Flooding In The Kruger National Park | Olifants Camp (Vlog 4)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 มี.ค. 2021
- In this last vlog from our trip, Blair and I cut our time at Punda Maria short due to heavy rains and head to Olifants Rest Camp further south. We have an incredible few days and saw some great sightings, including lion, hyena and black-backed jackal.
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This was such a special comment to receive and read this morning - thank you so much John :) Thanks for your continued support as well and I hope to continue sharing our adventures from around the globe in the future and learn more editing & filming skills in the process.
This channel is so underrated. Amazing footage. Clean shots. Wonderful hosts. The world needs to see this! Lol
Wow, thank you, such a lovely comment!
Kruger is truly a national treasure. Its allure, intrigue, promise,reward, tragedy sometimes, is infectious and once smitten there is no escape.
100%! There is just NO place like it :)
Awww, so bummed this is the last vlog from this trip - now we have to get back so you can film more! ❤️
I think we need a new safari destination...I'm thinking Kgalagadi.
@@NicoleEddy1 Kruger never gets old, but Kgalagadi sounds awesome, too, with the magnificent "Gemsbok" or Oryx as they're also called. Can't wait!
Wow just amazing series of Kruger National Park... Wild life is just beautiful. You are very talented Nicole your photography and film making is outstanding. How you capture the wild life and comment.Well done. 🐾🐾🐾 It’s always sad to leave beautiful surrounding! Take care be safe.
Thank you Stuart :) Really appreciate your kind words & I'm so happy that you enjoyed the vlog!
I have made two visits to Kruger, each for several days. You are right, there is no place like it on earth and coming from New Zealand I am astonished by the Kruger. The incredible foresight of Paul Kruger to set this vast land area aside just for the wildlife (and a few people visiting) has resulted in a park of global importance and significance. Everyone should experience it at least once in their lifetime.
Hi Nichole, thanks for the great content. I haven't been to the Kruger in many years, and your vlogs took me back there. It brought back many awesome and happy childhood memories spent in the park with my grand parents, aunts and uncles and extended family. I watched the vlogs non-stop. Feeling quite nostalgic right now, but in a good way. Your choice in music is also on point. Thanks for taking me along for the ride on TH-cam.
Loved this whole series Nicole! Hope you can return soon :D That lion sighting was incredible! x
Thanks so much Athena & hope that your guys move is going well :) x
Beautiful guys thank you for sharing the vlogs Kruger National Parks just loved two male lions gorgeous so majestic just made me 😃 been big Fan off yours From the very beginning Nicole you talk from heart plus your set up for life with Blair take care from Bonnie Scotland 🏴
Thanks Gillian & yes, I feel very lucky to have met Blair :) Thanks for the long-time support from Scotland - we'd actually both love to explore Scotland sometime so we might ask for some recommendations when that day comes!
Thank you Nicole and Blake for such wonderful video that not only calm the heart and soul, but remind me of just how beautiful the world is out there...
I'm so glad Kelly, thank you :)
Beautiful bird sounds by the Oliphants river🦅🕊🦜
Only true Kruger enthusiast will understand that dreadful feeling when leaving the park. Can't wait for our trip in June. Enjoy your future trips. Also thumbs up for a fellow a hyena lover.
Hyena's get such bad rap, but they're one of the most interesting species...and they're pretty cool :) Enjoy your trip in June, how exciting!
Today i'm braiding my hair so i'm passing time by watching your videos. You guys inspire me
Thank you & glad that we could keep you company while braiding your hair :)
This was such a good tour of Kruger! Stunning!! You captured sooo many beautiful shots. Defo on my bucket list!
Thanks so much Stephen :) Really appreciate it & hope that you can make it out there sometime soon!
Thank your for your amazing videos. We spent our holidays three times in the kruger, we love it! Best regards from Germany!
