Saving It For The Next Generation

With our belief that if one is saving nature and its marvels for the next generation the next generation must know what we are saving, we chose a quiet day and took some five and six year olds from a local pre-school out for a game drive in Mkhuze.

They arrived at the hotel and quietly piled out of the taxi. I was amazed at the discipline as they then lined up to go to the restrooms in orderly fashion.

Then it was off to the Game reserve to see animals they had never seen before – along the way through the community there was much hilarity as dogs, chickens, goats, cows and donkeys were called to with very lifelike imitations and we swopped Zulu and English words for everything.

Once in the reserve we stopped at the first hide to work off some energy and laugh and comment at the first sighting of wildebeest running across the plains.

Along the way we passed their first sightings of impala and nyala but their excitement at seeing their first giraffe was a joy to see

The next hide delivered some amazing sightings and the awe etched on the faces was a sight to see.

Haaaw!!!

Watching Rhino

Zebra waiting their turn

Yong baboons fighting

Displaying Nayala

For all of the new animal sights and sounds I think the highlights for most were the slippery floors (newly oiled) in the hide and the chance to be in a game drive vehicle.



Then was the drive home and not even a chocolate, chips and a juice could stop eyes from closing along the way and so we returned to the hotel and of loaded a group of heavy eyed children.

Hopefully this will be something they will remember for a long, long time