Twenty miles or so out of Bikaner, in a small, dusty village on the edge of the Thar Desert, we met our two camels. A third was hitched up to…

Hoping to Spot a Tiger in Ranthambore Ranthambore National Park. There’s one reason people are here: hope of spotting a tiger in the wild. The park is one of the…

We stocked up on provisions at Outjo(settled in 1880).  There was a yummy German bakery there, and lunch was sausage rolls and meat pies. Mmmm.  By late afternoon we reached…

Our morning game drive highlight was a close encounter with a lion.  We had seen a few from a distance, including a male clearly annoyed his female companion had strayed…

Our next camp was Halali, set in an area of dolomite outcrops and with it’s own floodlit waterhole.  It was dustier and more spread out than Namutoni, and our site made…

Even before we entered Etosha National Park, there were giraffe standing by the side of the road.  We entered through the eastern gate and had a game drive on the…

  We are leaving for a three week trek overland through Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and back to Cape Town.  We ran around yesterday getting last minute supplies (sleeping bag and…