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M stands for the African quarter pounder, aka impala bee-eater, I think greater kudu, delicious! hungry, hungey hippo an elephant or 50 water monitor a very tall African animal bAlt a little excited as well

No time to waste. Our first safari was calling. Climbing up into that vehicle was like a dream coming true. Our guide Marcus was fantastic, and our first ever safari was just incredible. It started within minutes of entering the park. Greater kudu, impala, giraffes. GIRAFFES!! Then elephants...

We were nearly all out at the bus on time, well, except for the hlos, who strolled out 10 minutes after we were told to be there. It was to be an ongoing issue. Finally our tour was underway. First stops - Zimbabwean then Botswanian border control. Foot and mouth disinfectant baths for our...

We got up very early and asked for a cab to take us down to Victoria Falls. The gates open at 6.30am. Lovely taxi driver told us he’d be back in 90 minutes. In we went and we charged around to every viewpoint. It was spectacular. A beautiful sunrise to help celebrate bAlt’s birthday. Rainbows...

Sorry. No idea. There were only a few people in the immigration office. Our taxi driver just handed the paperwork, and our passports over, and that was it.

Our new taxi driver Charles met us in the carpark. After paying Matthew his $30, and paying the USD60 for our two visas, we headed up through Victoria Falls town to the Cresta Sprayview hotel from where our tour would begin. Sat, 3 Aug Cresta Sprayview Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe We fully...

We asked the same question. Didn't really get a straight answer here apart from 'these rhinos have protection'. In Etosha some have them removed, some not.

Oscar was parked not far away. We got in and continued the drive around the park and back to the river for coffee and cake. Patricia left us and we drove the whole way back to the hotel along the river's edge. Lots more animal sightings including an elephant that used its head to shake a...

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Not really sure. I'd have to have a look through my app. We didn't ask about the increased flow. When at Hakusembe we were told November but that is the Kavango River.

Two adult males, two juveniles, four females and one baby. We were so close. It was incredible. At one point one of the juveniles started heading towards us. Patricia backed us up slowly. When he kept approaching she threw a large stick on the ground and he turned away. Got to about five...

And then we saw some zebra. It was fantastic. We walked through a group of ruins. Gift explained that it had been a ranger camp. It housed the rangers and their families. After three rangers were killed by elephants it had been abandoned. Patricia asked us to be very quiet. We walked...

Lots of impala everywhere. Then baboons. Lots of them. So many babies all having so much fun. We loved them. We drove past a couple of permanent waterholes that are supplied using solar powered bores. We saw the same at another park later in the trip. More baboons. Lots more! The...

Another unmemorable dinner, we should have chosen the Asian buffet, with who knows what we drank. Day two in Zambia and it was the reason we came here instead of into Victoria Falls. It was Rhino walk day. Jenny messaged me and asked to put the tour back 15 minytes due to it still being a bit...

This was a premium beverage package cruise so we started with some beers. Al then changed to a SA sav blanc. I stayed with beer. Matthew told us the more we drank the more animals we’d see. Hahaha. Large group of impala. Lots of bee-eaters and the little colony they had in the riverbank. Two...

Fred, our Livingstone Adventures driver, was at the hotel right on time at 11:30. He’d picked us up for the microlight. Explained that we would be taken back directly to the hotel on the boat. There was no-one else at the landing. Taken down to the boat by Charles who explained there was just...

JohnM has answered the wet season question. Flowing question to be answered soon. Not a chance I was going near Devil's Pools!

Our microlight flights were amazing. We were picked up just after 7 for an 8am flight. It was a bit cool but I of course was in shorts. Al and I had different experiences. Al flew higher. Al saw impala, buffalo, and also the submerged hippos that I saw. They looked so amazing. Anton took me...

Fri, 2 Aug A quick wander around the hotel before being picked up for our microlight flights. I've already said it but this is a beautiful hotel in a spectacular location

We have just arrived at Kakamas Hotel in, strangely enough, Kakamas. Just six more nights before this amazing adventure comes to and end :( Back to Zambia Time for a quick refresh, shoes off, flip flops on, down to the beautiful river boat for our sunset cruise. Boarding was at 3:30 and we...