Elephant Plains Game Lodge

... routes and the daily routine) was a little like Disney Land. Another interesting thing is that small private reserves like Elephant Plains have arrangements with some other private reserves to allow each other access to each other's land.  ...

... patterns and eyes that just look through you. really, they are incredible animals. i leave today and i'm going to miss Elephant Plains. this lodge is fantastic (food, room, staff, guests, location, game viewing, you name it). i'm definitely coming ...

... we realized it was a side striped jackel. Cool! A new animal we had not seen before. We passed multiple herds of elephant before reaching the waterway. Just before we entered the water, we spotted a croc! Ugh!  Please leave me alone! We finally ...

... come to and end and we noow have Safari to look forward to. Two flights and 3 hours in a minibus later we arrive at Elephant Plains at 7pm just time to check out our room is lovely, a thatched cottage with big sun terrace, an indoor seating area with ...

... the zebra eat it, the rhinos do and so do the hippos. we haven't come across the smell of fresh cut grass yet though. we met Tyson the leopard on our first night at Elephant Plains. he was in a muddy area under a tree and came out to hunt. gorgeous! ...

... been a part of this experience, and even though I'm back now after a full twenty four hours of travel since I left the game lodge yesterday morning I know this one has brought my traveling experiences to a new level. I think even if I never travel again ...

... until the stupid male impala, who are rutting, scared them away. that's ok since we went 50m down the road and saw a huge male elephant. game viewing in the open cars is so great. you have a 360 degree view you don't get in the covered cars but you ...

... and grinning at the pride we headed off and within just a few minutes drive we encountered a herd of elephants on the open plains. They had a baby calf in toe which evoked the inevitable ‘awww’ from the group and again we sat there happy as ...

... , which is what Chobe is known for - they estimate that the park has 45,000 or more.  Our favorite, and scariest, elephant encounter was when we turned a corner heading down toward the river and all of a sudden we were surrounded by enormous ...

... long With Luke the Ninja, Grant the Eskimo, Emily the Ostrich, Ahhhthur (aka Anthony), Buffalo Bill, Railroad Rhonda, Paige the Elephant Whisperer, and Karl the Magic Man--oh and Good-eye Goodman....well, there wasn't much chance of keeping the Luck ...

... that policy after our visit! Saruni Lodge was idyllic, with views, from the hillside setting, across the Mara plains.  We were so impressed with the game viewing; we would be surprised every day.  Some things that stand out: the crocodile with a ...

... hills which punctuate the scrubland and where occasional clusters of the vividly coloured desert rose challenge the arid surroundings. These elephant seek solace and contentment in the shallow waters of the river and from time to time a visitor finds ...

... employed the local birds who were more than happy to sit on the buffalo and pick off the flies for breakfast - yummy! An elephant, 3 giraffe and several zebra turned up to join the party and we sat there for a while enjoying the abundance of wildlife. ...

... . First, pawing the ground like a bull about to charge and then bounding forward and flapping his ears in the same way an adult elephant would do when acting threatening. This was clearly a trick learned from mum & dad but he was so (relatively) small ...

... alkaline Lake Manyara.  Its range of ecosystems at different elevations makes for dramatic differences in scenery from forests to grassy plains to the lake itself with hundreds of flamingos in it. We have lunch at the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, ...

... Forest which is home to the Rhinos and a swamp area that his home to the old male elephants. The area is called an "elephant graveyard" because when male elephants get old they start to loose their ability to chew food and will starve to death. Many move ...

... that tonight was a perfect night to sleep outdoor as there sky was cloudless and it was warm. At about 6 we headed to the game lodge and climbed out to the look out tower, we ordered a bottle of champagne and watched the most beautiful sunset I have ...

... the introduced Rothschild's giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at the Camp Approx Transit time: 2½ hrs Meal plan: {L, D}    Day 2: ...

... breathe. Magnificent creatures and so beautiful.       Following a nervous night spent in the (unfenced!!) game lodge, completely on our own in the reserve, with the sound of the wild animals circling our hut, we woke ...

... (by car) and following a lion pride heading out to hunt. There is only one permanent tourist facility in the park, namely Chobe Game Lodge.  Everyone else visits as part of a day trip or stays in tented camps.  Some brave souls bring their own ...