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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [13787] | Comments [2]
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
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1657] | 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: botswana, victoria falls
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [1627]
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
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 | By nick_earl | Views [1308] | 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 >
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By murray_wilson | Views [1099] | 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 >
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 | By steve_and_emma | Views [999]
With limited time we booked ourselves onto a trip to experience a couple of Botswana’s highlights. The beauty of this tour was it picked us up in Livingstone, Zambia and would drop us in Pretoria, South Africa at the end. Our friend ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jun 2004 | By johnandconnie | Views [877]
It took all day Friday to travel from Etosha to Botswana along the Angolan border. At first it didn’t look like there was a road into Botswana but we saw a border crossing on the map so we took a chance. On the way out of Etosha, after having ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Mar 2016 | By tiltingwindmills | Views [729]
Another day, another border crossing. This time from Zambia into Botswana on a short ferry across the Zambezi river. Wealthier than most of its neighbours due to the large diamond industry, it is a beautiful sparsely populated country. The evening we ... Read more >
Tags: botswana, okavango delta
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 | By travelbug77 | Views [687]
Well this is very late but hey better late than never! Limited internet connection throughout Africa meant the blog didn’t get updated and it was back to the old school journal writing!
If I wrote about all my amazing experiences in ... Read more >
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By travelling_tobin | Views [578]
This chapter takes place in Botswana and South Africa between the 2nd and 8th of December. It involves our new truck and a few new truck mates. Our new tour leaders were Biggy and Lucas. We had to sadly say goodbye to; Amy, Bernard, Emily, Jade, Liz, ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By nataliep25 | Views [538]
So, I left you at the aiport, but as I hadn't caught up before then here goes... After the Himba Tribe we left for Etosha NP. We did a game drive on the way to Okaukuejo which would be our camp site for the night. We saw Zebras, Giraffes, Elephants, many ... Read more >
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 | By lillian_butler | Views [462]
Hi all,
We are finally in Maun.
This has to be a quick one, as I\m about to go and buy some Food and drinks for a night in the Okavango Delta.
Christmas Day was AMAZING! We made it to Livingstone and celebrated Christmas by going on a Gorge ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By annasloss | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I became interested in photography when I was around 13 years old. It really all started when we studied "Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange in class. I got this overwhelming emotion when I saw it and I couldn't believe that an image could evoke such ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Botswana's capital
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Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery
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