Memoirs of a Botswana Safari Guide
Echoes of Eden
Botswana is a land of contrasts and haunting beauty. From the vast silence of the Kalahari desert, to mighty Chobe River. Experience it in poetry, penned by a veteran safari traveller in Botswana.
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Chobe is legendary for its elephant populations, and in particular when they concentrate along the river during the dry season when the vast...
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The African wilderness relies on seasonal life-giving rains to ensure the growth of vegetation and in turn the survival of the wildlife that...
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There is a moment when night turns to day. I have not been able to figure out when or how it happens but there is a definite change. The nig...
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The African wilderness is alive with stories written in a number of formats, form the scent of the wind to the sounds of a storm, and it is ...
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The African wilderness is a vast storehouse of wisdom and knowledge that we have gradually forgotten in our material development but the les...
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Even the most principled turn to environmental squander over time as the wilderness is colonized by the 'new ideal'. Luxury lodges are compe...
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My deep obsession with Botswana began at a very early age, the roots of which stemmed from a wandering uncle who hunted the wild lands of Af...
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There is no certainty as to how long the seasonal floodplains of the Okavango Delta will be flooded in a particular year – this is determi...
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The rains in Africa are a time of celebration for all the denizens of the wilderness areas, and a time for the renewal of vegetation and the...
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The death of an animal affects humans in different ways and the way of the death plays a huge part in how humans react to the incidents....
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The wilderness of Africa is a place of drama, where anything can happen at any moment, and most visitors come to experience the interaction ...
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There is a constant struggle to survive the harsh realities in the African wilderness, and in the Okavango Delta these realities often meet ...
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Mombo is situated at the top end of Chief's Island, that large spit of land running up the near-center of the delta. Mombo is near the north...
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The arrival of the floodwaters of the Okavango Delta in Botswana can never be predicted and each area is affected in different ways each yea...
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Africa is a very fertile place for the birth of ideas relating to humanity and the universe, and many have added their say to the ever-growi...
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The Okavango Delta in Botswana has to be one of earths' most unique wilderness regions and many visitors are drawn to this pristine wilderne...
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Scavenger is the term used to describe this much-maligned creature, and until relatively recently most people considered the hyena to be a c...
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The Okavango Delta in Botswana means different things to different people and each season the views are incredible, providing the ultimate A...
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The Hamerkop, also known as the Lightning Bird, is one of Africa's most fascinating species and the subject of many traditional beliefs amon...
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There is a huge difference between a wilderness experience and a safari. A safari is what is sold as the real thing. Today it usually encomp...
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I have worked and traveled in most the wilderness areas of Botswana – Savuti, Nxai Pan, Nxabega, Okavango, Moremi – names of legend wher...
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Every season in the Okavango Delta is special, with scenes playing out that seem to be out of place, such as the drying up of the pools on t...
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The Okavango is a place of great contrasts and dramatic happenings, and visitors to the region experience much of the excitement through the...
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Sunrise in African is a time when the denizens of the wilderness take stock and visitors to Africa head out in search of the Big Game that m...
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The seasons of the African Wilderness define the rhythm of this ancient land, and many people live their lives by the moods of the seasons...
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The African Skimmer ... previous attempts were met with frustration as the skimmers were always sitting on the sandbanks and, except for occ...
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Lions are the iconic animals for most visitors to Africa and the most visitors will have the opportunity of seeing them on game drives, but ...
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Waterholes are the lifeline for animals in the wilderness areas of Africa during the dry season, but they may also be death traps when they ...
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Mankind has evolved to a place we sit in judgement of all we do not agree with, but the wilderness provides us with a mirror of what we have...
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The slaughter of Elephants for Ivory is one of the most heated debates in conservation circles today, with two opposing points of view. The ...
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We first saw the cub at about eight weeks. It was hidden in a log in an open stretch of ground. A brief glimpse was all we got until the mot...
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Glossy tourist brochures offer an experience of the 'Real Africa' where you can feel the pulse of the Africa of old throbbing through your v...
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The termite mound is one of the characteristic features of the African landscape, where structures of all shapes and sizes can be observed o...
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There are apparently 86 400 seconds in a day, and it is said that most of these pass by unnoticed. It is also said that some moments, be the...
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Safari companies stress the need to protect the environment for future generations and yet are caught up in the capitalistic / materialistic...
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