African Adventures Part 2- ELEPHANT CHASE in Kruger National Park by Jason Lanier
Join award winning photographer Jason Lanier for his epic solo journey to the world famous Kruger National Park in South Africa where he spent nearly 2 weeks back in March of 2011 where one of his images ended up in Popular Photography Magazine. PLEASE THUMBS UP, SHARE, LEAVE A COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE!
**Please note, this video is from March 2011 when Jason was using Nikon. He has not switched back to Nikon. Just writing this because inevitably people will ask.
During Part 2 which was filmed solely using a rudimentary Flip camera, Jason encounters lions, hippos and other animals as well as many run ins with herds of elephants.
Jason's gear used during this trip consisted of the Nikon D3 and D700. The lenses he used were the Nikon 16-35, Nikon 28-300 and the Sigma 50-500.
We hope you enjoy this flashback look at Jason's trek to South Africa and hope you will join us for Parts 2 and 3. We thank you for watching and invite you to stick around and watch a few more while you're here!
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Jason Lanier Photography
WildEarth Sunrise Safari Drive LIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 2/15/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Friday, April 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:30 - 18:30 local time, which means start times of 09:30 ET, 06:30 PT, 14:30 in the UK, 15:30 in Central Europe, and 23:30 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
Kruger National Park Animal Safari in South Africa
Day two of our wildlife safari started off before sunrise, like the previous day, with us driving out to Kruger National Park on an entirely different route. Our mission for this outing was to focus on animals that tend to converge near watering holes; however, on the drive over the first animal we spotted was the ever elusive leopard. It literally walked right out in front of our Land Rover, and our guide Lloyd was even more excited than us. As the day progressed we witnessed plenty of fascinating events at random watering holes. Impalas, wildebeests and buffalo drinking with crocodiles lurking dangerously submerged under the water. In another section Hippos lazily bathing in mud and a monitor lizard slinking across a barren stretch of land. It was another very eventful safari and we ended up spotting all of 'The Big 5' with mere minutes left on tour with an intimate encounter with a Rhino to close things off.
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Kruger National Park Animal Safari in South Africa Travel Video Transcript:
Okay, so it is day two on safari and we are heading back to Kruger National Park. The focus today is going to be to find animals like being around the water. So we're going to be visiting a watering hole maybe seeing some buffalo, some hippos and we'll see what else we can find. So again, it's an early start. It's around five thirty in the morning and we're going to head on out there.
So far, so good as far as the weather today. It looks like we're going to have a lot better visibility. We had an amazing sunrise to witness this morning. But it is chilly and so we're all bundled up. It's a lot colder than it was yesterday but the sun is coming out. We actually had a little bit of drizzle yesterday, so it'll be warmer. Just waiting for it to get warmer. And I think we're going to have even better visibility for photos and video in terms of taking shots of the animals. So, exciting stuff!
Okay, so a pretty cool morning so far. We managed to spot the ever elusive leopard. So that was pretty cool. And we also saw a heard of elephants that were just crossing the road. There was about fifteen or twenty of them, so that was also a pretty impressive sight.
One of the coolest things that I've seen today was at a watering hole. There was a crocodile and it was waiting for an impala to drink. And it was so close to attacking it. Like we almost saw this ridiculous crazy scene.
Anyways, the crocodile was unsuccessful and it ended up attacking another crocodile. And we captured a bit of that footage.
One safari tip to consider is to dress with all kinds of layers. This morning it was freezing. I had on a fleece, I had on a windbreaker and now by the afternoon I'm peeling down to just this tiny kind of athletic shirt. And you've got thick jogging pants on. Yeah, so I wish I had shorts right now for that.
Alright, so we are wrapping up our second day of safari. We're going to be heading to the campgrounds soon and we're going to have our first braai for dinner and apparently that is South African barbecue so it should be tasty.
This is part of our Travel in South Africa series. We're making a series of videos showcasing South African culture, South African arts, South African foods, South African religion, South African cuisine and South African people.
