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Africa » Zimbabwe » Gweru June 17th 2007

Highlight of the Trip - Number 1 Arrived at Antelope Park and had a guided tour and presentation about what activities we could do over the next few days - oh dear, here goes the budget! Upgraded to a colonial, riverside tent, complete with ensuite. Very weird showering under canvas. It had a lovely balcony where we sat watching the sunset over the river and birds skittering across the water. Lion Cubs Our first activity that afternoon was to visit the lion cubs. What a fantastic experience! We went into a large enclosure with four gorgeous 3-month old cubs, who were all much bigger than we expected. And very boisterous too! Think of a playful young kitten but multiply the size of the claws and teeth a few times. Jase has the hole in his ... read more
Rach and a lion cub
Upgraded Tent
Chilling on the patio

Africa » Zimbabwe » Gweru May 15th 2003

I left you all last in Bulawayo and we were just heading to Gweru to Antelope Park to see the Lion breeding center in the park. We got there by local combi which was no problem. Quite a few of the passengers were drinking lion lager on the way, but the driver wasn't as far as I could tell. We arrived in Gweru and waited at a local hotel for the pickup to take us to the park. The site was very beautiful - with little huts on the side of a river. Just a few hours after arriving I spotted some large cats being walked around the buildings and on closer inspection they turned out to be four 2 month old lions. We got to play with them the next lunchtime for half an hour ... read more
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