Cape, Botswana and Vic Falls photo essay by Dabney H
- Jamie Thom
- May 22, 2017
- 1 min read
Nice to have met you last Sunday evening. We are back in California, re engaging with life. Thanks again for making a great vacation for us. You’re a true pro and we appreciate your work.
Tau Pan was magical. We had a great guide / driver. He listened to what his guests wanted to see and ask about. The dinners were fun, too. A slightly larger camp so more folks.
Kanana was like nothing I had imagined. It was amazing. I took the mokoro. Vicki did not.
Shinde was our favorite. We are water people (who live at the edge of the desert!) so the boat rides were thrilling. The hippos thrashing around our camp in the night was exciting.
The small groups are the key- I would have enjoyed this trip far less if I was packed in a van with 12 others.
Just being in the presence of the wildlife was so remarkable to us. We could have used the checklists provided but it really isn’t like that for us. I was not unhappy if I did not see a certain type of antelope each day.
As you will see by our photos, the plants, tree and landscapes are valuable components of the trip. The lions were awesome. But so was the geology lecture about the Okavango.
la la palm Leader of the pride Tau Pan Here's lookin' at you kid oryx Tau Pan black back jackal best look Tail in your face, bro Shinde_red_dragonfly2 Shinde zebra family Shinde spotted hyena visitor Shinde Red Lechwe Shinde papyrus Mr. Shinde red lechwe Oryx kill part Okavango termite mound Okavango Impala single file Penguins at Simonstown beach Shinde baby Zebra (2) Shinde hippo head Shinde leopard tree best look Eastern Cataract (2) Zambezi about to Falls weaver nests VicFallsHotel warthog family tau Pan lion stance Tau Pan lioness close up Tau Pan Oryx best Tau Pan pair of giraffes Tau Pan roller Tau Pan Time to Ramble On Vergenoegd duck parade Vic Falls edge Tau Pan grass 3 Tau Pan 4 oryx Stay in line Simonstown beach Shinde Zebra Frolic Club Shinde leopard tree look at you Grrr Shinde grass Shinde elephant 2 Kanana dead tree Kanana channel Kanana cycle of tree life Leg bone is connected to the thigh bone Okavango island Shide Kingfisher Pretty grass stem and tips Shinde bare acacia Girls lead the way Chapman's Peak road2 Black mamba hotel 2 Dead acacia tree Tau Pan
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