Kaingo Camp (Shenton Safaris)
Travel Blogs from South Luangwa National Park
Zambia and Life on the Truck
... into a day bag and leave our big backpacks n the truck, otherwise it’s a hassle pulling them off the truck every day to get access to clothes. We also sleep in our clothes as its easier to just wake up have a wet wipe shower, do your hair and then pull your tent down instead of trying to get changed and sort yourself out as you normally would at home. Hot showers are not always available so we often have cold showers which can also often ...
Getting Mugged by Elephants!
... moment. We spent a couple of nights camping in Palapye before heading on to Maun where I would be taking a trip into the Okavango Delta.
It is the world’s largest inland delta and empties into the Kalahari Desert rather than the Ocean. I was taken through the Delta by a guide called a Poler who navigated the reeds as I sat in a Makuru boat (similar to a canoe only smaller). After spending a couple of hours negotiating the
waterways and observing ...
The mighty Vic Falls
... of the gorge. We considered the bungy jump but couldn't justify spending the money, and were a bit dubious about all the stories we'd heard from other travellers telling us that a lady had recently done the bungy and the cord had snapped (apparently it's all over YouTube). Instead of the adrenaline activities on offer we opted for something much more suited to us.... a sunset booze cruise along the Zambezi river. We went with a Norwegian ...
The Lion´s Share of South Luangwa
... to see the wildlife at night. We came across quite a few hippos who come out of the water to graze at night and elephants who need to feed for most of the time as they need to eat 10% of their body weight in food each day. We were a bit unnerved by a ten year old male elephant who was thrashing about through the undergrowth and showing aggressive behavior. His family were nearby ignoring his trumpeting and thrashing about. What happens with male elephants when they reach ...
An average Day at macha Hospital
... and our housekeeper has cooked us rice and chicken and its ready on the table. Man I wish I had a housekeeper/cook in the US. After lunch I go back to the OT and Paul goes to the outpatient department and sees walk-in clinical patients. My afternoon in the OT is pretty interesting. First was the WORST case of genital warts I have ever seen. They are large cauliflower looking growths on the man’s penis, into his rectum, and perianal area. He is ...
Amenities
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