This Botrswana feeding frenzy video was captured by crew members Brad Bestelink and Jason Loughran at Earth-Touch.com. A flurry of bird activity in the distance cught the attention of the videographers. The thoughts were that there was a kill and potential prdators ahead. Once arriving at the scene, they realized there was a...
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First hand accounts of Botswana Trips
Another First Timers Story of Going to Kasane
We think it is important to bring you first hand accounts of other travelers with first trips to the Chobe area. With that introduction, we bring you this blog by Sandra Bahbah, a writer for PerthNow, and Austalian publication (all article and photo rights to Sandra Bahbah and PerthNow): LOST luggage, a lion’s kill...
Three generations on an African Photographic Safari
My first trip to Chobe was a photo safari as part of a graduation present for my son. My surprise on that trip was how the safari acted as such a bonding event for my son and me. Not only must you deal with events that are so uncommon to your everyday life, but...
Long Way Home – bicycle journey of 2 young doctors
As you may know from prior posts, my son and I drove from Johannesburg to Kasane to start our Chobe safari. North of Nata, we spent an interesting night at Elephant Sands, which has chalets and campsites ( a bit rustic for many Americans, but this adds to the adventure). During that stay, we...
Part 5 of 5: The Conclusion of “A Mobile Safari – journey log of Johan De Bondt”
Continuation of the August 2009 safari of Johan de Bondt and his travel companions. All text and photos copyright Johan de Bondt. Fifth leg of the trip – Xakanaka (Moremi) There are only a few roads on Mboma island – at first we were driving towards the boat station but we couldn’t find any...
Part 4 of 5: A Mobile Safari – journey log of Johan De Bondt
Continuation of the August 2009 safari of Johan de Bondt and his travel companions. All text and photos copyright Johan de Bondt. Fourth leg of the trip – Bodumatau (Moremi) I have a love-hate relationship with the Xakanaka area for various reasons but I’ll tell you more about it later. But right now I...
Part 3 of 5: A Mobile Safari – journey log of Johan De Bondt
Continuation of the August 2009 safari of Johan de Bondt and his travel companions. All text and photos copyright Johan de Bondt. Third leg of the trip – Khwai riverside (Moremi) We took the new road from Mababe village up to Khwai. During this drive I had to cover my camera as it was...
Part 2 of 5: A Mobile Safari – journey log of Johan De Bondt
Continuation of the August 2009 safari of Johan de Bondt and his travel companions. All text and photos copyright Johan de Bondt. Second leg of the trip – Savute We arrived at Harvey’s pans around 10.30 and saw 2 roan antelope which had just been drinking and slowly made their way back to the...
Part 1 of 5: A Mobile Safari – journey log of Johan De Bondt
Over the next 5 days, we will be posting the details and picture filled journey recap of a Belgian named Johan De Bondt. In August 2009, Johan along with 3 other travelers hired guides and a vehicle and traveled via Maun to: a) Nogatsaa & Tchinga (Chobe forest); b) Savute; c) Khwai riverside (Moremi);...