Other than this place is truly magical, words cannot express the wonder of Ulusaba.. You will have to go and experience it for yourself.
We were met at the airstrip by our ranger Greg and tracker Joseph, I had read many positive reviews about these two and was delighted that we got them too, what a pair ! Their knowledge about the bush was incredible, Greg knew so much about it all, the Eco system, animals, plants, etc etc.....add on the pair being a comedic double act too and you will have some idea of how much fun their game drives were.
Joseph could spot the minutest of partial animal prints in the sand, tell us what they were and then go tracking them..incredible.
He even spotted a chameleon and stick insect in total darkness just with the arc lamp.
We asked if on one of our drives if we could incorporate walking too as we were interested in the smaller things that live there not just the big 5.
We found a dung beetle going about his business, the most stunning looking butterfly just sitting about, scorpion holes, the most incredible spikey bushes that protect themselves from their flowers being eaten, a tiny bird chasing an eagle away from its nest, a monitor lizard being hounded away from some Egyptian geese's eggs by all the other birds around the watering hole, the list goes on.
We saw the big 5 which was very special obviously and many others, the highlight was managing to see a leopard with her 3 month old cub, we also say 3 lioness sisters feeding on a warthog and also saw a lion hunting buffalo.
Everyday there was something new to see.
The staff at Ulusaba were amazing, there were too many to mention but Ernest our waiter was so very lovely, Kim the manager at Safari was so attentive, a really lovely lady, Henry and Richard and many others.
As Richard said on our leaving "Ulusaba will be quieter without you"
I guess that comment was down to our constant laughter with the staff and far too much Champagne,Amarula and gin and tonics around the fireplace in the evening.
We stayed in Elephant 1.... Wow, the room was just beautiful, think Savoy hotel in the bush.
Brace yourselves guys, I'm coming back in May.
Well done to the Ulusaba family....it's just that, family....so very special.
Annee and Pammy xx