KRUGER IN SUMMER - a three week adventure - RETURN TO SKUKUZA (Episode 10) 

Thanks, it takes a lot of time to find the right music.

Absolutely! We only turned the engine on because we were a bit scared, if we hadn't I reckon he would just have strolled calmly by.

It's fantastic and exciting when you can get that close!

Many thanks, sorry I couldn't reply before you set off. I hope you got a 'lucky' time in the Kruger but a couple of days is only a taster! We are hoping to go again in August next year and will definitely be making more videos.

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Wow, thank you!

Enjoy!!!😅❣

Have a great time!

Enjoy your cruise

So glad you enjoyed it. Let's see what next year brings!

Never stop looking! Three times now we have found wild dogs on our last couple of days.

Many thanks. Have a great time (how can you not!)

Many thanks for your comments. There is nothing more cute than a young hyaena!

Glad you had a good time. Any plans to go back to Kruger for a longer stay? We'll probably sort out out our trip for next year shortly after Christmas.

We would love to go again, for at least a week or two. It is not clear whether that will happen in the near future or not. Clearly, the first step is making the commitment. Regardless, we will continue to enjoy the park vicariously through your videos. Thank you!

Thanks for that. Get working on those photos to bring back even more memories!

Many thanks for your appreciation. We always seem to get good luck on our last couple of days and have seen wild dogs on the last day on three of our five visits!

Ah, you are already there! Let me know how much you enjoyed it!

What can I say, it was amazing, absolutely loved the north and blessed with many more lion and leopard sightings than we expected. No cheetah though but hey ho. High 40's for over a week, thank god for air conditioning. Berg-en-Dal was fantastic, big 5 every day. I could go on and on. Next year, looking at Northern Namibia and the Caprivi Strip, now that's some planning! Enjoy the cruise and Merry Christmas to you both .

Much appreciate those comments from someone who obviously knows Kruger well. Thanks.

Thanks so much for your comments. I agree with you about the frustration of not knowing the bird names. When I started making these videos I worked on the basis that many people watching may never have been on safari and so might not even know the names of the animals let alone the birds. You can't expect everybody to know the difference between a Tsessebe and a Kudu and it's even surprising that many people confuse wild dogs and hyaenas. As to the birds!!! We have tried to experience Kruger in all different seasons and next year hope to go back in August for the reasons you state.

Many thanks. We like to try different seasons in the Kruger but prefer the drier winter. Hoping to go back in August next year.

Many thanks for your appreciation. We too are looking forward to the next time, hopefully next August.

It's a beautiful place indeed.

Many thanks for those comments, much appreciated.

Thanks for your appreciation. I totally agree with your sentiments but we've been lucky to visit a good few places in the world in the past 10 years and those that are left are too darn expensive! Being retired we've got plenty of time but could do with some more money! Kruger for us is good value which is one of the reasons we will keep going back.

Many thanks. Several people spotted me in the Kruger on this visit and came up to say hello. Maybe I ought to post an itinerary of our nect visit? 😀

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Many thanks for your comment. We wanted to try the Kruger in every season but I think we have now settled on the time you prefer and are planning on going in August next year. Strangely, although it was hot (and the Kgalagadi got up to 43 °) it didn't seem as hot as we thought it might. It's quite a dry heat in SA as opposed to the more humid weather we get in the UK so I guess it's down to what you are used to.

You might already be back by now, sorry I couldn't reply earlier. Hope you had a great time.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera We are now, thank you. It was a great trip and some wonderful views of wildlife. But with a 4:30am gate opening the days were long and tiring. We have a new found respect for the work you put in producing these videos. Hope you enjoyed your trip away too.

So glad you enjoy this series. We are hoping to go back in August next year so there should be more videos to come.

Antartica is my dream but, alas, I doubt that I'll ever get there now. I envy you! Thanks for your comment.

We will come again! Hopefully next August. Thanks for your appreciation.

Many thanks for watching. I do hope you get to the Kruger one day.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera I’ll definitely be making time this year.

Glad you enjoyed it that much! We are hoping to go back in August next year.

So he's not afraid of the big cats and wild dogs then?

​@@oldcodgerwithacamerahe was once afraid of lions and his eyes were like 😳😂

Many thanks. Hopefully we will be back in August next year. Not soon but time flies!

Many thanks for your appreciation. We are definitely planning on going back but don't have any firm plans yet.

We have tried to experience all the seasons and have come to the same conclusion as you. We are planning on August next year and maybe might bump inmto one another?

Well that makes an old man very proud! Thank you!

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Yes, hoping to go back in August next year. We spent a couple of days in Pilanesberg after our very first visit to the Kruger back in 2017. Not quite the Kruger but we throughly enjoyed it and would certainly recommend a visit for anyone with a few spare days around Johannesburg.

We had a month in New Zealand back in 2016. Hired a motorhome and drove both islands starting in Auckland and finishing in Christchurch. A stunningly beautiful country and I'd love to go back but there's not enough money to do everything!

Thanks! Details of how I film are in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S5rRS-pt4Bw.html

We've just come back from a month long cruise around the Mediterranean, not exactly the Kruger but actually more exhausting! Hoping to go back to the Kruger in August next year. We've been stung with cleaning chanrges by rental companies before, anything from £35 to £60 so a fiver at Skukuza was well worth it. Driving on the gravel roads in the Kgalagadi and Kruger with the windows open will make the inside of the car incredibly dusty and a nightmare to clean yourself. We have tried half a dozen different rental companies and none seem better or worse than the others. Tempest was the one we used for this trip and, because the car was so clean when we took it back, they only spent about 30 seconds looking it over. Never been to Madagascar so can't help there. Always stay in Johannesburg close to the airport. City Lodge is right next to the airport (you don't even have to go out onto the street) but can be a little expensive. Some of the cheaper lodges in Kempton Park are now in fully gated areas and so are quite safe. It can be a little scary driving to them in the dark but we've never had any problems.

@oldcodgerwithacamera Welcome Home! We hope you had a great trip and now can get some rest. Will you be doing video of the trip? We definitely have a driving trip planned to see archeaology sites on the Turkish coast and want to spend some time in Morocco. Thanks for the good advice on hotels and car rental.

One of the ports on the cruise was Kusadasi. We took a local dolmus (mini-bus) to Ephesus. It was absolutely stunning, one of the highlights of the whole trip. I have lots of video, just got to get my head around putting it all together!

@oldcodgerwithacamera great to hear! It is on our itinerary! Looking forward to video. Posted a group of native bird images in my shorts!

You didn't watch to the end then? 😀 It was February and March.

Maybe go to Skukuza and pick up all the Marula fruits instead!

Many thanks for those comments, much appreciated.