Thank you so much - it really is a special place :)
Loved this!! What an incredible sighting of the male lions - and beautifully captured 💛🦁🌾👌
Stunning views of olifants river! - looked like you had a fantastic stay. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jess - we really were spoilt with those male lions in the road :)
A brilliant vlog and the animals beautiful , the majestic elephants , the graceful giraffes , the frightened male lions, oh what bliss such a glorious country you live in. Brings back memories of my trip to South Africa in April 2000 , stayed two nights in Cape Town and the flew to J’Burg then drown the long distance to Ulasaba game reserve just before it was bought by Sir Richard Branson, the trip I reminisce every year,thank you and waiting till your next bush visit. Xxx A GREAT VLOG
Thanks so much Duncan :) Our last game drive out was certainly action-packed with the big and hairies! I'm glad that you got to experience the Kruger or Sabi Sands for yourself and Ulusaba is actually very close to Savanna Lodge (where we stayed in the first vlog). In fact, those female lioness that I filmed at night was taken just outside of Ulusaba lodge!
Useless info, but I'm glad that you enjoyed the Kruger series :)
Hey Nicole!:) This series was incredible, and it is almost unbelievable for me to see that many kind of animals in their natural habitat. Thank you for sharing that with us.:)
Just found you. Clicked to have a quick look and was captivated...also didn't want it to end...just like you on your last morning in Kruger. AWESOME indeed! Lovely and relaxed presentation. Feel like we are relaxing there too... Appreciate you taking your time to capture stunning close-ups. Blair completes it all. Thanks, guys! You're an awesome couple. I can't wait to watch more...Please Take Care and Stay Safe!
Hi Hendri & welcome to the channel :) Thanks for your lovely comment & I'm so glad that you enjoyed the content! There will be more KZN bush adventures to come over the next few weeks as well as an East Coast road trip in between the Cape Town based adventures!
@@NicoleEddy1 AWESOME! Can't wait! Thank you both. I went back and watched vlogs 1~3 and now I'm enjoying 4 again. Awesome things that stood out and get high points in my book - 1# You travel light, No clutter, it's literally lock-up and go. Very refreshing! #2 - You even capture the grass and the wind - the grass dancing in the wind! I so appreciate that coz it's exactly the way I "experience" nature - the little things add so much! It makes me want to come back and watch it again and again. Bless You & Please Stay Safe!
that male lions sequence was amazing. leaving the park is always very difficult.
Thank you for the amazing footage. I keep watching👏👍👍👍
What a beautiful couple. You 2 have everything. Look well, talk well.
And good videos 👏
Appreciate it, thanks for watching Carel.
Loved this whole journey you guys took us on. Hope to see more. Always sad to leave. Xxx drive safe
Thank Mary - I have no doubt that we will be back soon :)
Great video. Love the northern part of the Kruger.
Thank you :) You can't beat it!
Those lions look magnificent 👌👌
Love the baby Baboon around 11:15 that looks like it's strumming to the guitar music :) Totally stealing #ABT perfect!
That sunrise was just stunning!! 😍
It was mind-blowing :)
...as was the sunset.
Thank you this was awesome.
What a top-class early morning treat. I know that sad feeling of leaving Kruger only too well. I always enjoy Olifants camp. It is sometimes difficult to leave the view for game drives, particularly if you have a good view.
I agree that The South African Eden is a must-read for Kruger fans. It is a true miracle that we have this flourishing Eden today.
Glad you enjoyed it & I must agree, you can scan those opposite banks at Olifants Camp in the hopes of seeing something for hours on end. Thank for the comment Wendy & take care :)
Fantastic! Cannot wait until our visit in Oct! Thanks for such beautiful photography!
On another subject you must watch Johann Van Schalkwyk 'from Hentiesbay to Sossusvlei full of water' 2nd video title Sossusvlei filled with water 3rd video Ugab rock formations. Mind blowing footage
Thanks for the suggestion - I'll check it out now :)
This is paradise 😍!! Thank you for sharing !!!
It really is :) Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the work that has gone into this series, i’ve absolutely loved it and it has provided some welcome respite from lockdown here in the UK! Looking forward to seeing your Cape Town adventures 🌞🌞
You're very welcome and I'm sure that you are all looking forward to lockdown in the UK to ease up!
