 | Okavango, Botswana |
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... whether the words coming out of my words were actually singing. They sung some traditional songs, before one of them very cleverly attached burning embers to himself and came in to camp as the legendary 'Okavango Ghost'. It really was quite a display.
... a grocery store and could immediately see from the shelves being full of food - I splurged on some wine gums - that Botswana is quite prosperous - but then again after Zimbabwe even Canvey Island looks prosperous. There is one simple reason for this: a ...
... that was shaped and painted to look like a traditional handmade dugout log canoe. Turns out that the government of Botswana was getting concerned that too many ancient trees were being felled to build boats to transport tourists around the delta, so they ...
... out of sausage trees. Nowadays to stop tree felling many of them are made of fiberglass. For some reason my preconceptions of the Okavango Delta had been somewhere that would be a lot more wooded with open areas of water in the middle of the trees. It ...
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Okavago Delta excursions?
Posted on Jul 22, 2009, 11:10:20
... suggestions on places to avoid? The 'fly in' style tour is way out of my league but I don't want to get stuck at some backwater pit and have the guide say 'here's the Okavango you paid for'. Perhaps I'm just being paranoid?
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Okavago Delta excursions?
Posted on Aug 22, 2009, 13:58:47
I spent 3 days and 2 nights in the Okavango Delta. It was stunning though not quite what I expected. I think it was a mistake seeing the episode of Planet Earth that features it first. We stayed at Sedia Hotel (its a bit posh-we camped) which has a ...
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Africa Adventure
Posted on May 28, 2007, 00:53:05
... such as those devised by Acacia, ensuring the tribe keep their land, preserve their culture and continue their historical survival. Leaving Botswana we crossed into Namibia - our first port of call being, Etosha National Park. Covering an area of 22,270 ...
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Africa Adventure
Posted on May 24, 2007, 04:33:44
... such as those devised by Acacia, ensuring the tribe keep their land, preserve their culture and continue their historical survival. Leaving Botswana we crossed into Namibia - our first port of call being, Etosha National Park. Covering an area of 22,270 ...
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