On Sunday I was in a National Geographic documentary. Or at least that's what it felt like. I left Livingstone early in the morning and headed across the Zambian border to Botswana for a visit to Chobe National Park.
Although I visited a game reserve in South Africa two years ago when I did my MA research in the Western Cape, I hadn't been on a "real" safari since I was in Zimbabwe when I was eleven. And it felt a bit like I was eleven again, in awe of everything that I was seeing and with my jaw constantly dropped. I kept waiting for David Attenborough to pop out from behind a tree and give a running commentary!
In the morning we went on a jeep safari in the park itself and saw lots of antelope (impala, sable, kudu...), giraffes, elephants, warthogs, meerkats, hippos and even a lion (at a distance I'm pleased to say so not good enough for a photo so you'll have to take my word for it!) In the afternoon we transferred to a boat ride along the Chobe river, with Botswana on one side and Namibia on the other. The absolute highlight was watching a herd of elephants crossing the river right by our boat. Never seen anything like it. So I'll shut up now and let the photos speak for themselves...
Although I visited a game reserve in South Africa two years ago when I did my MA research in the Western Cape, I hadn't been on a "real" safari since I was in Zimbabwe when I was eleven. And it felt a bit like I was eleven again, in awe of everything that I was seeing and with my jaw constantly dropped. I kept waiting for David Attenborough to pop out from behind a tree and give a running commentary!
In the morning we went on a jeep safari in the park itself and saw lots of antelope (impala, sable, kudu...), giraffes, elephants, warthogs, meerkats, hippos and even a lion (at a distance I'm pleased to say so not good enough for a photo so you'll have to take my word for it!) In the afternoon we transferred to a boat ride along the Chobe river, with Botswana on one side and Namibia on the other. The absolute highlight was watching a herd of elephants crossing the river right by our boat. Never seen anything like it. So I'll shut up now and let the photos speak for themselves...
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| Jeep safari n Chobe National Park |
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| Drink stop by the Chobe river, looking out at Namibia |
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| Impala and warthog |
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| Poser! |
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| My favourites! |
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| Croc hiding from elephants |
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| Going... |
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| Going... |
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| Gone! |
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| Hippo pod wakes up |
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| With Sarah and Jennifer, American volunteers in the capital, Lusaka |
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