Great stuff, Cape Town adventures are on the agenda until the next local trip so I'm glad that you're looking forward to it. Take care :)
This is what my current anxiety needs- my Kruger, in flood, on a vlog. Thanks so much!
I'm glad to hear it Jaco :) I hope it helped ease the anxiety for the while!
Enjoying watching Kruger all the way from California. Thanks for teaching us the bird names and taking us along with you. Can’t wait for our next trip down there. Olifants camp is definitely on the list.
Thanks for watching & I would definitely recommend Olifants Camp (and Shingwedzi). Two of my favourite camps in the park!
fantastic! we had a similar experience on our last day in Kruger too! So epic! thanks for sharing! Cant wait to get back to South Africa and Zimbabwe hopefully this year!!
Thanks so much :) Hopefully you'll be able to get out into the bush this year!
Marvelous images; wild animals, magical skies, gorgeous birds, flora, light, audio... everything touch the senses. We are "in" besides both of" you. How I understand your feeling when you had to quit such a special place. I've only had one opportunity in my life to go in Africa, it was not South Africa but Kenya (Masai Mara) but I remember that from my first breath and my first step out of the plane I instantly fell in love with this continent; smell of the air, atmosphere, colours of the light ... and then with nature. When I had to come back in Belgium I was so deeply sad, downright depressed during several weeks! I still remember and still dream to visit other african countries and national parks. I do it by proxy thanks to your vlogs.Thank you for such a quality content. As I wrote recently you Nicole deserve to be followed by many more subs and to be more sustained by brands. and sponsors. Maybe I am wrong but I can't prevent from wondering if it would not be the case with such a content if you were a man ?🤔🤷♀️I hope I am wrong, in any case go on!.😉
The Masai Mara is also something truly spectacular - I would love to go back and experience it again. Did you go during the Wildebeest Migration? There's a saying that goes 'I envy the man who has not yet been to Africa, for he/she has so much to look forward to' and it couldn't be more true. I would love to fall in love with it all over again and experience it for the first time :)
I appreciate your lovely comment and kind words, thankfully Squarespace has been a fantastic long-term partner with sponsoring my videos which has really helped, and before COVID I was lucky enough to have a few travel campaigns lined up which will hopefully return when international travel is a allowed. So I can't complain too much with regards to sponsorship opportunities. My other concern is not wanting to saturate my platform with sponsored content all the time, so I do turn down a fair amount of opportunities with random companies that don't quite fit in with my personal and brand ethos. But I really appreciate your kindness and so happy that you're enjoying the vlogs :) Take care!
Always so pleased when I open TH-cam then discover a new post from you!
Thanks Lou :) Unfortunately the Kruger vlogs are over so it's back to Cape Town adventures for a while.
Another beautiful vlog Nicole!
I´m really hoping to be able to travel normally again soon.
I missing traveling and going on adventures like this one so much!
Also: South Africa is just such a dream destination for any professional photographer/videographer.
Would love to go and shoot a short film about SA at some point in the (hopefully) near future.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures though.
It really helps, in times like these, to just dream away watching your videos.
Thanks Sven :) Yes, I must say I'm itching for some foreign travel too but in the meantime, exploring our own country is not too shabby! You'll have a field day shooting here, and I'd be happy to give any pointers should you need :) Take care!
Great series on Kruger! Super informative and entertaining, you both really captured why Kruger is so special 😀👍
Thanks so much Joe 😃
Such an amazing series of vlogs in Kruger, the way you capture the wildlife is just beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing and giving me the Africa fix that I needed during lockdown! :)
I'm so glad that I could provide some Africa fix for you during lockdown and hopefully it's not too much longer to go for you! Take care :)
Your vlogs are top tier!!!! Loving the Kruger series.
Thanks Metsi, really appreciate it :)
Such a wholesome video, thank you for spreading so much love about our beautiful country!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The sunset is amazing. Thank you for sharing that, it was lovely
Thanks Nadia :)
COOL thank you both, darren Northampton England
Thanks Darren :)
YES!!!!!
