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Botswana Slideshow
Botswana
Travel Blogs from Botswana
The 'tough" life of the catered ones, Okavango
This is a top pick! ... ones, Okavango Delta It took only a few minutes to Tristan to sweet talk our life story to this woman and we had Botswana prices for a 2 nights all inclusive safari in the Okavango... so, though it is quite expensive still, it is a good deal compared to ...
Crocs and more crocs
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas... Oct 28, Crocs and more crocs We stayed at Shakawe lodge Two days ago, the guide at our "pampered" lodge had mentioned not to hang any laundry outside because monkeys seemed to take people's clothes... I thought it was a ...
tongue meat and AIDS posters
This is a top pick! ... animal guests. The next morning, after leaving at my favorite hour of 0545, we drove past more patrols, a bus full of Botswana soldiers and several elephants, one a meter from the road. After hours of driving we were ready to cross the river and ...
Capital of Botswana
This is a top pick! ... into Mozambique. Can NOT. Not with special permission nor insurances. What to do now? I call a hotel in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. They claim to have internet. Who said this was only 600km? The reality is 934km. And it is pouring all the time. ...
Homeless in Botswana
This is a top pick! ... he knew a good place and after letting off several of his other riders, we were delivered to this beautiful hotel in Botswana. Explaining our situation to the manager, we were promptly set up with rooms and the staff reopened their kitchen to prepare ...
A Venetian gondola in Africa
This is a top pick! We arrive at the Audi camp, only 5 minutes late. The drive to the Okavango Delta is supposed to take 1,5 hours. But that is OK, I'll sleep in my air-conditioned van. Dr T points an open primitive vehicle out at the camp: he must be kidding! He is not. We ...
The start of a big adventure!
Right, I'm backdating yet again! They came! Hurrah! And what a lovely surprise; K and M brought our friend C with them as well! I think he decided to come in April and they kept the whole thing secret from me for so long! I had no idea and there ...
réserve de Morémi
... déjà, et JF était persuadé que c'était le bruit de personnes lavant leur linge (assez probable à 21h au beau milieu du Botswana...merci scherlock!!). Tout le monde pensait qu'il s'agissait d'un éléphant, et le matin ,après examen des traces et ...
great wildlife boat trip
Day 20 The last big drive of the trip to Chobe and our final camp before returning to Livingstone. The previous 19 days as sorted out the men from the boys, there were only 3 tents put up in the camp today the rest all paid for upgrades to the static ...
From game to the Pans
What a difference a day makes (just like in South Luangwa) - our first night here was interrupted by the various night activities of several species of animals, but last night was quiet, quiet, quiet! I have just woken (6.13) to the sounds of the ...
Day 19 - An African Souvenir
Ah yes, September 1st. A date I'm still reminded of daily. It's the day I got a special "souvenir" from Africa. After our border crossing and a fairly uneventful afternoon, a group of us headed out for Zambia on a sunset cruise down the Zambezi ...
Just a little plane, nothing to worry about
Ghanzi, Botswana to Maun, Botswana We had a really short driving today, which was nice for a change. We headed up to Maun, which is considered to be the gateway to the Okavango Delta. We head to the Delta tomorrow where we begin our 2 night/3 day bush ...
Gotta tell ya about this....
Hi Everyone Well we crossed into Botswana about an hour ago and stopped in this town called Kasane to do some shopping, change money, etc and I thought I would take the opportunity to share my Vic Falls experience with you. As I mentioned last time ...
Botswana Safari
... crossing. A huge line of hauling trucks waits to cross on a ferry that carries just one truck at a time. We finally get into Botswana and start the safari on a boat doing a river cruise down the Chobe River toward Okavanga. I've seen hippos before, but ...
Elephants Galore
... cross the border into Botswana. We spent our first night in Chobe National Park, on the borders of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. It is a wetland area known especially for its birds and elephants. We started off our day with a boat trip ...
Walking with the Bushmen
... street with your typical shops that we quickly run into get supplies. (ie. Water and beer). I find the people of Botswana to be very nice, and somewhat reserved. Botswana itself is one of the wealthier African countries although you would never know ...
Chobe National Park
Sadly we had to leave Zimbabwe and we crossed the border into the slightly more civilised Botswana. There we stopped in Kasane where Rachel and I went looking for some drops for her swollen eye, and then went on a cruise on the Chobe River to see the ...
Chobe river ride
Sunday 30th August. Our new group set off from Grubby’s and headed across the border into Botswana where we camped at a town called Kasane which is on the Chobe river of the Chobe national park area. We camped at the Thebe river campsite. Here we ...
Some discoveries.
... she also does some part time work for a company - not sure which - who at the moment are doing some research for the Botswana tourist board, asking visitors what they think of Botswana. I was happy to help out, naturally, and the questions were really ...
"This is Africa"
What a day! Leaving Maun was the best thing we could've done. Things just got better and better. After negotiating river crossings, sandy rutted 'roads', and a few unmarked detours, we made it to Savuti Camp just as the sun was gently setting. We ...
Botswana - The main course (Hippoland)
... After the storm the only thing to keep our interest were the continual stops for foot and mouth checkpoints. Apart from diamonds, Botswana's second largest export is beef and so they are paranoid about disease affecting this practise. They take it so ...
Back to Gabs
We are back in Gabs now after a LONG drive and me feeling slightly depressed at our fantastic holiday being over, O going back home and me not being able to go with him. After we got back to Kasane yesterday we had a little rest and I wrote in the diary ...
The Remarkable Okavango Delta: Xudum Delta Lodge
... Basin in the United States, none of the water in the delta flows into an ocean. Situated in northern Botswana, the delta is a unique ecosystem. It's the world's largest inland delta and its annual flooding provides an oasis of ...
Joining the GAP tour
... . We stop every two hours for a break and then at noon we stop for a lunch. The problem was that when we reached the Botswana border, one of the Finnish girls realized that she can't find her passport. Steve, our guide makes some call and finds out ...
The Okavango Delta
... payload in a 16,000 square kilometer maze of lagoons, channels and islands known as the Delta. In the desert environment of Botswana, this influx of water draws animals from the land and sky in great numbers. Rain is so rare and valued here ...
The Best of the Okavango Delta: Sandibe Lodge
... area where you could watch the birds over the channel. Sandibe is a special place. If I'm ever back near Botswana I want to go back here and recommend it to all without any reservations. ********************* If you would like to view high ...
Hitchin' to the delta
... sevenish... the last bus has already left! 600 kilometres to cover and nothing but a ten toe turbo to do this with. Despite Botswana being considerably wealthy when compared to Mozambique, it was back to trying to jump in the back of a pickup truck. And ...