Eagle Island Camp

The next leg of our safari is Eagle Island Camp, in the Central Okavango Delta on Xaxaba, an island in the Boro Channel. We are met at the airstrip by our guide "Mighty" and are taken to the camp, a short drive away. We are greeted the same way as at ...

... and was beautiful. We only had a few minutes to rest and unpack as we were off to our first tea and then excursion. Eagle Island Camp is located on the Okavango Delta so most of the activities took place on the water. During the summer the delta dries up ...

Eagle River Camp Day #2 Turns out there was a very good reason as to why our cabin was heated up to sauna levels last night. It is FREEZING cold in the morning. At 6:30am we got our scheduled wake up call which was a man coming to the door and yelling ...

... your itinerary around tide charts to ensure you get all the sights in while avoiding being stranded somewhere with no camp. The next thing you learn about Fraser Island is that there are dingoes everywhere. This is a pack animal that is very similar to a ...

... at the totem park in Klawock and messing around in Craig before making our way to the evening's camp at Eagle Creek.  In the middle of the island, the campground sits right next to a beautiful Control Lake.       Lucky for ...

... you, there 14 knots strong, which in comparison a walking pace is 6 knots. The first thing we saw as we got onto the island was the biggest eagle I have ever seen (imagine a huge one and then double it) tucking into a nice piece of dead sea cow. Yummy. We ...

... now to explore a bit more before it gets dark and then we have an early ferry over to Picton in the South Island tomorrow ... another 6am start. We will blog again before we leave the South Island on 4th February. Much love x ...

... restaurants and peoples chalets looking for food.  They also have huge pelicans on the beach and peacocks roaming around the island, one morning we saw an eagle too and a few Sting Rays (or manta rays, we're not sure which is which), I still didn't ...

... for everyone to stock up on alcohol for the 3 days. I decided not to get any, aren't I good?! Most people do Fraser Island as a self-drive trip which is basically where the tour company throw a group of 11 people togther, take them to the supermarket ...

... summer there were loads of seal pups around basking in the afternoon sun. An other trip highlight and a fantastic end to Kangaroo Island, well worth a visit for anyone down this way.  We left to catch the penultimate ferry. The boys needed some ...

Shark Bay is a world Heritage site. It quite a big area, like Kangaroo Island they have re-introduced some animals and try to keep out the rabbits, foxes and wild cats to give them a chance to live. It¡¦s a world Heritage site for 4 main reasons. 1. It ...

... water. Took the "adventure" route which involved scrambling up a steep cliff to join the main trail, keeping Newcastle Channel (separating island from Nanaimo) in sight all the way. Passed the disused sand quarry and spotted a couple of Black-Tailed Deer. ...

... have 3 permanent camp destinations in the Okavango Delta, in Chobe (Savute Elephant Camp), Moremi (Khwai River Lodge) and Eagle Island Camp. It is a great formula, permanent luxury tents, canopied beds with linens, en suite bathrooms, which included an ...

... also one of the most stunning in the world with some fantastic sights and spectacular views all along the west coast of the island. The trail is a combination of coastal and forest walks taking you into bear territory and a good knowledge of the tides is ...

After seven days trekking through the infamous wilderness of the West Coast Trail along the Pacific shores of Vancouver Island we returned safe and sound back to Victoria!  We started the journey fresh and wide-eyed on Wednesday, June 25th leaving ...

... booked a deal with our campa company to do this tour which included 2 nights stay at the YHA and 3 day 2 nights camping on Fraser Island, we were really excited and had to drive 300+km to get to a briefing the day before we left for Fraser. After ...

... out through the car again.  We had to head back to CH CH as Romina had made arrangements to visit the north island with a different group of people and Guillermo had a sailing competition in Auckland the following week.   We started our long ...

... ) course. It was an optional but highly recommended field trip for the course and it lasted for 5 days and 4 nights. Fraser Island is a pretty popular camping/holiday spot for locals and backpackers. The main draw is the fact that it is the largest sand ...

... should be in the desert not a rainforest! Battling through the head and hangovers we climbed the dunes to get great views of the Island! We're now clean and sand free (and after 12 hour over night bus journey) we are in Airle Beach about to set ...

... incoherent wandering along the high street with that ' collapsing knee' gait that is reserved for the truly pissed.    FRASER ISLAND - SAND, SAND, MORE SAND, BOOZE AND PASSING OUT IN THE DUNES It was with a great deal of effort that i ...