Botswana

Safari Day 7 – Goodbye Botswana

Waking up this morning on the middle of a salt pan was amazing. We chose to all be up at 5:15 to take in the stars after the moon had gone down. It was amazing. No light pollution and being able to...

Safari Day 6 – Salt Pans

Up again at 5:30 and we left the to start on the penultimate leg of our journey. Our first stop was at Nxai Pan which was a bit of a drive on the main road. The vast expanse of the pan was impressive...

Safari Day 5 – Okavango Delta

This morning we had a leisurely wake up time of 6:00am. Not having to pack down camp for one night was a luxury. We set off for a hours drive to the Okavango Delta. We arrived into s village where...

Safari Day 4 – Three Lions

Another early start, packed and breakfasted. We were going to leave the trailer behind whilst we went on a game drive and then come back for it. While the guides were tying bags to the top, they...

Day 3 – Botswana Style

Up early and out. Game drive – giraffes and warthogs mostly. On our way to Khwai we stopped at some Rock art by the side of the road. This is artwork made by san people and it’s thought...

Day 2 – Animals, animals and more animals

The 5:30 wake up happened without too much fuss. We packed our tents and had breakfast before packing the van and setting off, all before 7am! We went back to see where the lions had been making...

Day 1 – Entering Botswana

Up and packing before breakfast. We forgot that there was a vote for the new President of Zambia this morning so all of the shops were shut. We had breakfast in the hostel (mmm porridge!) We then...