a TR from Botswana with many pictures, part one
a TR from Botswana with many pictures, part one
My husband has left me. He has gone to USA. This means that I have a little more time
for my self. And that and the fact that VIOL now has an off topic forum, where I can see that
people (flip-flop) has asked for suggestions about where to go, have inspired me to fulfil
a wish in an older topic:
If you have written a trip report about your African trip as you did with your Virgin Islands vacation I would love to read it.
Gerie
So here it is!
I promise that there will be more pictures than words. Hope that it's not only Gerie, who will enjoy seeing it.
Due to the many pictures I will split the topic up in parts, don't know yet how many.
And by the way- hubby should be back again Saturday.
THE PLANNING OF THE SAFARI
I had for a long time wished to go on a safari, but hb was sceptical of travelling in Africa.
But when we discussed how to celebrate my 60 years birthday, I insisted that I want to be together with elephants in Africa. OK hb said, but then we have to go on an arranged tour. He did not want us to travel alone. So I start to look after a trip and found one, which fulfilled what we wanted:
- a safari without too many tourist around us (in Botswana there are less tourist than too example in South Africa or Kenya)
- where we could stay close to the nature
- with the chance to see many animals
- in different parts of Africa
- and being in a smaller group
The trip was a 10 days trip with CC Africa. and we were staying the following places:
Maun, a town near the Okavango delta and the starting point, from there a plain to
Nxabega Camp in the Okavanga Delta, after that in the plain again to
Kwai a part of Moremi National Park and still in the delta, then with a jeep to
Savuti in Chobe National Park , and after that in a jeep to another place in the National Park
Serondella,also in Chobe National Park, where I could celebrate my birthday. Last stop was
Victoria Falls in Zimbabve
Besides we decided to have some extra days for ourselves in Maun and Zimbabve.
MAUN
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5026"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmv1uNVq ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5314"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmvvONVq ... 4.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 9586"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzrwmM1_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6626"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmv8-NVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
VIEWS FROM THE FLIGHT
[<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 7666"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrwus1_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6002"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrw581_A ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 9042"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwDONVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 1458"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwJeNVq ... 0.JPG"></a>
THE FIRST CAMP AND OUR TENT
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6018"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwTONVq ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 7362"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwXuNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8914"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrx_81_A ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0834"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrx3c1_A ... 9.JPG"></a>
ON GAME DRIVE
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0098"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxkONVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6690"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyNONVq ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0738"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyReNVq ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6530"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzsEqs1_A ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8130"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzsEx81_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 2834"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxauNVq ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 4770"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxI-NVq ... 0.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8082"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwyeNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0706"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyauNVq ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 2514"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxqeNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 2354"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxCuNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0754"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmw7eNVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
OUR JEEP DROVE IN A HOLE UNDER A NIGHTLY GAME DRIVE.
IT WAS VERY COLD AND NO ONE YOU COULD PHONE AND ASK FOR HELP
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 3202"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzsFBM1_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5826"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxT-NVq ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 3410"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxNuNVq ... 4.JPG"></a>
A SAILTRIP
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8962"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmwe-NVq ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 3826"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwiONVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5266"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmytuNVq ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 4738"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyoONVq ... 5.JPG"></a>
More to come!
Linne
for my self. And that and the fact that VIOL now has an off topic forum, where I can see that
people (flip-flop) has asked for suggestions about where to go, have inspired me to fulfil
a wish in an older topic:
If you have written a trip report about your African trip as you did with your Virgin Islands vacation I would love to read it.
Gerie
So here it is!
I promise that there will be more pictures than words. Hope that it's not only Gerie, who will enjoy seeing it.
Due to the many pictures I will split the topic up in parts, don't know yet how many.
And by the way- hubby should be back again Saturday.
THE PLANNING OF THE SAFARI
I had for a long time wished to go on a safari, but hb was sceptical of travelling in Africa.
But when we discussed how to celebrate my 60 years birthday, I insisted that I want to be together with elephants in Africa. OK hb said, but then we have to go on an arranged tour. He did not want us to travel alone. So I start to look after a trip and found one, which fulfilled what we wanted:
- a safari without too many tourist around us (in Botswana there are less tourist than too example in South Africa or Kenya)
- where we could stay close to the nature
- with the chance to see many animals
- in different parts of Africa
- and being in a smaller group
The trip was a 10 days trip with CC Africa. and we were staying the following places:
Maun, a town near the Okavango delta and the starting point, from there a plain to
Nxabega Camp in the Okavanga Delta, after that in the plain again to
Kwai a part of Moremi National Park and still in the delta, then with a jeep to
Savuti in Chobe National Park , and after that in a jeep to another place in the National Park
Serondella,also in Chobe National Park, where I could celebrate my birthday. Last stop was
Victoria Falls in Zimbabve
Besides we decided to have some extra days for ourselves in Maun and Zimbabve.
MAUN
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5026"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmv1uNVq ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5314"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmvvONVq ... 4.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 9586"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzrwmM1_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6626"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmv8-NVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
VIEWS FROM THE FLIGHT
[<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 7666"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrwus1_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6002"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrw581_A ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 9042"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwDONVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 1458"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwJeNVq ... 0.JPG"></a>
THE FIRST CAMP AND OUR TENT
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6018"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwTONVq ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 7362"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwXuNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8914"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrx_81_A ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0834"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/Rzrx3c1_A ... 9.JPG"></a>
ON GAME DRIVE
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0098"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxkONVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6690"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyNONVq ... 2.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0738"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyReNVq ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 6530"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzsEqs1_A ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8130"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzsEx81_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 2834"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxauNVq ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 4770"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxI-NVq ... 0.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8082"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwyeNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0706"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyauNVq ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 2514"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxqeNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 2354"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxCuNVq ... 7.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 0754"><img src="http://lh4.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmw7eNVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
OUR JEEP DROVE IN A HOLE UNDER A NIGHTLY GAME DRIVE.
IT WAS VERY COLD AND NO ONE YOU COULD PHONE AND ASK FOR HELP
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 3202"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzsFBM1_A ... 6.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5826"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxT-NVq ... 5.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 3410"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmxNuNVq ... 4.JPG"></a>
A SAILTRIP
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 8962"><img src="http://lh6.google.dk/benthe44/Rzmwe-NVq ... 1.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 3826"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmwiONVq ... 3.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 5266"><img src="http://lh5.google.dk/benthe44/RzmytuNVq ... 9.JPG"></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.dk/benthe44/Saf ... 4738"><img src="http://lh3.google.dk/benthe44/RzmyoONVq ... 5.JPG"></a>
More to come!
Linne
MB - I thought the same thing when I read it, too.mbw1024 wrote:
you scared me though at the beginning about your husband
Linne - Really enjoyed reading your report and your pictures are great. Oh, so many places to go and things to see! Too bad we can't travel all the time! Wish I could find a job that would pay me to do that.
When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Kentucky, because everything there happens 20 years after it happens anywhere else. – Mark Twain