Saturday 27 October - Flight over the Delta to Kasane -> Victoria Falls

After the morning walk we were driven to our aircraft and departed for Kasane airport in the North east for refuelling and clearing customs and there after along the Zambezi river to the Victoria Falls. The falls are on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Truly spectatular from the air. We stayed on the Zimbabwe side in the town called Victoria Falls. Zimbabwe is quite different from Botswana. A lot of paperwork to fill out and visas are expensive. Prices are now all in US $. They clearly rip tourists off here. We stayed at the Safari lodge and had an amusing evening at the nearby buffet restaurant. Lynn tried the drums and also the local delicacy; mupani worms.

Our guide 'KB'

And guide 'Amos'

What did those termites think of??? 

Following Amos on a path that was made by the hippos

Bush 1

Bush 2

The Okavango delta from the air

A small landing strip somewhere

Elephants

And more elephants

And more

The Zambezi river

The Victoria falls

Entertainment for the tourist

'This drink has alcohol inside' (Imagine this with a funny accent)

Whole lamb

Lynn's delicacy; Mupani worms

Playing drums

Friday 26 October - Day trip Okavango delta - Part 2

Breakfast was at 6:30 AM and after that we departed on a safari boat into the delta. It was a beautiful morning and there was an abundance of bird activity happening. Our camera's didn't stop clicking away. It was so spectacular that words can't describe what we have seen and experienced. From feeding the fish eagles with our own catch that we just got and hearing the sounds from the thousands of birds out there. It was simply stunning. We went again for a sunset game drive and saw elephants, hippos, kudus, impala & lechwe. We got back in the camp at 9 PM. That's 14 hours of safari on both water & land. We were completely exhausted and crashed after dinner. Another early start planned for tomorrow. We are going for a walking tour around the camp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okavango_Delta

Into a smaller boat (Makoro) to explore the shallow parts

We had to pull the boat past a shallow sandbank. (Note that there are crocodiles inhabiting there waters)

Tiny reed frog

Up in the sky

'Hippo highway' - These waterways are actually made by the hippos that traverse the delta

Dinner has been caught

And a small fish for the fish eagles

Baby jumbo

Friday 26 October - Day trip Okavango delta - Part 1

We went on a small safari boat into the delta to see the spectacular wildlife. There are so many different species of birds flying around here. Here are some of the best shots we took (Thanks to Louis' lens). Part 2 will be updated later today.