“Thief, stop that thief!” I was sitting in the garden of the Victoria Falls Hotel in Zimbabwe, when I heard the woman’s voice. Turning around I just caught a glimpse of the thief. It was a monkey. The couple was having a leisurely lunch on the open terrace, when the culprit came and stole their food. Fortunately everybody present could see the funny side and the place erupted with laughter. I guarded my meal very closely after that.
The Hotel was very comfortable and provided accommodation for all kinds of living things.
It is also very close to the Falls and the spray could be seen from the terrace.
Because it had been raining for weeks, the Falls were gushing.
It was a beautiful sunny day when we went for a visit. All of us were issued a raincoat, but we still got soaked. There was so much spray that it obstructed the view in certain places.
Elephants! Have you ever been so close to one of those magnificent animals, that, if you stretched out your hand you could touch him? I mean in the wild?
If you want to do that, you have to go to Botswana. This country has the highest number of elephants in Africa, they are a protected species here.
The Chobe Game Lodge is situated in the north of the Chobe National Park and I stayed there for 5 days.
In that time, I saw elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, Impalas, buffalos, antilopes and lots and lots of monkeys.
Every morning before breakfast we would go and see the large herds of elephants by the river. After breakfast we would go on safari again, this time watching out for all the other animals listed above.
After lunch we set off on the Zambesi River and I saw two elephants swimming across to Zambia. The guide told us that we were very lucky to witness this as most elephants are quite happy to stay in Botswana.
We also observed some hippos from a distance. These animals might look very slow, but are the most dangerous of the ‘Big Five’. They have killed more people than all the others combined.
One animal that I just loved was the Impala. This graceful antilope must be one of the prettiest animals on the planet. We watched them leap and I could not stop admiring them.
If you love wildlife, Botswana is for you.
This will be my last post for approximately 3 months. I am off gathering new material.
The Hotel was very comfortable and provided accommodation for all kinds of living things.
Because it had been raining for weeks, the Falls were gushing.
The Chobe Game Lodge is situated in the north of the Chobe National Park and I stayed there for 5 days.
In that time, I saw elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, Impalas, buffalos, antilopes and lots and lots of monkeys.
Every morning before breakfast we would go and see the large herds of elephants by the river. After breakfast we would go on safari again, this time watching out for all the other animals listed above.
We also observed some hippos from a distance. These animals might look very slow, but are the most dangerous of the ‘Big Five’. They have killed more people than all the others combined.
One animal that I just loved was the Impala. This graceful antilope must be one of the prettiest animals on the planet. We watched them leap and I could not stop admiring them.
This will be my last post for approximately 3 months. I am off gathering new material.
Beautiful post Irene. Have fun gathering your new material. Looking forward to the next travel post from you.
ReplyDeleteI do have a very trustworthy guide and only hope the weather will be fine.
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