Heading into Botswana’s Okavango Delta is always a special experience. The combination of land and water based safaris, as well as the incredible bio-diversity it has to offer mean that you always leave the safari feeling like you won.
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The mood is always a little bit sombre on the final morning, but was picked up substantially by a great surprise – a rare sable antelope. A large male sable popped out of the bushes right next to us, and then had the courtesy to let us follow him for a good 20 minutes! After the sable had left us, we went back to see what the situation was with the leopard and her tsessebe kill. She had brought the kill down the tree and was quietly munching away on the floor, giving us a good clear view. A wattled crane and 2 large herds of elephants with little babies drinking sealed off a great safari!
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Leopards ruled the day, in particular, a female leopard who was working her way slowly through a baby tsessebe kill. She was up and down different trees, giving us great opportunities to photograph her. We also got to spend around 2 hours with 3 large male lions, who were on the move. In between all the cat action, we saw elephants numbering in the hundreds! Good bird sightings as well as great general game rounded off a fantastic day.
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A day that starts with 17 wild dogs chasing 3 hyenas is never really going to be a bad day! This action was all on our way to enjoy an amazing makoro experience. These traditional canoes take you quietly through the waters of the Okavango Delta, giving you a close-up look at the smaller animals. A large herd of buffalo met us at the end of the makoro experience, quickly followed by a herd of elephants. The day closed off with a female leopard in a tree with a kill and a relaxed african wild cat.
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The day kicked off with a beautiful pair of wattled cranes, which were the stars of a morning filled with fantastic bird life. Pygmy geese, black herons, saddle-billed storks and a lesser jacana were just some of the species we saw and photographed. The plains game were also out and keen to have their picture taken, so naturally we happily obliged.
A quick hop on our charter flight landed us at our new camp. The pilot kindly agreed to fly a little lower than usual so we could photograph the Okavango Delta from the air. It was a great opportunity to see the massive size of this wilderness area, and to spot some animals from above. After being greeted near the airstrip by a large bull elephant, we settled in, and enjoyed a short rain shower before the afternoon safari. The day was closed off by 3 hyenas, a small herd of elephants and a large herd of buffalo.
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