River crossing to Makgadikgadi Pan The transfer to Khumaga – to the entrance of Makgadikgadi Pan – proved to be smooth. In Rakops, a small town near the Central Kalahari, we were lucky enough to get diesel. That saved us about 120 km of detour. A few hours later we stood on the banks of
Kalahari – we’re coming! Despite a very noisy night in Ghanzi, we were reasonably rested and set off early in the morning, arriving in the CKGR, Central Kalahari after about a two-hour drive through deep sand. Contrary to the predictions in the guidebook, the condition of the road was a dream – if you can
Via Gaborone to Khutse Game Reserve We left the group in Mashatu one day before the official end of the course. We missed a game drive and a common Sundowner in the evening, but we gained time because we had a stopover in Gaborone heading to Khutse and could drive the long leg in two
What happened at all? What is our conclusion? In the 27 days we were in camp we walked 134 hours in the bush. We covered almost 280 km on foot in that time. We had three lion sightings on the walks. In total, we could observe seven different lions during these sightings. Three leopard and
Buffalo and a climbing elephant at the river front The next morning an enchanting atmosphere awaited us, and we enjoyed the sunrise longer than usual with coffee and tea. On the game drive along the river front, buffalo surprised us in the Bushveld and as a highlight, we saw an elephant trying to climb up
From Kasane to the Chobe River Front After returning from Savuti we first drove to Kasane to fill up with fuel and do some shopping. On the way from town to the ‘Chobe River Front’ something odd happened: Not far from a T-stop heading to the park entrance, we were stopped by a police patrol.
Chobe River Front – 1000 Pula fine and elephants all over Weiterlesen »
Chobe National Park – Savuti Camp Chobe National Park is located in northern Botswana. This is the part of Africa where most of all African elephants live. According to estimates, about 100,000 of Botswana’s approximately 130,000 elephants live in this area. It was the perfect opportunity for us to visit this park before we started
Boat cruise at ‘Drotsky’s Cabins’ Drotsky’s Cabins has one boat in its inventory. It is with this boat that the trips are offered. First comes, first serve. Whether you have a chance depends largely on how many campsites are occupied. The boat cruises are the activity in the region! We had to wait until the
At Drotsky’s, the Vervet Monkeys were on the loose. These cute terrorists appeared in the morning around 06.00 a.m. and mixed up the forest. Their favorite pastime was to storm the treetops and chase at a monkey’s pace the pigeons slumbering in the treetops. These usually fluttered one treetop over, so this game could well
Bird watching at its best Drotsky’s Cabins was on our wish list very early. This lodge is visited for two reasons: birding and fishing. Right now it is not fishing season, and we are not fishermen. From RiverDance Lodge, thanks to Chris, we checked to see if they had any available campsites. When it was
