Zibalianja Camp Chobe National Park
Linyanti Chobe National Park, Botswana
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Last review: Jun 29, 2008298 miles N
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Safari in Botswana
... Maybe my night alone would have been well spent here.
Anyway, once in the lodge we were greeted by our morning guide who took us and seven others on a cruise down the Chobe River. This was a great way to see some wildlife. Of course there were plenty of hippos swimming under us in the river, and a few even made their presence known. We also saw a few herds of impala, a waterbuck, reedbucks that swim to the little islands between the channels, a water monitor and a ...
The Big Five
... a large island, elevation two feet, that is a feeding ground for every possible African animal you can think of. The island is surrounded by a dry and orange mainland.
We had barely taken off and already we saw a pack of elephants. Paul was not afraid to pony the boat right up into the marsh of the island. I sat shotgun and was often literally at the feet of the animal of the ...
It's been a wild day
... as to how many were there. The numbers that were proposed ranged from 100 - 500. Bill I both estimated around 250-275. Among the buffalo were storks, herons, impalas, crocs & lapwings. The croc was hanging nearby the shore, keeping a close eye on everything, hoping for opportunity for an easy meal, but no luck while we were there. Near the area where we turned around to head back we saw a new animal, a vervet monkey. He was running along the bank & ...
Our first evening drive was an exciting one!
... have been beyond my wildest expectations. I feel like I am leaving part of my heart here!
We were handed over to Nick, our pilot & took off after a short safety briefing that explained how to operate the door, the emergency window & fire extinguisher. This plane was a twin engine 8 seater. From the flight we were able to see the Kariba Dam, Lake Kariba & stretches of the Zambezi. An hour & half later we landed in Victoria Falls Airstrip (it does not even have ...
Chobe National Park: "In Chobe We Trust"
... of the pups with their parents. It was a great experience, especially considering there are only 7000 of these animals left in the wild. We also saw monitor lizards, Nile crocodiles, African wild cats, leopard turtles and many fish eagles (often eating fish they'd caught in the Chobe River). One of the treats of the visit to Chobe was tracking (by car) and following a lion pride heading out ...
