Okavango, Botswana

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Mother leopard and cub, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Grand elephant, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Banking left for the final approach, Okavango, Botswana — July 18, 2015


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Bush flight over the Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 18, 2015


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Beautiful saddle-billed stork, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Cub eating lunch, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Giraffes and a hawk, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 20, 2015


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Boat ride, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Leopard tortoise, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Sunset, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Bats sleeping, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Mother leopard, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Spotted hyena, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 20, 2015


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Grand elephant, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Giraffe, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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My Tubu Tree tent camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 20, 2015


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Cub, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Boat ride, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Baobab, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 20, 2015


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View from the Hide platform, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Sam fishing, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Elephant in the meadow, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015


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Mother leopard looking, Tubu Tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana — July 19, 2015

Botswana 2015 Journal

July 13 — Thakadu Camp, Ghanzi

We entered Botswana and drove to Ghanzi and onto Thakadu Camp where we set up camp, make dinner, and sleep for the night.


July 14 — Old Bridge, Maun

We drive to Maun and over to the The Old Bridge Backpackers where we camp for the night. The location on the river is wonderful.


July 15 — Third Bridge, Moremi Reserve

We drive to Moremi Reserve and head over to the Third Bridge camp site where we camp for the night. We do game drives along the way. For dinner we throw food in the potjie and throw it on the fire.


July 16 — Third Bridge, Moremi Reserve

Early wak up. Morning game drive and we see wildebeeste, young male herd of impala, lionese, warthogs, vervet monkeys, zebra, kudu


July 17 — Old Bridge, Maun

We leae Moremi and return to the Old Bridge Backpackers. We meet a local crew and they take us out for an evening on the town, including to the local haunt, called Trekkers Nightclub.


July 18 — Tubu Tree, Okavango

Here.


July 19 — Tubu Tree, Okavango

Here.


July 20 — Old Bridge, Maun

5:30 wake-up call. Breakfast. Morning drive and we see hyena, giraffe herd, elephants, bats. We take a local plane taxi back to Maun and return to the Old Bridge Backpackers for some safair decompression. What a safari this was!


July 21 — Old Bridge, Maun

Here.


July 22 — Makgadikgadi

Here.


July 23 — Makgadikgadi

Here.


July 24 — Exit Botswana

Here.

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