When you go on safari , you want to get a good view of the animals , and experience nature up close . One motorist , in the Kruger National Park in South Africa got more than they bargained for , when they were trapped right in the middle of a pride of lions and a ginormous elephant . The small blue car was powerless to move as more than a dozen large cats from the Vurhami pride lay in its path , with a tusked elephant blocking the route behind . The nail-biting moment when a pride of lion gazes at a small car unable to move round them as it is trapped by a giant elephant behind . The photographs of the incident were taken by a housewife in another vehicle , who witnessed the scary encounter . Just lion around ! The driver 's path is blocked by a dozen cats , part of the Vurhami pride , relaxing on the safari road . Thankfully the car owner was in no danger , and waited for the elephant to continue its stroll , before managing to escape round the lazy cats . The dramatic photographs were taken by housewife Stella Stewart in 2013 and have only recently come to light . The 59-year-old housewife who took pictures from the car opposite , said the motorist was in no danger . She said : 'There was no aggression from either the elephant or lions so I was more interested on how long she would have to wait for the lions to move over . 'She was n't ever in danger . The elephant did n't even give it a second glance . 'But the lions on the other hand were very wary of both the car and elephant . ' I 've seen lions and elephants road blocks but never together and a car stuck between them . ' As the elephant slowly ambled to the other side of the road the driver , who has not been identified , calmly swerved round the side of the pride to avoid the lethargic cats . Phew ! Thankfully the giant elephant ambles across the road allowing the small car to reverse and escape round the pride of lions .
A motorist got up close and personal to the wild creatures when it was sandwiched during a picnic . The photographs , taken by another car , left the driver powerless to move past a dozen lions . The Kruger wildlife reserve is one of the largest wildlife reserves in Africa and is home to the ' Big Five ' game reserve .