We moved alongside a large watering-hole where many hundreds of wildebeest and zebra were drinking and where a group of lions were on the lookout for some lunch. But our driver was alerted to another group of cheetahs so we made a detour and spent some time watching them before returning to the watering-hole. As well as the lions, a hyena was also sitting waiting close to the water in the hope that there would be a bit of zebra left over by the lions. The zebras were aware of the lions and were reluctant to enter the water at first but gradually thirst got the better of them. As they moved into the water, the lions gradually moved closer and closer until one of the group got up and chased after a lone zebra. The zebra was too quick and managed to get away so we were all quite glad that we did not have to witness the zebra being killed !

We drove around for a while before stopping to eat our packed lunch under a tree to shade us from the hot sun. After lunch, we came across two more cheetahs who were obviously leaving for a rest in the shade after a successful kill. A short distance from the cheetahs was a tree with hundreds of vultures getting ready to tidy up the remains.

Our next sighting was a large family of lions sleeping peacefully under a tree. They took absolutely no notice of the jeeps or the people photographing them.

The final excitement of the day was to discover a leopard sleeping on a rocky outcrop. Unfortunately, the leopard would not turn around so that we could see his face.

We had seen all the so-called Big Five today except for the reclusive rhinoceros.

It had been a very long and exciting day and we returned at 16:00 to our camp, ready for a beer and a shower. We had another sociable evening meal followed by an early night ready for another early start tomorrow.