Category: Okavango

Voices of Botswana: the kind man and the crazy guests

4/8/2016

By Roxanne Reid
For 12 years Warona (Wax) Kebabope worked as a ranger and environmental education officer at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, a community-based wildlife project near Serowe in Botswana. Then he got married and he and his wife began looking around for somewhere they could work together.

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Wildlife, food and luxury in the Okavango, Botswana

2/8/2016

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Duba Expedition Camp, Okavango, Botswana

By Roxanne Reid
Show-stopping wildlife sightings, exciting drives, great food, a commitment to conservation and community, and a low-impact camp that doesn’t compromise on luxury – these were some of the good things we enjoyed at Duba Expedition Camp in the Okavango, Botswana.

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Okavango: the best game drive of our lives

26/7/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
The signs were there from the start. We flew over ribbons of water where game paths criss-crossed the floodplain between islands of trees. Dry channels snaked through the veld and we spotted herds of elephant, buffalo and giraffe. Here in Botswana’s Okavango Delta we were about to have the best game drive of our lives.

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Voices of Botswana: the manager and the mamba

21/7/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
When you stay at unfenced camps in Botswana’s Okavango Delta – that special wilderness sanctuary for wildlife – chances are you’ll meet a wild animal or two on your walks around camp. At Chitabe Lediba we enjoyed a visit from an elephant, a large-spotted genet and a few tree squirrels. If you work there, you might have some hairier stories to tell.

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Okavango, Botswana: where the mokoro is king

12/7/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
Flying in to Xigera Camp in a small plane is a chance to get an aerial view of the wonder that is Botswana’s Okavango Delta, its mosaic of islands, water channels, floodplains, swamps and game tracks. You might even see herds of elephant or buffalo spread out like miniatures far below. But once you land, the mokoro is king.

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Voices of Botswana: the gentleman supervisor

7/7/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
If you visit Xigera Camp once the floodwaters have arrived in this part of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, the last section of your journey will be by small boat. Here in a pristine and remote wilderness you’ll find camp staff gathered on the bridge above the jetty to wave and sing their welcome – a delightful custom at Wilderness Safaris camps.

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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 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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