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The tales and toils of travelling on Africa Time
Trying to reach Kubu Island in a smart car was a really dumb idea. We made it onto the Magadikgadi pans but destroyed the fan belt and water pump in the process. With no way of fixing it out on the...
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Hyaenas Under My Bed?
The piercing screams of a distressed elephant are not the ideal interruption to a peaceful sleep. I awoke to this devilish cacophony and glanced at my watch. It was half past 3 in the morning. Angry...
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Snapping Crocs on Botswana’s Chobe River
– Chobe, Botswana to Livingstone, Zambia. 14/15/16th November – Sho! Pangolin Photo Safaris did NOT disappoint! Once again I found myself welcomed into a home by a lovely couple, Gerhard (aka Guts)...
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New Year’s Eve at Victoria Falls and Botswana’s Beautiful Makgadikgadi Pans
Date: 30th Dec 2012 – 5th January 2013 Location: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana So I arrived at the the Stanley & Livingstone safari lodge, to be greeted by super...
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Botswana’s Beautiful Beasts and Bushmen
Date: 6th to 12th January 2013 Location: Maun, Botswana to western central Kalahari, Botswana I arrived in Maun at around 16h30ish where I was meant to be meeting my friend Mike Penman. I had no...
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It’s Raining Wild Dogs and African Bullfrogs at Botswana’s Limpopo Lipadi...
Date: 14th-17th January 2013 Location: Limpopo Lipadi Game and Wilderness Reserve, Tuli Block, Botswana I left Grasslands Lodge and drove to Planet Baobab (Gweta area) for the night, a half way stop...
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A Bush Pilot in Botswana
Flying above the watery wonderland of the Okavango Delta is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but for a lucky few it is a daily adventure. The Okavango attracts vast numbers of animals and birds to the...
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Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana – A photo exploration
I’d like to share some pictures from my recent trip to Africa. It was an amazing experience. I had no phone or internet connection for most of the trip! At times I’d put down my camera and just immerse...
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Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana – A photo exploration continued
Below you will find the remainder of photographs taken whilst on safari in Ethiopia, Zambia and Botswana. If you missed the first part to this blog post, which contains a collection of portrait...
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African Four Corners
Original source: leeabbamonte.com The African four corners is a name given to the approximate meeting place of four nations: Namibia;,Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. The Caprivi Strip of Namibia, which...
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Elephant trunk-strokes my pregnant tummy
Image and text courtesy of Caitlin Carter I was at Baine’s Camp in Botswana with Sanctuary Retreats and had the pleasure of meeting Jabu, the patriarch of the Elephant Experience there. I stood...
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An elephant never forgets: the sunken hide at King’s Pool, Botswana.
One of the unique features of King’s Pool in the Linyanti, Botswana is the ‘sunken hide’ at one of the outlying pans, a kilometre from the Linyanti River. It’s a buried shipping container with windows...
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Tracks of Giants journey reaches one-third milestone
Tracks of Giants is a five-month, field-based nature conservation expedition following in the tracks of ancient elephant migration routes through six countries across southern Africa. The Tracks of...
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The Perfect Start: Botswana's Kubu Island in a Smart Car
On the start of our trip to the Serengeti we were already behind schedule. It wasn’t a good omen for our first challenge along the way: to reach Botswana’s Kubu Island in our Smart car. We had woken...
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Bachelor Bulls herd-up in Botswana's Waterways
This year Botswana has experienced lower rainfall than usual and the natural waterholes are beginning to dry up… This forces the game population to congregate early at permanent water sources such as...
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The Majesty of the Makgadikgadi
I have on many occasions accompanied guests, friends or family through the Makgadikgadi Pans of northern Botswana. Without fail the feedback has always been one of only two responses: a few have...
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Botswana will not issue any more hunting licenses!
Botswana’s president Ian Khama has announced that the government will no longer issue licenses for hunting wild animals in the country. In a progressive move to protect the country’s natural heritage...
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The Lion, Hyena and the Tragedy of the Baby Giraffe
By Jemima Middleton I have always been told that after the rains, the bush erupts in a frenzy of territory-marking and reclamation of domains, as the storms wash away all previous signs of ownership...
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New 50|50 Episode, 4 February 2013
Nastia rescued Last year we featured a story on the plight of Ukrainian brown bears living in harsh and cruel conditions. Bears that would under normal circumstances walk hundreds of kilometres daily...
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Walking in the Footsteps of Giants
Walking with elephants in the wilds of Botswana made us feel more closely connected than ever before to these majestic creatures. Deep in the heart of the Botswana bush, Doug and Sandi Groves live in...
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