South Africa 2026

Drive 3

We had our third Phinda game drive from Zuka Lodge on the afternoon of 16 February with Jenna and Musa.

Zuka Lodge

Bob the hippo was putting on a display in the Zuka Lodge water hole.

Hippo
Drive 3 - 1. Bob The Hippo

White Rhinoceros

Some white rhino were being being kept in captivity for their horns. Rhino horn can sell for up to $17,000 per kilogram on the black market. This is obscene as the horns are just compressed hair and have no therapeutic value. Phinda have taken in some of these captive rhino and are rehabilitating them into the wild. They cut off their horns to make them useless to poachers.

Rhino
Drive 3 - 2. White Rhino
Rhino
Drive 3 - 3. White Rhino
Rhino
Drive 3 - 4. White Rhino

Elephant

Elephant
Drive 3 - 5. Elephant
Elephant
Drive 3 - 6. Elephant
Elephant
Drive 3 - 7. Elephant

Cheetah

We went looking for a female cheetah. We found the remains of an impala which she had killed. We didn’t find her.

Carcase
Drive 3 - 8. Impala Carcase

Lion

Lion
Drive 3 - 9. Male Lion Head
Lion
Drive 3 - 10. Male Lion Head
Lion
Drive 3 - 11. Lionesses

Giraffe

Giraffe
Drive 3 - 12. Giraffe
Giraffe
Drive 3 - 13. Giraffe
Giraffe
Drive 3 - 14. Giraffe
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