Lodge Kasane

Toro Lodge Kasane Botswana 30 & 31st August 2009 From Livingstone we had to drive to the ferry/pontoon at Kazangula. Just as we were leaving the outskirts of Livingstone we reached the police checkpoint and had to pay to leave, just Kw20,000.  ...

... going for a while no doubt having covered thousands of km's so we gave em a cheer and wave as we drove by. Arrived in Kasane just after 2ish. Stopped off in town for shopping. Wanted to get on the net to check credit card but all internet down so did ...

... like a video game, you have to react to different street conditions and deviate to obstacles We arrive at the Kubu - Lodge a beautiful setting at the Sambesi River, but rather disappointing camp ground. We compensate the camp ground with a beautiful ...

6 hours on a minibus - P59 Liya Lodge - P230 Dinner at Chobe Safari Hotel watching the sunset over the Chobe river to the accompanyment of hippo noises. There was also a party of 20 SAGA ...

After our morning elephant ride in Zimbabwe (see previous day's entry) we took our minibus transfer back to the Chobe Safari Lodge. We signed up for another 3 hour game drive from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We saw the usual including giraffes, buffalo, and ...

... as we waited over two hours for the ferry crossing, taking a big chunk out of our day.  We arrived at the Chobe Lodge in the afternoon, which is a super posh lodge with a camping ground attached so we get to use all the nice facilities without ...

... finding a place with enough terminals (and which actually worked!). After spending an hour on the emails, we headed back to the lodge and decided to treat ourselves with a nice lunch on the terrace. We also talked about what t-shirt designs we wanted as ...

... road and were very grateful for the help of a local lad who just sauntered along the road and assisted us.  The Lodge itself says that a 2 x 4WD with high clearance will make the journey during the dry season.  Fifty-eight kms from the border ...

... It was a spectacular afternoon with a beautiful sunset over the Savannah of flowing grasses. Then we had dinner at the Safari Lodge with both exotic and relatively normal foods. Our room had a thatched peaked roof and was decorated in a African style. ...

... the desk than somewhere like Reading would put out on nights. Clearly a lot of money is being invested in the police infrastructure (Kasane also had a nice new station). Peter Viner has a lot to answer for!!! (He was police adviser to the Botswana Police ...

... - the Chobe National Park - were they do not interfere with the animals at all and let life take its course. The lodge has resident baboons, tree squirrels, elephants - that were right outside our rooms at night. We are not allowed to walk away from ...

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... we walked back to camp and told Geoffrey who radioed for help. Apart from Geoffrey and another Namibian (who is building another island lodge together with the local community) we were the only ones on camp.  We did find out though why the 2 ...

... minimal fuss at the border posts cleared customs and immigration without hassle. It only took about an hour and a half to reach Kasane , which is a Batswana town (In Botswana, the Batswana speak Setswana) which seems to be undergoing a bit of renewal, and ...