happly living together.
We are quite close to them and they did not run away from vehicial. I think is a norm to them liao...... We just take the photos inside our car with some zooming lah.
If you don't know what is "Zebra Crossing" come to Africa, this real zebra will demostrate to you.
Hehehe....... they will just walk across the driving path road to show you what is "zebra crossing" lor......... *dae* 歉扁............... hahaha.......
Don't ask me what animal is this. I have forgotten, must ask my nephews. Hehe... He know these animals better than me. Haha.......
Hum..... look like wildebeets but in certain like not leh.......
Tall tall Giraffe.....
Look at her eye, look so gentle.......
Free show finish, and is time to go. Bye!
You know how thick is giarffa tongue? Hehe.... Just imagine, their favoured food is this toothpick branches. In chinese we called 牙签树 . Really look like toothpick and is very pokey.
Warthog. Did you see it tooth?
Overhere is a group of Warthog.
If you see carefully, this warthog is tearing...... Aiyo why so sad???
They are springbok. So that mean, the don't run but they always spring and spring and spring. Really, I am not joking. They really spring alot........
Oh, here then is the wildebeets. They are with a group of Helmeted Gunineafowl. Happily eating together. hehehe.....
Just incase you don't know what is Helmeted Guineafowl. This is the one, a kind of bird in South Africa. Like chicken or Turkey running about on the ground.
Hey, look at this guy! What's that? ........ Hippopotamus. It is really a big guy enjoying his suntaning alone.
Aiyo..... why so lonely.......... Furthermore, you run away from the lakeside. Run away from your group and having suntan at this remoted place........... Suntan must jio your friends one mah........ Oops, don't tell me 你搞自闭！hahahaha........... hum....... or you intend to 漏三点??? Huh? hehehe..........
You should like them mah......... suntaning together...... (another group of Hippopotamus at another spot.)
This is the 2 crocodiles at the lakeside. Same thing, they are doing suntanning.........
King Fisher. They are really very good in catching fish...... They really show us how they catch fishes and every attempt never fail.
Here is the duck.
Here is one of the lake inside the Game Reserve. We seems like very close to this lake right?
Yes, we very close to the lake and can say is on top of the lake. There are a few huts for us to view the animals around the lake closely and quitely. One lake there will be a hut...... hum.... I think there are about 3 lakes in this game reserve.
We need to walk along this path to get to the hut to view those animals near the lake. There are electric fencing along the 2 side of the wooden pole. So is quite safe...... but I can't say is 100% safe hor........ But not too worry lah......... They allow you to walk around means still OK. But I forget to take the pics of the hut.
This is the place we park our car at the entrance of the gate to the hut. As you can see, they do good fencing here...... some other spot only have normal wire fencing plus electric fencing. Different place different standard....... hehehe....
We are at one of the resting cum view spot.......... what are they looking at???? I don't know too....... This spot is a good example. Only have wire fencing surrounded..... but many trees lor.
Wow..... like soooo pro hor..... haha..... actually, we also don't believe they know how to look through bino..... but kids are like that.....小霸王. Is solely for them only....... we can't even touch it...... haha.......
Here is the only one resturant in the Park......... All western food lor... but taste nice. In the resturant, there are full of animals head and I think is ready from animals one lor.
And in the resturant, you can find some animals as well. But they are keep inside the fencing one lah.......
There is one of the exit / enterance gate.
We stay in this Amritz Private Lodge (B&B). I can't remember how many kilometer away from the game reserve, but is still quite near. When we reach there is about 5pm+ but the sky is going to be dark.
This lodge can sleep 8 adults in total. In total, there are 4 bedrooms. 2 at ground floor and 2 at upper floor. The 2 bedrooms at ground floor are attached with bath room. On the upper floor they have 2 bath room as well, just next to the bed rooms.
This is our bedroom (upper floor). Their bed are all single bed.
Beside us is 2 washroom at the right hand side.
The living room
The open concept kitchen.
There are 2 lodges, 1 campfire area (outdoor), 1 resturant and the office just next to the resturant........ This is the private path towards our lodge......... The place here is very nice...... hum.... very peaceful, quiet, fresh air........ I love this place. Just one thing I can't bear.... and that is freezy COLD!!!
Behind is the Resturant. The owner will cook according to our request. We have mini buffet style at this resturant. And the office just next to it.
You see the mini buffet at the table behind..... and that lady is the boss.
Here the resturant.
There is the campfire place....... very nice. Especially at night. It warm you up with fire........
After our breakfast, we went for a scroll. There is also a farm with sheep and goats grazing around the camp.
I think because of winter, if not many animals will be running about in this camp. They have peacock, guinea fowls, bunny, birds, etc...... just that did not take pics on it...... Why??? Because my nephews are playing with our cameras........ They are at the age of curious with technology.........
Still remember the 牙签树 which I mentioned earlier? He kanna poke by it...... cry until like nobody business...... But actually no bleeding leh......... haha...... Not very serious one lah........
Another one which scare kanna poke by 牙签树 ...... so wanna us to carry her.
Treatening her that I am going to drop her....... :p naughty Gu Gu.......... Hehe.... And look at her worry face....... hahaha..... (I still can laugh, very bad hor!)
Don't know what animals hiding down there.
You see the road??? This long straight road??? Is the road towards the Lodge............ Is another 鸟不生蛋的地方. This kind of sand road...... With both side bushes........ and then furthermore, the African are so dark....... haha.... imagine at night when you see them...... How??? Haha...... But they are smart also.... Sometime, you can see some of them wearing those luminious vest..... to protect themseleve......
Finally, I have finished the Pilanesberg Game Reserve...... woooooh......... Still have Sun City, Zoo and Gold Reef City...... Hum.... So to be continue lor.
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