Shakawe, Botswana

... , the hills--named Male, Female, Child and Grandchild--run to over 20 kilometres in distance between the first and last. Botswana's answer to Uluru, or Ayres Rock, in Australia, Tsodilo towers out of nowhere and dominates the surrounding flat, sun-baked ...

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Long dusty drive on pitiful roads to Ngepi camp near Shakawe in Botswana.  What a fabulous campsite - right on the Okavango River.  Very traditional - African dancing, logfires, cosy open thatch bar and the most facinating array of ablution ...

Today we were to cross the border into Botswana for the first time. The border crossing was fairly straightforward although we managed to lose the bag full of torches during the veterinary checks for foot and mouth when we had to remove all our bags to let ...

Sleeping on the deck of the Kubu Queen was incredible as you woke to a beautiful sunrise and large flocks of storks flying down river. I was slightly worried that we might get badly bitten but as the nights were cool and it was winter there were not any ...