All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
WildEarth Sunrise SafariLIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 5/20/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Sunday, May 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 ET, 06:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 23:00 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
African Wildlife Safari at Kruger National Park, South Africa
If you gave me a list of only 10 more bucket-list travel experiences I could potentially have for the rest of my life, experiencing an African wildlife safari would be right near the top. After making the long bus journey from Johannesburg to Kruger National Park, I couldn't believe this - once in a lifetime - experience was finally about to happen. Waking up at the crack of dawn, we boarded our Land Rover and drove off in the dark to the gates of Kruger National Park. It wasn't long before we witnessed sunrise and our first animal encounter spotting prancing impalas.
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The highlights of our first day of safari included spotting a pride of Lions including getting up close views of lioness affectionately licking her cubs and an Alpha male resting in the foreground. Lunchtime, was equally as eventful as I was bombed (shitted on) by two birds eager to grab scraps of our meal.
As the day progressed we spotted giraffes on a frequent basis. Two male giraffes fought swinging their heads violently at one another often landing direct blows to knees. Out of all the violent animal encounters I could have potentially witnessed, gazing at fighting giraffes was not something I would have ever anticipated.
The day ended with an epic sunset featuring a generous portion of crackers, cookies, cheese and wine. On the way back, when the sun had gone down, we used a flashlight to try and spot more animals. Our guide Lloyd, has an acutely trained eye and without his assistance we may have only spotted impalas ourselves ;)
African Wildlife Safari at Kruger National Park, South Africa Travel Video Transcript:
Okay, so today is the big day. Yesterday afternoon we reached the outskirts of Kruger National Park and today we're actually going in to spot some of the wildlife. So we're going in for a sunrise drive. It is really earlier. It is about 5:15 am right now. We're going to head into the park and - yeah - it is safari time!
Okay, so we finally reached the park and I'm going to give you a little tour of our cool truck for the day. Come on over. Come on in.
Make that big climb up there. Yeah, I'm in.
One thing that totally surprised me was just how close we got to the lions. I think it was only about 10 meters away from the road.
So they were really docile and the lioness was just sleeping and cleaning its cubs and in the back there was the big alpha male just stretching and yawning. It was surreal.
So that's been an amazing safari so far. It is only 10 in the morning and we've already seen more wildlife than I ever imagined. We saw lions, elephants, wildebeest. Oh, gosh more than I can even remember. Yeah, it was amazing and we were able to get up close and have a good look at them. So it has been so much fun.
So tell us what happened to you at lunchtime today? So the most ridiculous thing happened to me during lunch. A bird shit right here. It ricochet of off my shoulder all the way down to here. And while I was still recovering from the shock from that another bird shitted on this side. So I got hit on both shoulders but apparently if a bird shits on you it is good luck. So I have a double dose of good luck. Maybe that means I'm going to see cheetahs this afternoon. Woo hoo!
Right now we're visiting a private game reserve to see even more cool wildlife. And what caught us for a total surprise is that we saw so many giraffes. Apparently this is the most giraffes have ever been spotted out here.
So we saw them walk right in front of our vehicle and we even saw a couple of them fighting. They were swinging their heads at each other. It was completely bonkers.
Yeah, so overall it has been an amazing day. We saw more animals than we ever expected. And what a beautiful way to wrap up the day. Now we're just going to watch the sunset, drink some wine and enjoy some cheese. And do it all over again tomorrow.
This is part of our Travel in South Africa series. We're making a series of videos showcasing South African culture, South African arts, South African foods, South African religion, South African cuisine and South African people.
All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
WildEarth Sunrise SafariLIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 5/1/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Sunday, May 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 ET, 06:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 23:00 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE- Sunrise safari- Apr.15, 2017
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Saturday, April 1:
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 - 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 EDT, 21:00 PDT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 15:00 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:30 - 18:30 local time, which means start times of 09:30 EDT, 06:30 PDT, 14:30 in the UK, 15:30 in Central Europe, and 00:30 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE - Sunrise Safari - August. 04, 2017
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via the chat stream to the right of the feed on YouTube.
