Describing the moment, Van Schalkwyk said she was “lucky and blessed” to witness a lion look her straight in the eyes.
“The emotions were unreal and slightly mixed, I was filled with excitement as well as a bit of fear seeing these male lions up close,” she said
“I love the bush and visit quite often but I have never experienced anything like this before. I am so lucky and blessed to have witnessed a lion look me straight in the eyes.
“We spent quite some time with the lions and, after a while, they lost interest and we carried on.”