Botswana is one of the world’s last great wilderness destinations, and we were lucky enough to have a trip of a lifetime this month.
We started our journey at Chobe.
Chobe National Park is home to one of the largest concentrations of elephants in Africa.
The highlight was watching them playing in the water .
Crossing the water to go home to bed
A family of all sizes
Ellie playtime
Hippos at Chobe
Mr warthog – loving a muddy puddle
Then onto our first camp in the Okavango Delta via a very small plane!
The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta in the world and is renowned for its stunning landscapes and abundant wildlife.
We saw everything! Lions, leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs, elephants, buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and countless bird species.
Impala herd
Impala close ups
Lions – some rather full and sleepy after dinner!
Hippos
Amazing to see five cheetahs together
Zebras
African wild dogs, also known as painted wolves or painted dogs. These for me were the highlight – they are fascinating. A particular excitement was watching them hunt .
Hyenas – early one morning.
Here are a few images of the wonderful bird life
Botswana’s national bird – the Kori Bustard
Woodlands Kingfisher
African Jacana – huge feet for ‘walking on water’
Carmine Bee Eater
Little Bee Eater
Red billed hornbill
Lilac Breasted Roller
Pied Kingfisher – Botswana
Malachite kingfisher
Lilac Breasted Roller
Hornbills and blue eared starlings
White faced ducks
African fish eagle
A big shout out to Love Travel Adventures who organised our trip . Nothing was too much trouble and the attention to detail was fantastic.