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What to do on those mid-day breaks?

by Radiomom

Besides napping in your tent/hut/room, there are lovely public areas to while away the hours reading or chatting with other guests. Or just gazing off over the channel (or water holes or other scenic venue for the camp) listening to the birds and animals in a soft breeze. The picture is the deck adjoining the pool area at Nxebega, but each camp had it's special places. At Sandibe, we had a double decker deck off our rondeval. At Savute, there was a nice big deck at the front of our chalet, and also a pretty viewing deck in front of the pool. I think the breezes and the sounds at Nxabega made it my favorite, though.

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Welcome to Botswana

by tini58de

.Area: 600,370 sq km Population: 1.6 millionCapital city: Gaborone People: Batswana 60%, Bakalanga, Basarwa, BakgalagadiLanguages: English, SetswanaCurrency: PulaVisas: No visa is required for visits of up to 90 days for citizens of most Commonwealth countries, most European countries, Israel, Japan, South Africa & the USA. Time: GMT/UTC plus two hoursHealth risks: malaria. It took us hours and hours to finally pass the border between Namibia and Botswana - but finally we had made it!!!

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Games to play

by Radiomom

OK -- I took this partly as a joke, but also to show my "kids" that the silly plastic peg game they played at Cracker Barrel restaurants along Rt 95 as kids had its origin going back hundreds of years. Same principle, once played with rocks and a circle drawn in the sand. This was set up on one of the large "cocktail tables" on Nxabega's main deck.

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The question is often asked...

by Radiomom

What are the bathrooms like! Well, in these comfortable camps, they are likely to exceed your expectations. At Nxabega, the "ensuite" baths are enclosed in a small reed structure, under an extended canvas roof, which is entered from the back flaps (floor to ceiling zipper closure) of your tent. The windows are screened. This one was just big enough for the toilet, a sink, and a stall shower (which was actually bigger than many we've had in 2-3 star French or Italian hotels). The toiletries furnished are really high quality, as well as the linens -- usually big fluffy white towels, as well as full length robes for your use while in camp.

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Camping through Africa

by windsorgirl

I travelled with Drifters Overland Camping Safaris through Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. I have always enjoyed camping and especially so in Africa with spectacular sunsets and of course close encounters with wildlife.Some campsites were fenced in and gated to keep any dangerous animals on the outside, ensuring a peaceful night's rest.

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Boat safari - Try it!

by Kramer01

When you plan a trip to Botswana (or Africa in General), if you know you're going to do a lot of land safari, try to book a boat safari as well. Doing the 10th land safari would probably offer a similar experience to the 9 previous ones, but a boat safari offers a different experience.We did one in Chobe and it was great. We saw some animals that other people doing the jeep safari didn't see. We saw some waterbucks, hippos and crocs! We got to about 6 feet from a croc that was on the river bank. We saw how massive they are!At one point our guide started to drive the boat closer to a hippo; he wanted to get to about 75 feet from a hippo with our small boat (not too close because he knows how dangerous they are). However he didn't notice there was one hippo underwater closer to us. The hippo was about 15-20 feet away. It rushed out of the water in our direction with it's mouth wide open...

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The kingdom of wild animals

by Pierangelo

In Okavango Delta we saw any kind of wild animals and birds, but we had a special fortune with cats: isn't so usual to se two ceetah very close, a lioness with a tender cub, a group of lions eating a buffalo, another big group (about 15) with some of them eating an elephant; we saw two lionesses hunt against kudu and impala. Let me say: we was really lucky!

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Fond Memories of a Doctor's Visit

by Flyboy9MR

Everything I experienced there was a favorite! Didn't have a single thing I didn't enjoy. One thing I'll always remember - after coming back from the night drive on my first day in the camp, I had a pleasant visit from a doctor and an official at the camp. Apparently, my sniffling when I got off the plane was noticed by the immigration guy at the airport (that's another whole story).. and they came out to give me an exam to make sure I wasn't bringing in some disease - e.g. SARS. I was impressed with not only the fact this actually happened (how many countries do you go to, and they just let you sneeze all over everything before letting you in?), but how courteous and friendly they both were. Beautiful, friendly people!

Bushmen of the Kalahari...

by TracyG

If you can (as it is not always possible) take a trip into the Kalahari desert and visit the bushmen, it is worth it in the effort it takes to get here. So many memories, but any of the walking safaris that I have done - as they always throw up the most suprises.

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Animals at their best...

by TracyG

Take a boat ride on the Chobe river, it is another great opportunity to see hippo and crocodiles as well as some amazing birds. Being rather frightened at the site (and sound) of a rather angry elephant in Chobe NP, I did manage to get a photo though...

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Q:  Hi, want to do this trip last week in March/1st week April, should we get good weather or is it a bit too early for the Okavanga... 

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A: Hi Chanes are that you'll see far fewer animals if it has flooded, as when the water is scarce, the animals congregate around the little water that's around. Once the... 

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