UPDATE: As of Tuesday, 1 August:
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 - 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 EDT, 21:00 PDT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe (Summer), and 14:00 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 EDT, 06:00 PDT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe (Summer), and 23:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
WildEarth Sunrise SafariLIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 5/4/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Sunday, May 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 ET, 06:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 23:00 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE - Sunrise Safari - September 05, 2019
UPDATE: As of Saturday, 3rd of August:
The sunrise safari starts at 06:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 EDT, 21:00 PDT, 05:00 in the UK [GMT], 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
The sunset safari starts at 15:30 CAT local time, 09:30 EDT, 06:30 PDT, 14:30 in the UK [GMT], 15:30 in Central Europe, and 23:30 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
WildEarth Sunrise SafariLIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 4/22/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Friday, April 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:30 - 18:30 local time, which means start times of 09:30 ET, 06:30 PT, 14:30 in the UK, 15:30 in Central Europe, and 23:30 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE - Sunrise Safari - August. 02, 2017
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via the chat stream to the right of the feed on YouTube.
UPDATE: As of Tuesday, 1 August:
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 - 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 EDT, 21:00 PDT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe (Summer), and 14:00 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 EDT, 06:00 PDT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe (Summer), and 23:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
WildEarth Sunrise SafariLIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 5/8/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Sunday, May 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 ET, 06:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 23:00 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE- Sunrise safari - Nov. 7th, 2016
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
As of Tuesday, November 1:
The Sunrise drive runs from 05:00 to 08:00 local time, which means start times of 22:00 ET, 19:00 PT, 03:00 in the UK, 04:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 16:00 - 19:00 local time, which means start times of 10:00 ET, 07:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 01:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
WildEarth - Sunset Safari - November 19, 2019
UPDATE: November 2019 Times
The sunrise safari starts at 05:00 local time, which means start times of 22:00 EST, 19:00 PST, 03:00 in the UK [GMT], 04:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
The sunset safari starts at 16:00 CAT local time, 09:00 EST, 06:00 PST, 14:00 in the UK [GMT], 15:00 in Central Europe, and 01:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
WildEarth Sunrise SafariLIVE Djuma South Africa Kruger National Park 5/7/2016
Our Drivers Guides will be James, Jamie, Brent and Sam
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Sunday, May 1:
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:00 - 18:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 ET, 06:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 23:00 Sydney time.
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 to 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 ET, 21:00 PT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE - Sunrise Safari - Mar, 28, 2017
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of February, 1st:
The Sunrise drive runs from 05:30 - 08:30 local time, which means start times of 22:30 ET, 19:30 PT, 03:30 in the UK, 04:30 in Central Europe, and 14:30 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 16:00 - 19:00 local time, which means start times of 09:00 ET, 06:00 PT, 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe, and 01:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE - Sunrise Safari - Apr. 28, 2017
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Saturday, April 1:
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 - 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 EDT, 21:00 PDT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 15:00 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:30 - 18:30 local time, which means start times of 09:30 EDT, 06:30 PDT, 14:30 in the UK, 15:30 in Central Europe, and 00:30 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
WildEarth - Sunrise Safari - November 24, 2019
UPDATE: November 2019 Times
The sunrise safari starts at 05:00 local time, which means start times of 22:00 EST, 19:00 PST, 03:00 in the UK [GMT], 04:00 in Central Europe, and 14:00 Sydney time.
The sunset safari starts at 16:00 CAT local time, 09:00 EST, 06:00 PST, 14:00 in the UK [GMT], 15:00 in Central Europe, and 01:00 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.
safariLIVE - Sunrise Safari - Apr. 14, 2017
Jump on the back and join a LIVE African Safari. Twice a day our expert guides invite you to come along and drive through the African bush in search of the Big Five as well as smaller animals.
Interact with your ranger by asking questions through #safarilive on Twitter or via email at questions@wildearth.tv
UPDATE: As of Saturday, April 1:
The Sunrise drive runs from 06:00 - 09:00 local time, which means start times of 00:00 EDT, 21:00 PDT, 05:00 in the UK, 06:00 in Central Europe, and 15:00 Sydney time.
Our Sunset Safari runs from 15:30 - 18:30 local time, which means start times of 09:30 EDT, 06:30 PDT, 14:30 in the UK, 15:30 in Central Europe, and 00:30 Sydney time.
When safariLIVE isn't live, you can view the feed from the Djuma Waterhole camera, from the heart of Djuma Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand/greater Kruger National Park area.