Destination: Botswana
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [5044]
We'd crossed the border and had entered into Botswana where, after an incredibly long bus ride, we stayed in Ghanzi. The next morning we woke early and had a Bushman walk with the San Bushmen of the Kalahari. I'm a huge fan of the films 'The Gods Must ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 | By will | Views [2967] | Comments [1]
I had heard several stories from travelers about the overland trucks that do the route from South Africa up to Kenya, and most of them were bad. They seemed to have spent their trip with people who spend most of the time drunk or were just noisy ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [1679]
Amy: It is Dec. 15 th as I type this update and I can’t believe how fast the time is going by on our Safari. We arrived in Maun (gateway to the Okavango Delta) on the 13 th and went on a scenic flight of the Delta in the afternoon. It was beautiful ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [1063] | Comments [2]
As I write this I can hear the hippos harrumphing like so many old gentlemen in their London club, I can see the vervet monkeys doing acrobatics in the trees, and a beautiful spotted bush buck shyly emerges from the dried Africa grass. Now, here is Donald ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By largeone | Views [708] | Comments [1]
Creator of the Botswana renowned "pero-perm" Mma Rotswe waits excitedly once more for a customer. Mma has taken the BBH (Botswana's Best Hair Stylist) award in consecutive years with her unbeatable: Peroxide-Perm, which involves unloading ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [632]
The Okavango Delta is one of the world's largest inland water systems. It can expand to over 16,000 square kilometres and plays a major role in supporting the area's wildlife and we had the opportunity to explore it on mokoro canoes. This little, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [566]
Before going into today's adventure (FLYING) I'd like to give a quick thanks to my incredible, supportive family. Not only have they been there for me emotionally but also financially ! Their contributions have been extremely helpful and unforgotten ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 | By willlou | Views [530]
Since my last update I have traveled across Northern Namibia and Botswana to Victoria Falls. Along the way our overland truck visited a couple of National Parks, which were full of the most spectacular wildlife. After leaving the Skeleton Coast ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 9 Jun 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [506] | Comments [9]
SOS Childrens Village Francistown
At last we have our website going! It has beeen taking us ½ hour to open one e mail!
We have now been here 3 weeks, living in SOS Francistown. The SOS villages are the inspiration of a Dane and are now all over ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [480]
As most of our trip has been done independently, with the occasional day or overnight tour, we were wary of doing a tour. But issues like the situation in Zimbabwe convinced us that a tour would be the be the best option, so we signed up to do a 7 day ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [435] | Comments [2]
Today we are recovering from a disco competition we organised for 200 odd kids, more dangerous than any herd of buffalo. Our days here are sadly coming to a close. It has been very special to be welcomed into the lives of this big warm family, an experience ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [427]
We'd left the waters of the Okavango Delta and made our way to Chobe River National Park where we'd be spending the last of our Botswana days and nights. We began with another incredibly early morning rise (it was still pitch black when we awoke) ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [413] | Comments [4]
Joe of the Jungle has been mistakenly elected to be male representative on the Village knitting team, to enter a sponsored knit run by the local womens institute (CWA), in aid of SOS Village. Concerned for his macho image, and grumbling ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By kiwigypsy | Views [400]
Hi from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Well I've survived a week on tour already and have resisted the urge to take over driving the truck... It's just like life on the road with WesternXposure... sandwiches/rolls for lunch; cheese, tomato, lettuce, cucumber ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [392] | Comments [4]
At the begining of time the Tsodilo hills rose like an island materialsing from the lake. The lake receded but the hills are still an island in the vast thorn treed flatness of Botswana. Sacred to the San for over 10.000 years the rock paintings, sometimes ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By murray_wilson | Views [383] | Comments [2]
We travelled north from Maun to Kasane on the local buses. We got the first one ok at 6.30 am arriving at the one horse (but 3 fuel station) town of Nata by 9.30 am. However teh promised 1 bus an hour never materialised and after one minibus came through ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [383]
In Botswana it rained. We knew we'd be following the back of the wet season all the way down Africa, and it seems in Botswana it caught up with us. It was only an hour or two drive across from Vic Falls in Zimbabwe to the Chobe National Park in Botswana ... Read more >
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 | By nick_earl | Views [377] | Comments [2]
Bec and I are in Kasane, Botswana. We have been busy since I last wrote. From Swakopmund we tavelled to Cape Cross to see a seal colony, then Spitskoppe, Etosha National Park, then into Botswana for the Okavango Delta and now Chobe National Park. ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [317] | Comments [2] | Video
Here is a long overdue video of our adventures in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Enjoy again and again...
Tags: okavango delta
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [293] | Comments [3]
On
the banks of the grey, green, greasy, Limpopo River, beloved, that self same
river where the elephant child got his trunk, Kipling could have written a
sequel about How Joe and Jane of the Jungle became 2 large human Frisbees after
being ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 | By houdyman | Views [267] | Comments [1]
After leaving Duvundu where Chris lived we headed into an area known as the Caprivi Strip. This used to be no-man's land when Namibia and South Africa where having problems with Angola but is now safe. There is not much in the strip except wildlife like ... Read more >
Tags: victoria falls, botswana
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 | By johnandconnie | Views [252]
We arose at 5:00am on Sunday to meet our pickup to Makwena Lodge in the Okavanga. Actually the Lodge is on an island at the edge of the Delta at the southern end of the panhandle as we found out when we saw the map. And on our flight we learned ... Read more >
Tue, 30 May 2006 | By jane-of-the-jungle | Views [228] | Comments [11]
Your intrepid travellers ventured from the safety of the orphanage on their first camping trip. We camped at a Bird sanctuary by the salt pans. The tent we have borrowed seemed flimsy and insubstantial compared to the lions elephants and dinasaurs ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 | By johnandconnie | Views [211]
This will be, baring major catastrophe, our last night in Botswana. We’re camped at a ‘highly recommended’ campground ‘behind the railroad station’ (which sounds like an earplug recipe) in the town of Palapye. No matter, it can’t be noisier than ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By murray_wilson | Views [201] | Comments [2]
We have returned from a 3 day, 2 night trip to teh okavango delta. We travelled by mokoro, or dugout canoe, and camped using our own tent and cooking over an open fire - very romantic. There was just the 2 of us plus Edwin our guide / poler (they pole ... Read more >
