I have posted on the Okavango Delta before following a long weekend trip last year. I described it as the 'highlight of my stay in Botswana', with the colours and diversity of both floodplains and desert being truly magnificent.
Read MoreVisit from the family
in Cape Town
I was most fortunate to receive very special visitors in early May: sister, Bec and the parentals. A two-week stay in South Africa and Botswana, this marked their first time to the African continent. You'll have to ask them to confirm whether they enjoyed it, but I saw only smiles throughout their stay.
Read MoreFrom the Clifftop of Welgevonden
in Limpopo
Welgevonden Game Reserve is just one of many private game reserves located in South Africa. About 2.5 hours north of Johannesburg, Welgevonden is easy driving from Gaborone.
Read MoreMeerkats of Makgadikgadi
One of the most exciting parts about my recent trip to the Makgadikgadi Pans was a morning spent with a family of meerkats. The Jacks Camp / Camp Kalahari private concession is home to three families that are habituated to humans, a relationship that continues to be maintained by the camp operators and one which stems from research done over the last decade by scientists from the University of Cape Town.
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