Blogs from North-West, Botswana, Africa - page 12

Brief greetings from Maun, Botswana - another Africa, the Africa of birds and beasts and bush fires. We met our truck, crew and companions at a lodge in the middle of nowhere. The bright orange truck is nearly a double decker, with all our gear – and that includes tents and a camp kitchen – underneath and us in seated splendour on top. The truck seats 26 and we are just 8 plus 3 crew and the space this gives us is really great. We are a mix of older Brits (3) and younger Aussies (5) and Zimbabweans (the crew). Our first stop was Khara Rhino Sancturay, on the edge of the Kalahari desert. A long, slow game drive showed us our first real African game. Rhino, of course, and lots of them close to the ... read more

My new buddy from the lodge in Gweta invited me back to the school in the morning. I was excited by the invite so of course I took him up on it. We visited the headmaster to get permission for me to greet the children and ask them some questions. The difference from the day prior is that school was in session and all the kids were in their uniforms. I visited some 5 year olds up to the 13 year olds. Some of the teachers were pleased as I spoke to the children in English and asked them about their studies. The little ones got high 5’s and were excited about my camera. The older ones needed some pushing to respond from their teachers as many of the students seemed shy. Overall, it was absolutely ... read more

Dag allemaal ! Ik heb besloten deze travelblog stop te zetten ;-( Het is onmogelijk om hier in zuidelijk Afrika dagelijks op internet te gaan om te updaten + als er al een internetverbinding is , gaat het enorm traag! Internet hier is echt niet te vergelijken met dat bij ons in Europa. Een foto uploaden duurt zo ontzettend lang en dat brengt alleen maar veel tijdverlies met zich mee. Nu , ik heb wel een andere oplossing ; de blog van Tim Skelton , mijn reisleider op zijn webpagina .... www.saadventure.co.za Dus , sorry voor het falen van deze pagina , khad jullie thans graag op de hoogte gehouden , maar het gaat uiteindelijk de beste oplossing zijn voor jullie en mezelf ; jullie kunnen terecht op een professionele webpagina waarop alle info omtrent onze ... read more

Located in the northern panhandle of the Okavango Delta is Duba Plains Camp. An intimate 6 tented camp nestled on the edge of a floodplain, teh camp is set amongst a lovely grove of Ebony, fig and mangosteen trees. With a lovely fire place, deck and swimming pool, this camp is perfectly located for a host of wildlife encounters. Apart from the very exciting lion / buffalo encounters that Duba Plains is famous for, its their bird life that is just spectacular. Duba Island is predominatly a wetland with lots of water and plenty on swampy areas and little lagoons. Because of this, an abundance of different birds species frequent the area, however it was the beautiful Wattled Cranes (Grus carunculatus) that caught my eye. Today, Wattled Cranes are listed "endangered" and are becoming more difficult ... read more

Someplaces clearly hit our imagination more than others. I still have a pretty long wish list of places I dream to go, dog-sledging in Greenland, trekking Buthan, diving Cocos or PNG...and the list goes one. Okavango has been on my wishlist for a long time. I had to find the right person, well, you know Mari and I are sharing our life for nearly three years now (I'm lucky!)...the right time...this is always tricky...and the right deal at the right place. But we managed to do it, and what a trip! I've done few safaris so far, from South Africa to Tanzania and Uganda, but Okavango is in another league, or should I say the place we visited is in another world. We stay at Nxabega Tented Camp. The private concession is 70,000 hectares....to give you ... read more