King of Pride Rock

We spent a day in Kruger National Park, which is South Africa's most famous park for safaris.  We also drove through a private game reserve, which was essentially the same as Kruger, just smaller.  Here are the animals we saw!

Red Hartebeest

The mighty lion.  I finally got to see some cats!!!!  In the smaller park we visited, the lions were in their own separate area, so it wasn't exactly the same as seeing them in the "wild" but it was cool to see them.  They are beautiful animals, and to be within almost spitting distance of them, it was amazing.

Saddle-Billed Stork

Kudu

We love Africa!!

Family selfie!

On our night safari, we saw a leopard.  We thought that it was going to hunt some of the near Springbok, but our waiting was in vain.

Water buffalo.