Savuti Camp Chobe National Park

... after 6. We quickly confirmed our reservation for the next morning game drive as well as the afternoon game drive before our buffet dinner. Dinner was good, but it was funny to see that Julie and I were the youngest ones in the restaurant. After dinner, Julie taught me how to play Rummy and we spent the rest of the evening playing Rummy. <br><br>Tomorrow we have our morning game drive. We need to be up by 5:30 to get ready and leave for 6am. So early!<br>

... sped ahead. Taking the first left we pulled over then to wait and see where the lions might come out. The other trucks settled in behind and we all waited, and waited.<br><br>Then talking on the walkie talkie our driver began re-maneuvering, turning us around and causing the other drivers alarm; he was clearly one of the leaders. Then he pulled forward 20 feet or so and settled back again ...

... the direction of our campsite! As we drove closer to our 'home' we passed small pockets of them, but it felt ok since they were all very calm now and just eating. It's near dark now and we slowly drove to our spot and set up for dinner. Well within about 30 minutes the elephants regrouped and were now slowly marching through the bushes right next to our campsite, heading for the river. They had picked up some friends ...

... at our jeep! They did swerve in time but it meant that once the lioness got bored (and therefore the lion as he had followed her as it seems he had only one thing on his mind and it wasn't the buffalo) they decided to sit down within metres of us and pose for a bit! Pretty exciting, and I was much more comfortable with the fact that they had come to us and chosen to sit near us than with the way so many of the jeeps had originally ...

... us how they had gone to botswana on a two day safari and recommended it, so on this we decided to book it, and at only $200 it was very cheap comparable to many other safaris. We then we decided to go on a segway safari which was more for comedy value, you need to see the photos to understand. After lunch we then decided to go to victoria falls which is massive, it's about 80m high and over a mile long although you cant see the ...

... hippos walking in the marsh in front of my cabin. After breakfast we started the game drives. This area of Botswana is a true oasis that is situated in the middle of the largest stretch of continuous sand in the world, the Kalahari basin. I visited four game reserves, Sandibe, Savute, Moremi and Chobe. My tour operator was CC Africa Expeditions. Several of the CC Africa Lodges have received international recognition for ...

... get very close to the fence...they are huge! The next day we got up very early to do a game drive in the national park. We managed to see a bunch of elephants before we even got in the park gates! The park runs right along the river. We saw lions, a ton of baboons, warthog, lots of different antelope, and hippos. From there we went back to the campsite to relax for a few hours before our afternoon river cruise ...