Landing in Maun, Botswana, the airport was awash in small bush planes and one building for passengers to transit. You exit the plane and walk to the terminal -something that became commonplace in Africa -walking to/from your plane which I liked. I had been traveling for four days to get […]
Going on an African Safari has always been on my list but I dismissed it forever thinking I couldn’t go alone, I didn’t have the money, the time, you name it, I talked myself out of it and put in the “when I hit the lottery bucket”. Well, since I […]
My African Safari was almost a month long encompassing South Africa (Johannesburg, Capetown and the Garden Route), Botswana (Okavango Delta and Chobe Safari Park) and Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls). The incredible “bucket list” worthy trip using points inspired me to start this blog to share my experience. While I originally posted […]
Turning off the dirt road toward the Inyati Private Game Reserve entrance gate, the anticipation was building – this was my South African safari, in Sabi Sands no less. The shuttle driver escorted me to the gift shop entrance which also serves as the check in desk. I was welcomed […]
Having done walking safari, boat safari, I was ready for the jeep safari at Chobe. As with the other mornings, I was dressed in layers, slathered in sunscreen and bug repellent with my backpack full of supplies, excited and ready to go. I quickly consumed a power bar for breakfast and met […]
A quick drive from the Kasane airport, the Chobe Safari Lodge was well situated on the water for the safari boat ride and close to the entrance to the Chobe National Park for which the game drives would take place. Arriving at the lodge, you notice there are no doors […]
Within five minutes on the safari cruise on the Chobe River, I saw the elephants on the river bank. Having walked in the Okavanago for three days prior in search of elephants, I had been happy seeing one up close. Here in Chobe, they were everywhere – on the banks of the river, […]