This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Only 2 days left on this amazing trip to Zimbabwe. We’d pretty much ticked all of our boxes, so for the last 2 days our focus was on the lions that call Hwange home. Remember Rambo – the young male chased away by his father…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 The time had come to say goodbye to Mana Pools and Kanga Camp. It was a short drive to the Dandawa Airstip where our cessna was waiting for us. Once the pilot finished his pre-flight checks our bags were loaded and the runway was checked…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Although our time at Zambezi Expeditions was over, Mana Pools still had more to show us. We headed south-east, away from the river and inland, to Kanga Camp, home of the “armchair safari”. I had seen a lot of photos of this camp and watched…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 We were down to our last day and a half in this part of Mana Pools – time to explore, visit some old friends and get a little creative… An eland bull can weigh up to 1,000 kg (2200 lbs), most of it muscle… Meet…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 The plan for this day was to go a little west of camp to see the Carmine Bee-eaters who are nesting in the bank of the Zambezi at this time of year. To get there, we had to walk in from the road – it…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Once again the day started early with our guide Cloud working hard to find us something interesting to photograph… First up we came across some bull elephants doing their best work on a fallen tree… It was a pretty uneventful morning. We stopped for this…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Our first full day in Mana Pools started early with a lovely breakfast around the campfire. By 6 am we were loaded in the vehicle and off in search of adventure… First up was an eland using a termite mound as a step stool to…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Zimbabwe is a land-locked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the east by Mozambique, the north west by Zambia, the south west by Botswana and South Africa to the south. It is one of the few places in Africa where walking safaris are…
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