Chobe National Park – final day

Chobe National Park – final day

Our final early morning drive before we say goodbye to Botswana and once again we were not disappointed.  The early part of the morning was very quiet, it was cold and there was a breeze blowing and Max, our guide explained that animals become very skittish when there...
Chobe National Park

Chobe National Park

The early morning wake up call was at 5am so that we could be on the game vehicle and on our way to the Chobe National Park before sunrise.  The lodge is a 20 minute drive from the park and as it is winter it is a bit chilly on the open vehicle so layers are the order...
The Victoria Falls and Chobe River

The Victoria Falls and Chobe River

Having seen the sunset over the Zambezi last night this morning we saw sunrise over the Victoria Falls.  The local name for the Falls is Mosi-o-Tunya “The smoke that thunders” and it is a very apt name as the sheer force of the water drives a column of spray far into...
Flying High

Flying High

Victoria Falls is an adrenaline junkies playground with bungee jumping, white water rafting, microlight flights, zip lines to name just a few and we decided to go for the microlight.  The flights take off from Zambia so we had to cross the border early for a 7:30...
Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe

We flew out of Cape Town very early this morning to Johannesburg to catch a connecting flight to Victoria Falls arriving just after midday.  There are certain destinations in the world that conjure up a picture in your mind, a feeling that is hard to describe and...