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Voices of Botswana: the eco guide

30/6/2016

By Roxanne Reid
Once you’ve been out on one of Chobe Game Lodge’s electric safari vehicles or boats, you might be inspired to find out more about the eco efforts of this lodge in Botswana. And if you go behind the manicured lawns, stuffed sofas and relaxed guests to the bowels of the lodge, where all the work and environmental activity happens, chances are you’ll get to meet Albert Ndereki.

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Highlights of the Linyanti, Botswana

28/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
In a previous post I shared highlights of Chobe in northern Botswana. Although it’s one of the four ecosystems of Chobe, I’ve chosen to tackle highlights of the Linyanti separately. Here you’ll find the incomparable Savute Channel, Selinda Spillway and Linyanti River, a remote area of floodplain and woodland that offers memorable predator activity.

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Voices of Botswana: Xigera’s smiling chef

23/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
During our five-week adventure in Botswana we met many interesting people, from knowledgeable guides to chefs, barmen, camp managers and others working in tourism, as well as photographers and independent businessmen with a story. I’m going to share some of these as part of a short series called Voices of Botswana. Here’s the first, about Xigera’s smiling chef.

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Highlights of Chobe, Botswana

21/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
Chobe National Park in northern Botswana is famous for its large elephant population and its beautiful riverfront drive in the Serondela section. Although Chobe encompasses other ecosystems like the Savuti Marsh and Linyanti Swamps, I’ve concentrated here on the section from Ngoma Gate in the west, hugging the Chobe River to the Sedudu Gate near Kasane in the east.

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Highlights of the Okavango Delta, Botswana

14/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
One of the world’s biggest inland deltas, a diverse habitat and top wildlife destination - this is the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Floodwaters travel more than 1000 kilometres from the central African highlands to create some 15 000 square kilometres of water channels, islands and floodplains. On a recent trip we fell instantly in love with its wealth of wildlife, its landscapes and waterscapes, its mokoros – the classic Okavango way to travel – and with its knowledgeable guides, who blew us away with spectacular sightings.

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Rustic Art, Calvinia – a weird world in the Karoo

8/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
There’s something in the water of South Africa's Karoo that grows bizarre places and wacky people. Or maybe it's just that wide open spaces lure free spirits whose brains are wired a little differently. Next time you’re in the area, stop at Calvinia’s Rustic Art tucked away from the main drag and you’ll unearth the kind of thing I mean – a weird world in the Karoo.

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Namushasha Heritage Centre in Namibia’s Zambezi

1/6/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
The Namushasha Heritage Centre in Namibia’s Zambezi (formerly Caprivi) was opened in 2014 to showcase the history and traditions of some of the people of the region. To get there, we walked along a riverside trail from the Namushasha River Lodge but you could just as easily make a stop on your way to or from Kongola.

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Voices of Botswana: the eco guide

Highlights of the Linyanti, Botswana

Voices of Botswana: Xigera’s smiling chef

Highlights of Chobe, Botswana

Highlights of the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Rustic Art, Calvinia – a weird world in the Karoo

Namushasha Heritage Centre in Namibia’s Zambezi

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