We have had a wonderful time at the Ivory Tree Lodge, but this is our last night in S. Africa. We get our 5AM wake-up call and have time for a cup of coffee before loading into our jeep and heading out to the Pilanesberg Game Reserve - still in darkness. As the sun comes up in the cool mornings we have been able to see lots of animals - this morning even a big lion who crossed right in front of our jeep! Our guide, Becca, has been great! We return to the lodge around 8am, have breakfast, and then usually a nap! Lunch at 1pm, then spa or nap, tea at 4pm, then load into the jeeps again for our afternoon safari. Today we went on top of the mountain for a sunset drink and a glorious view of the area. Fantastic!! We have seen wildebeest, warthogs, impala, lions, giraffes, rhinos, hippos, zebras, elephants, and lots, lots more. There was even an elephant right ouside our room!!! Unfortunately, we have not seen water buffalo or leopards - but we have one more safari in the morning! We have seen 3 out of the Big 5. After lunch tomorrow we will take the 3 hr. drive back to Johannesberg and fly to Dubai for our NEXT adventure!!
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