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“Pic of the Week”. December 14, 2012. Elephant, on Safari at Sandibe concession, Botswana
There’s something special about elephants! They’ve a complex social structure, care for each other, are curious, intelligent and fun to watch. They’re at the top of the life pyramid in Africa and know little fear (except for man). African elephants can be distinguished from Asian elephants by the size of the ears — African elephants have huge ears shaped like the African continent, while Asian elephants have ears less than half this size.
Botswana has a very healthy population of elephants, so pachyderms are commonly seen on safari. It appears the tough anti-pouching laws have been effective because they’re extremely punitive (e.g. years in prison for just possessing an elephant tusk, even if the animal died of natural causes).
This photo …
Dec 13, 2012
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“Pic of the Week”. November 16, 2012 — Leopard resting in tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana
I enjoy all my travels but there’s something truly extraordinary about going on safari in Africa. The opportunity to see large numbers and a huge diversity of animals is unparalleled and completely captivates me. The best game viewing opportunities are, in my experience, available at private concessions as the drivers and guides are not limited to traveling on roads and can provide close viewing of the animals.
Such was the case with this leopard in Sandibe, a private concession in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Our game spotter saw her at a great distance. We drove to within 20 meters of her and saw this beauty resting on a branch, taking a nap. The photo captures her the …
Nov 15, 2012
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.All Trips / Africa / Botswana
Chobe National Park: “In Chobe We Trust”
Having completed five great days on safari in the Okavango Delta, we caught a tiny bush plane (Safari Air) on an almost non-existent sand strip and spent two hours flying to Kasane, a small town in northern Botswana near the entrance to Chobe National Park. The flight took us over the myriad of small pools and channels in the Delta, the Kalahari desert and finally towards the forested northern part of the country where we could, in the distance, see the Chobe River. We were greeted at the airport by our guide, Disho, from ‘And Beyond‘, our safari company. Our gear was sequestered into …
Tagged Botswana, Chobe National Park, Chobe River, Safari, wildlife
.All Trips / Africa / Botswana
The Best of the Okavango Delta: Sandibe Lodge
The three days we spent at Sandibe are among the most memorable travel days I’ve ever experienced! In my prior post I’ve discussed an overview of the Okavango Delta and our stay at the Xudum Delta Lodge. As great as that experience was our stay at Sandibe (pronounced San-dee-bee) was even more wonderful.
Like Xudum, Sandibe is situated in the Okavango Delta just south of the Moremi Game Reserve. It’s a large private concession — a former game hunting preserve, but now a photo-safari destination — in a much drier part of the delta than Xudum. While there are still …
Tagged Botswana, Okavanga Delta, Safari, Sandibe, wildlife
.All Trips / Africa / Botswana
The Remarkable Okavango Delta: Xudum Delta Lodge
After 2 years of planning, dozens of hours of traveling (literally to the other side of the world), the four of us were finally there. Our small Safari Air plane was taking your humble narrator, lovely wife Sylvia, and dear friends Greg and Oscar over the Okavango Delta. We took in the sights of channels of water, branches of the Okavango River, with interspersed ponds and marshes. There were islands of dry land and sand, and — yes, there they were — our first animals sightings; hippos bobbing in the water, herds of elephants working their way through the brush, and buffalo on the plains. It is the water of the delta that provides its life …
Tagged Botswana, Okavanga Delta, Safari, wildlife, Xudum
