![The earth’s largest land mammal is known throughout Africa as a lover of the water. Particularly, elephants in Botswana are known to spend a fair amount of time in the water, whether it be crossing wide Okavango waterways, or merely frolicking in the shallows as one big happy family. It is quite a sight to […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Linyanti-ellie-370x275.jpg "Elephants having a whale of a time in the Okavango")
Elephants having a whale of a time in the Okavango
The earth’s largest land mammal is known throughout Africa as a lover of the water. Particularly, elephants in Botswana are known to spend a fair amount of time in the[…]
Posts tagged “ Safari”
![The Okavango Delta Panhandle is home to such an array of colourful creatures, it’s hard to know which way to look! The Delta Belle Houseboat cruises through the area taking guests on a private tour of this magnificent region. These are some of the birds one will get to know in the epic Okavango… We […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guineafowl-rorybruins-morem-370x275.gif "Birds of the Okavango Panhandle")
Birds of the Okavango Panhandle
The Okavango Delta Panhandle is home to such an array of colourful creatures, it’s hard to know which way to look! The Delta Belle Houseboat cruises through the area taking[…]
![The Okavango Panhandle feeds the widespread floodplains of the world-famous delta that reaches across the north-west of Botswana. Recently named a World Heritage Site, the Delta has been officially recognised as a wetland paradise housing a diversity of Africa’s wildest species. Water-loving wildlife and birdlife keep close all year round, thriving in the numerous waterways […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/P1080142-001-370x275.jpg "Giant crocodiles of the Delta Panhandle")
Giant crocodiles of the Delta Panhandle
The Okavango Panhandle feeds the widespread floodplains of the world-famous delta that reaches across the north-west of Botswana. Recently named a World Heritage Site, the Delta has been officially recognised[…]
![The myriad of waterways, the plethora of wildlife and the lush vegetation in the Okavango Delta make it a sought after safari destination. With its brazen sunsets, hazy landscapes and bronze-coloured waters teeming with animals, this is Botswana’s most prized possession. The serenity of the delta creates a sense of peace that infiltrates the soul. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_3620-370x275.jpg "Revisiting the Okavango Panhandle")
Revisiting the Okavango Panhandle
The myriad of waterways, the plethora of wildlife and the lush vegetation in the Okavango Delta make it a sought after safari destination. With its brazen sunsets, hazy landscapes and[…]
![One of the most prominent wildlife sightings in the Okavango Panhandle is the elephants. Wading – sometimes fully submerged – through the waterways, drinking and playing in the wetland paradise. This region in the north-west of the Delta is historical, and forgotten by many except for the die-hard fisherman and travellers seeking the secluded and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_2614-370x275.jpg "Baby elephant in the Okavango Delta Panhandle")
Baby elephant in the Okavango Delta Panhandle
One of the most prominent wildlife sightings in the Okavango Panhandle is the elephants. Wading – sometimes fully submerged – through the waterways, drinking and playing in the wetland paradise.[…]
![Blogger Carolynne Higgins has had a lot of experience in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve and has called Africa on Foot her ‘home in the bush’. Many people have said similar things about this quiet, private bush camp, so Carolynne summed up what she thought the appeal of this particular reserve is, and why she […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/JO9A0610-370x275.jpg "Why you should go to the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve")
Why you should go to the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve
Blogger Carolynne Higgins has had a lot of experience in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve and has called Africa on Foot her ‘home in the bush’. Many people have said[…]
![A water-based safari adds an element of exhilaration, a combination of habitats, and a different experience of the senses. With such generous offerings of these wet wonderlands in Southern Africa, there is a stellar variety of methods by which to experience the wild. Possibly the most decadent of all boating safaris is the houseboat. The […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Ngwesi-Fishing-2-370x275.jpg "Heaven on a Houseboat")
Heaven on a Houseboat
A water-based safari adds an element of exhilaration, a combination of habitats, and a different experience of the senses. With such generous offerings of these wet wonderlands in Southern Africa,[…]
![You know you’ve hit the safari jackpot when you don’t even have to leave the lodge to see some excellent game. The thing is, we HAD been out on game drive and we had already had our fill for the evening. The fact that we had a honey badger, a herd of elephants, and a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1073-001-370x275.jpg "On Safari at nThambo Tree Camp")
On Safari at nThambo Tree Camp
You know you’ve hit the safari jackpot when you don’t even have to leave the lodge to see some excellent game. The thing is, we HAD been out on game[…]
![This is elephant territory like no other. It is well known that you travel to Chobe National Park to experience elephants in their masses and it is here in the heart of the Savuti that these giant mammals congregate and frolic in the newly replenished channel and surrounding swamps. Game drives at Camp Savuti often […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cs_game_drive2-370x275.jpg "Elephants en masse in the Savuti")
Elephants en masse in the Savuti
This is elephant territory like no other. It is well known that you travel to Chobe National Park to experience elephants in their masses and it is here in the[…]
![The Savuti Marsh area constitutes the western stretch of the Chobe National Park, and is famed as one of the park’s primary ecosystems, reputed for the sporadically-flowing Savuti Channel. In recognition of this unmissable safari destination, Camp Savuti has been added to other camps dotted in areas of Botswana’s finest splendour. This small, intimate camp accommodates 10 […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cs_fire_area-e1483704121191-370x275.jpg "Introducing Camp Savuti")
Introducing Camp Savuti
The Savuti Marsh area constitutes the western stretch of the Chobe National Park, and is famed as one of the park’s primary ecosystems, reputed for the sporadically-flowing Savuti Channel. In[…]