Awwww ... I feel with you.
The animals were amazing and wow you have amazing cook !! Dinner looked Wonderful ! I'm going to order the book , if u have any other suggestions on african books I would love to hear ! I have read Dame Daphne Sheldricks books and Peter Alison's some of Jane Goodall's and James Hendrey's books . I love reading about Africa ! Thank you !
Thank you :) Another great book I can recommend is 'I Dreamed of Africa' by Kuki Gallman, and 'Memories of a Game Ranger' by Harry Wolhuter.
Wow! Wow! Wow! Nothing else to say guys ❤️
Thanks Carl :)
Shame about the north, it's great birding around the Punda Marie Loop and , of course, up at Pafuri. Olifants is a nice consolation prize however. Beautiful camp and facilities.
Great video Nicole! The paws on those lions are so big!!
Those lions were massive - I always tend to forget how massive they are until you see them up close. You're right though, their paws and head are so big - we wouldn't stand a chance 😂
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching :)
Ah so sad. Imagine how we feel coming back to Northern Ireland.
I was at olifants in December. I think we had the unit just next to you. The difference in the river flow is crazy!! We just saw rock and sand. wow. Wowwowow.
Oh wow, the week we were there the area must have easily got over 200mm of rain - and then the catchment area of the Olifants even more so. It's awesome to see the difference though!
I live for these. Awesome job you guys! Stay safe still =)
Thanks! You too!
Insane footage
Thanks Hannah :)
Thank you for these vlogs & giving us a tour of the park. I read a book a while back called The Wilderness Family by Kobie Kruger about a family that lived in Kruger National Park. Loved that book, so it's great to see it through your eyes.
Oh awesome, I must have a look at that book - thanks for sharing :) Glad that you enjoyed the video!
Long time viewer, first time commenting, those two lion's. wow, what a sight! Love your vlogs and adventures, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the comment Malcolm & for sticking around :)
Sensational, Awesome, S.A. nowhere else like it on Earth. Bless you and thank you both for sharing. Wish I was there X
Thanks Renee :) I'm glad that we could share our adventure!
Yes completely agree there is no place like SA. I love the KNP !
@@61sunset ...as do I xx
Balule...down the road is one of my favorite Campsites...small and intimate
Yes, we stopped in there! It looked incredible - I'd love to stay there next time!
15:15 Be safe!!!
Sunrise at Olifants... Colours to die for!
Camp grass is long never seen that before and wonder about the upkeep of the Camp....
We thought the same when we entered but actually found ourselves thinking that Olifants & Shingwedzi were two of the most well-kept and looked after camps. To be fair, they had received over 200mm of rain within the previous couple of days before we got there, and that grass grows like wild fire, so hopefully cut it shortly thereafter.
But many of the Kruger camps need a bit of TLC unfortunately, the gardens, the overall maintenance, the camping facilities etc.
Thanks Nic - yet again ! What controls where you can get out of the vehicle ie is it about safety - or limiting human impact?
Hey Mark :) It will typically be places of historical interest, high bridges or a couple of view points which tend to be relatively close to a rest camp. I think it's more about human safety and limiting any chance of danger or interaction with wild animals in these areas that are deemed 'safe' to get out.
Birds eating a bird......yhooooo
11:00 The Monkeys!!! :-D
Hi,
How does this work, can you drive your own car in the park or are there just guided tours ?
Hi Chris, most people self-drive within the Kruger National Park to get from camp to camp (as the distances can be long) however you can get guided tours into the park with companies.
In most private reserves surrounding the outside of the Kruger National Park (they make up an area called the Greater Kruger National Park), one cannot self-drive and guided game drives are therefore included as a part of your stay at all lodges in these reserves. I hope that all makes sense :)
@@NicoleEddy1 ok thanks
Do you not need seatbelts
Hey, no it's not mandatory in the Kruger as the speed limit is 40km/hr & we are constantly stopping the vehicle for filming and spotting etc.