Ronya, a recent EXPLORE traveler, kept an insightful and entertaining daily blog during her recent trip to Africa on one of our Botswana and Zambia programs with Road Scholar. See her note below and check out her packing list and daily blog here! I recently went on the “Wild Africa: Botswana and Zambia” tour in Sept 2011. I am retired, have traveled quite…
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Finkelstein Family Safari
Our trip – organized by Explore – to Botswana and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in late June was perfectly planned by Elizabeth providing us a myriad of animal life and creature comforts that could not be improved upon. We – family of 4 with two older children – stayed at four locations: three in Botswana – Pom-Pom Camp, Gunns Camp, and…
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Changes in Botswana’s Selinda Spillway create new opportunities for guests…
A message from our friends at Great Plains Conservation: Historic Opening of the Selinda / Zarafa Waterway in Botswana | A channel now links two Great Plains Camps to the Zibidianja Lagoon The Selinda Reserve is situated in the Linyanti Region of Northern Botswana and forms a vital conservation link between the Okavango Delta in the North West and Savuti…
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Stephen Frink Photography – Zambia and Botswana Safari
Photographer Stephen Frink’s blog from his latest EXPLORE African Safari to Botswana and Zambia (http://stephenfrink.blogspot.com/2010/08/african-safari-zambia-and-botswana.html): Click here to see the photographs of Stephen Frink’s daughter, Alexa (http://stephenfrink.blogspot.com/2010/07/alexa-shoots-africa.html): I’ve recently come home from an extraordinarily productive photo tour, on safari in Southern Africa, Zambia and Botswana specifically. Organized by our friends at Explore Africa, https://www.exploreinc.com, this tour began at Lion Camp…
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Extraordinary 3-tusk Elephant Sighting at Nxai Pan!
From our friends at Kwando Safaris: While staying at Kwando’s Nxai Pan camp, Stuart Arnold, a Botswana-based professional photographer was amazed to spot an unusual elephant drinking at the waterhole at the front of the camp. Upon closer inspection it was discovered that the elephant carried an amazing 3 tusks!! The tusks of an African Elephant grow continuously throughout their life –…
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The Heart of Southern Africa with Singer Rankin (WorldWomenWork)
Botswana and Zambia – September 2011 Our intimate journey through Southern Africa will be led by Singer Rankin, founder of WorldWomenWork (WWW). “I had been traveling extensively in Africa and Asia for 25 years and was becoming increasingly concerned about the loss of habitat for wildlife and the seemingly endless cycle of poverty. One day as I was trekking on…
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Cohen “Outstanding” South Africa & Botswana Experience
“Our trip to South Africa and Botswana was outstanding! There was beautiful wildlife, amazing landscapes, interesting and helpful people, meticulous planning and new experiences – what could be better? While all of our guides varied in background, personality and guiding experience, all were excellent. We learned a lot and had much pleasure doing so. Private guides/vehicles gave us the flexibility…
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The Brand New Zambezi Queen
I must admit, life doesn’t get much better than relaxing and being pampered aboard a 5-star cruise boat… unless of course you are in the midst of Africa’s most beautiful ecosystem cruising the Chobe River. Bordered by Botswana and Namibia, the Chobe is home to the largest concentration of elephants on earth and a huge diversity of other wildlife from…
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Epic Flooding in the Selinda Reserve
In northern Botswana the floodwaters have brought an epic event that may truly turn out to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As if the Okavango Delta didn’t offer enough, last year, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the waters of the Delta connected with the Kwando-Linyanti system and flooded the gorgeous Selinda Spillway to create conditions for an extraordinary…
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When to go on Safari in Southern Africa
Kind Thanks to Kevin Leo Smith who complied this wonderful and insightful calendar… This calendar is designed to highlight the benefits of a safari during every month of the year (it was originally written for Botswana but applies to most of Southern Africa). We are often asked “what is the best time of the year to go on safari?”… this…
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