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Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:27 am
by Toko
Mlondozi Dam and Picnic site is close to Lower Sabie, being only 15km/30min away on the H10-S29 roads, but is a longer drive of 43km/2hr 30min along the S30 and S29 sand roads, from Skukuza.
Link to Virtual Tour
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:59 pm
by mposthumus
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:11 pm
by Amoli
A close-up of the Buff horns..
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:05 pm
by Richprins
Sun 15 Dec. 2013:
Big monkey problem! Dam full! Lots of animals around!
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:13 pm
by Richprins
My rarest sighting from here was a tsessebe, believe it or not, many years ago...
It was way down the river to the east from the lookout point. Unfortunately they are gone now!
Also during a dry year a decade or so ago the dam was empty...there is actually a drinking trough to the left of the picnic spot for those situations, and lions chased a wildebeest up in the direction of the spot, without success!
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:43 pm
by okie
Richprins wrote:My rarest sighting from here was a tsessebe, believe it or not, many years ago...
It was way down the river to the east from the lookout point. Unfortunately they are gone now!
Also during a dry year a decade or so ago the dam was empty...there is actually a drinking trough to the left of the picnic spot for those situations, and lions chased a wildebeest up in the direction of the spot, without success!
RP , I believe you
In fact , end August 1970 / begin Sept 1970 , I took a pic of Tsessebe at the turn-off to Mlondozi .
It was very , very dry that year , and before the dam-wall was built , but there was still a very small mud-pond left over , to which the animals , wildebeest , zebras , impala , congregated in their thousands . It was really a sight to see , leaving Lower Sabie while still dark , and arriving at the lookout to see the game coming down to drink in groups , etc . , with a pride of lions waiting in ambush
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:48 pm
by Richprins
okie wrote:
RP , I believe you
I'm flattered!
Also saw a herd of sable against the backdrop of Muntshe Hill, about the same time, along the S-29 access road! They seem to be making a comeback in the general area, ie. Salitje?
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:21 pm
by okie
Richprins wrote:okie wrote:
RP , I believe you
I'm flattered!
Also saw a herd of sable against the backdrop of Muntshe Hill, about the same time, along the S-29 access road! They seem to be making a comeback in the general area, ie. Salitje?
Whats funny about it
. Didn't you believe it yourself
Here's a pic of the Tsessebe :
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:19 pm
by Richprins
Re: Mlondozi Picnic Site
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:31 pm
by Richprins
The Eastern view...normally not that much water!
The "Old" picnic area, circa Okie's time...not used much now with the lapa!
Spare braai....this was peak time over a long weekend a year or two ago!
Verreaux's chat! They are permanently there!
The old base for poles for a small shade area when I was a kid! (Go Leadwood!
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