Sadly it’s time to leave the Delta, and make our way back to Johannesburg. After a full cooked breakfast, we walked the 5 minutes to the adjacent airstrip where we waited for our aircraft to arrive. First to leave were Heather and Garv in a Cessna....
A sleep in til 6:30am!! Our lovely wake-up call was KT bringing our tea/coffee! Next was a continental breakfast, including freshly made muffins. Then it was off in the motor boat to Chief’s Island for a bush walk. How nice it was to walk in...
Our last day in Chobe as we are off to the Okavango Delta today! As ever, we were up in time for our early morning game drive in the NP. On a side note, good to see that my early morning nail filing antics (those damn...
Up early for our first game drive in Chobe National Park! Met our enthusiastic safari guide, Haskins, and off we went. His first question to us was “what game do you want to see?” to which we all replied “lions!!” Within no time we were at...
A sleep-in day! As we are not being collected until 11:00am, we have the morning to ourselves. We enjoyed a buffet breakfast at the Kingdom Hotel, after which I sat in the restaurant overlooking the water courses, and wrote my travel diary (I had a bit...
First up was a beautiful buffet breakfast in our lovely Kingdom Hotel. Then we were off with our guide Lavelle on a walking tour of Victoria Falls, through the rainforest. He drove us to a spot about 10 minutes away from the hotel where we commenced...
Up early in anticipation of our trip today to Victoria Falls! After a hearty breakfast, we said our goodbyes to Moira and Lawrence. Shaun arrived to collect us, and we were off to OR Tambo International Airport to fly to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Our loads...
We’re still on a lion hunt, even though it’s our last morning in the Klaserie! So we headed out in a last ditch attempt to find those elusive big cats that had kept Shaun guessing. Upon scrutinising the animal tracks, Shaun and Wiseman thought the...
We’re on a lion hunt! And off we headed on our early morning safari. First sighting of the day was a big white rhino! What a great start to the day! Soon after that we came across a pack of African wild dogs on a hunt....
Yet another stunning day in Africa!! Awoke to clear blue skies – perfect weather! [caption id="attachment_251" align="alignleft" width="150"] Another glorious Sunrise[/caption] Off on our morning safari … Sightings included giraffe, a lone bull elephant, and a group of three white rhino! All the while, Shaun is keenly...