Ending our African trip at Vic Falls

Today was our last day on tour and we were heading for Zimbabwe and the magnificent Vic Falls. By 6am we were on the road but, despite Rimson’s warnings about a long wait at the border, we crossed without much hassle.  After arriving in Vic Falls we went straight to the adventure centre to book adventure … [Read more…]

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Animal overload in Chobe!

Today we had a really early start as we had to get to Chobe National Park for a 12pm game drive and we still some distance to cover. Whereas yesterday’s road trip was filled with singing and dancing, today’s was very quiet and most of us tried to get another couple of hours sleep. Perhaps … [Read more…]

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Two quiet days in the Delta

Given yesterday’s amazing flight over the Delta, we were all very excited about our upcoming journey. Sadly, the flight to our lodge was rather disappointing. We did not see much wildlife, but perhaps understandably so as we were much higher up and also did not veer off course for anything. Flying over the waters of … [Read more…]

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Our first glimpse of the Okavango Delta

After an incredible few days in Namibia, we were leaving the beautiful scenery behind and crossing into an equally beautiful Botswana. We had  to cover more than 500km to get to the border and closer to the Okavango Delta – one of our primary destinations in the country. This meant a good few hours on … [Read more…]

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