Two days in the Etosha National Park with more game viewing – saw the usual, plus Gemsbok, Springbok, Jackal and Wildebeest. Also saw a lion chasing a giraffe. Not sure I wanted to see it getting ripped to shreds, but it managed to get away. Highlight was getting a glimpse of a rare Black Rhino. [...]
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Victoria Falls – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Went from Botswana into Zimbabwe to get the best view of Victoria Falls. As we cleared the border crossing we saw some extremely rare African Wild Dogs, but the real joy was seeing how excited Kevin and Francis got at the sighting. Also saw a Sable antelope, but were more worried by the angry elephant [...]
Chobe National Park – Chobe, Botswana
Another day another, game park. On the way there we passed the Tour d’Afrique coming the other way, looking surprisingly chipper considering they were cycling 12,000km from Cairo to Cape Town. Saw lots of Eland – looks like an impala, but without the stripes on the rear. The Chobe National Park campsite had a resident [...]
Animals! – Xaxanaka, Botswana
Unpacked the truck and moved all our gear to 4×4′s for our first game drive – 2 nights in the Moremi Game Reserve. Given the time of year we were very lucky with the 2 hour drive into the improbably named Xaxanaka – we saw giraffe, impala, zebra, elephants, warthogs and baboons. Arriving at the [...]
Monkeys and Crocodiles – Banjul, Gambia
Quick trip to Gambia. Lovely place, very cheap and friendly people. English is the default language and it’s a direct 6hr flight south so no time difference.
