Rare and Beautiful Surroundings

Up at the crack of dawn Wednesday, the Makanyi lodge safari squad were greeted with coffee and warm muffins on the deck before climbing up on the Range Rovers for an early adventure in the bush.

Within the first fifteen minutes, we were chasing down a couple of rhinos. We were so grateful to sit and observe the enormous creatures for awhile. The perfect weather and amazing wildlife all around makes for wonderful excursions. The sightings of common and rare animals are equally thrilling. We are all so happy to be apart of this great trip.

With hours between game drives, the Makanyi lodge is a comfortable and relaxing respite for downtime with plenty of food, books, devices, random animal sightings and spa treatments. A real crowd pleaser.

The late afternoon game drive introduced us to one of the most prized sightings in the area: the endangered pangolin. It is the world's most poached and trafficked animal because of its keratin scales. Sean, our guide, and Lux (aka Lucky), our spotter, continued to meander through the wild and shared all sorts of information on our sightings. They found the perfect watering hole, filled with frolicking hippos, for sunset cocktails.

Back at the lodge, the fire pit was ablaze and provided the perfect warm welcome to our African-themed buffet dinner on the deck.