Eagle Plains Lodge

... that meant we saw a plethora of rainbows. And the incredible Oglivie Mountains. 8 hours later we see the sign for the Eagle Plains Lodge. Neither of us had ever been happier to see a sign in our lives. We enter the lodge and meet a surprising ...

... neither can seemed to have plugged the leak. The road got steadily worse, and now it was a matter of hanging on. We arrived at Eagle Plains in one piece. I had checked earlier at Eagle Plains if they had a tire for the van. They had one, a studded winter ...

... I now felt that I had come through the mountains and was on cruise control, albeit at a slow speed, headed towards Eagle Plains Lodge.   With a spectacular moon sneaking over the Ogilvie Mountains, I arrived at Eagle Plains Lodge around 20:00. ...

... of pure evil tore a hole in our best tire. That makes three flats. A little excessive if you ask me. Two choices - back up to Eagle Plains and waste a day, or press on and hope for the best. We chose option two. Used our last can of Puncture Seal, and ...

... the mid-point and it was created uniquely for the purpose of breaking up the two day drive to Inuvik. Therefore Eagle Plains Lodge provides the essentials of gasoline, diesel fuel, repairs, a store, accommodations, and a restaurant. Miss this gas ...

... Demster Hwy. to Eagle Plains after a slight rain delay. Day 14 started out great with sunny weather and a great breakfast. Eagle Plains lodge is a very nice facility but the more remote, the higher the price….thats the rule and this lodge was ...

... extra 660 km to Inuvik and back would put them way beyond their 3,000 kilometer limit. After a hearty breakfast at the Eagle Plains Lodge restaurant, with an ample injection of coffee, we were on our way. The coffee may not have been necessary since ...

... on the altiplano (high plains), to get to PM you have to climb over high mountain passes, then descend through cloud forest to the plains below. I believe it's a 20-30 hour bus trip, and I would have liked to have done it, but didn't have the time. The ...

Hi everybody, Well we woke up this morning to a steady rain and it really looked doubtful for the Dempster !! Eagle plains is approx. 250 miles down the dirt road so we slept in, at least I did, and then had a nice breakfast. After a while it slowed down ...

... more of the same after lunch along with Grants gazelles and a large number of ostrich spread across the open, almost treeless plains of the Serengeti. The vast flat expanse of land is broken occasionally by large rock clusters partially covered with lush ...

... a cooked breakfast cooked on balloon burners and a 3 sided toilet with the open side facing into the Serengeti plains - what a view!  We headed back to the lodge via a pool where we saw baby crocodiles - we were then collected by our driver and ...

... for the next 3 nights and pulled right in to the most amazing view.  It's situated up on a hill overlooking the flood plains of Chobe National Park below.  We had barely jumped out of the truck and we could see zebras drinking from the Chobe ...

... rock. No kill to report though. The remainder of our morning was uneventful as we made our way back across the Serengeti plains and into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), stopping only for lunch at the picnic site between the two parks. Just after ...

... of dry grasslands and green, low-lying ground cover dotted with acacia trees.  The Mara River runs through it, meandering across the plains.  It’s just as I imagined it would be, yet nothing like it. We arrived at our hotel around noon, ...

... Big Fig which suffered during recent storms. Onto flat land (the Terai) and the finish (or start) of the Great Indian Plains, approaching Chitwan. Lots of broad acre rice farming, and wattle and daub housing, and buffaloes all in poor condition. Book ...

... on the prowl for leftovers, and jackals too   Lots of giraffe as has become customary, some good eagle spots as well   Back to the lodge at 08:30, breakfast and checkout at 10am   Straight into another Serengeti game drive, en route ...

... – with dainty curves before straightening up to welcome the sky – must have been choreographed by winds blowing across the plains of Mara over the years!  On a carpet of green, under a canopy of blue, the acacias were as spectacular in ...