Monthly Archives: May 2013

From the falls we drove a short distance to see this huge tree. It is a Baobab tree and it is said to be between 1000 and 1500 years old. It has a height of 23 meters and a girth … Continue reading →

It was an early departure with breakfast in bags to be eaten in the bus. We wanted to do the border passage into Zimbabwe…  …before the big tourist buses arrived. The plan worked out and we were quickly through, welcomed … Continue reading →

Chobe became a game reserve in 1960 and it was in 1967 upgraded to be Botswanas first National Park. Today it is Botswanas second largest National Park and covers more than 10 000 sq km. It is divided into four … Continue reading →

During our boat trip on the Chobe River we saw… …a lot of elephants on the shore. On the left side of the picture above you see one elephant deep in the river. The river is so deep that the … Continue reading →

After arriving in Kasane we got on a small boat. We were to enter Chobe National Park on the Chobe River. We started by following the riverside looking at animals on the shore… …like the Velvet monkey… …or the African Fish … Continue reading →

We left Namushasha early to be in Katima Mulillo before 08:00. From there we were transported by “Tutwa Tourism & Travel“… …in a Toyota bus with room for us all. We headed for the border passage at Ngoma… …where we … Continue reading →

Day 3 started with a lovely breakfast at Tambuti lodge. The garden is used to produce some nice local jams and juices. A nice start of the day… …under the banana tree. From the lodge through the multi-coloured and rather … Continue reading →

From the Mbunza Living Museum we drove just a few hundred meters to join a boat cruise on the Kavango River. It was a beautiful evening to be on the river. The Kavango River lends its name to a whole … Continue reading →

After a few hours of rest at Tambuti we took the cars and drove 14 kilometers to the west. Here we found The Living Museum of the Mbunza. These living museums fill many purposes. They are traditional schools for culture. They educate … Continue reading →

Our second day started with breakfast on “Meteor Travel Inn” and after that we were on the B8 from Grootfontein towards Rundu. Halfway to Rundu you pass Namibia’s “Red Line”. It is there to make sure cattle disease doesn’t spread … Continue reading →