Department of Wildlife & National Parks, Botswana |
Chobe Safari Lodge, Kasane, Botswana |
Chobe Safari Lodge - 4 stars |
My repacement 80-400 lens rescued at the last minute from Zambian customs |
The Germans on the Chobe River Cruise |
Nile Crocodile, Chobe River |
Nile Crocodile, Chobe National Park |
A monster, this one |
Nile Crocodile, Chobe River |
Crocodylus niloticus, Chobe River |
Elephant coming down to the Chobe River |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Chobe Elephant |
Kudu retreating from the river as the boat approaches |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant with large tusks eating |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Medium-sized Nile Crocodile resting on the river bank, Chobe |
Chobe Riverfront, Chobe National Park |
Elephant wandering along the Chobe River |
Elephants love to come to the Chobe River in the afternoon |
Impala, Chobe National Park |
Crocodile, Chobe National Park |
A large group of elephants ahead, Chobe Waterfront |
Elephants, Chobe National Park |
Elephant in the Chobe River, Botswana |
Elephant in the river, Chobe National Park |
Chobe River |
A pair of crocodiles, Chobe National Park |
Nile Crocodile, Chobe National Park |
Elephants walking along the Chobe River |
Large herd of elephants, Chobe National Park |
Chobe elephant |
Hippopotamus out of water during the day, Chobe |
Elephant and hippo, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Hippo out of water, Chobe |
Elephant and Hippo, Chobe |
Elephant and Hippo, Chobe |
Chobe River, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Young elephant, Chobe |
Chobe River, Botswana |
Papa elephant, mama elephant and little baby elephant |
Elephants with a baby, Chobe National Park |
Elephants, Chobe National Park |
Elephants, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Chobe River with elephants, Chobe National Park |
Elephants, Chobe National Park |
Elephants, Chobe National Park |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant with calf, Chobe National Park |
Elephants, Chobe National Park |
Baby elephant, Chobe National Park |
Baby elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephants by the Chobe River, Chobe National Park |
Herd of hippos up on the banks of the Chobe River during the day |
Hippos heading for the water, Chobe National Park |
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Crocodile on the banks of the Chobe River |
Hippopotamus, Chobe National Park |
Hippo standing in shallow water, Chobe National Park |
Hippos entering the river, Chobe National Park |
Hippos on shore, Chobe National Park |
Hippo, Chobe National Park |
Hippo, Chobe National Park |
Hippos on shore, Chobe National Park |
Hippos, Chobe National Park |
Hippos, Chobe National Park |
An elephant giving a herd of hippos room as it passes by along the Chobe River |
Hippo showing its teeth |
Hippo teeth |
The hippo "yawn" is an aggressive display |
Hippo covered with birds |
Hippo entering the Chobe River |
Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus) walking past a ball of elephant poo |
Elephants, Chobe Riverfront, Botswana |
Elephant, Chobe National Park |
Elephant munching on dried grass |
Nile monitor lizard, Chobe National Park |
Varanus niloticus - Nile Monitor |
Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) drying its wings |
Egyptian geese on the shore of the Chobe River, Botswana |
Egyptian goose in flight |
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in flight, Chobe National Park, Botswana |
Land Rover of a mobile safari (Bushlore) driving the track along the Chobe River |
In Botswana, the Puku (Kobus vardonii) occurs only in Chobe National Park |
Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus), Chobe National Park |
Cape Buffalo resting in the shade along the Chobe River |
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), one of the Big 5 |
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) |
Hippos in the Chobe River |
Hippo, Chobe National Park |
Herd of giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Egyptian geese, Chobe National Park |
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) wading in the Chobe River, Botswana |
Canoe with two polers on the Namibian side of the Chobe River |
Great White Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos), Chobe National Park, Botswana |
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) |
Hippo and crocodile resting together along the Chobe River, each unconcerned about the other |
Hippos on a small island in the Chobe River |
Herd of elephants walking along the Chobe River, late afternoon |
Sunset over the Namibian side of the Chobe River |
Hippo at Sunset, Chobe River, Botswana-Namibia |
Hippo at Sunset, Chobe River, Botswana-Namibia |
Chobe River Sunset, Botswana-Namibia |
Buffalo resting in the tall grass on an island in the Chobe River |
Large Namibian houseboat, Chobe River |
Botswana flag on an island in the Chobe River that had been disputed with Namibia |
Sunset, Chobe River |
Sunset with a large tree on the Namibia side of the Chobe River |
Sunset, Chobe River |
Sunset, Chobe River |
Sunset, Chobe River |
Tour boat on the Chobe River at sunset |
Sunset with a tour boat, Chobe River |
Sunset, Chobe River |
Orange sunset with tall grass |
Until tomorrow.... |
Arriving back at the Chobe Safari Lodge after the afternoon cruise |
Early start for the morning game drive |
The first hour was very cold and very disappointing - nothing seen |
Marabou stork wading along the Chobe Riverfront |
Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) |
Marabou Stork, Chobe River |
Early morning, Chobe River |
Driver got a call on the radio that a big male lion had been found |
King of the Beasts, a large male lion sunning himself on a cold morning |
Big male lion, Chobe National Park |
Every vehicle doing morning drives in this part of Chobe got the message about this lion |
Lion yawn - the sleep something like 20 hours a day |
Lion with a full mane, Chobe National Park |
Lion in the early morning sun, Chobe National Park |
Lion in the early morning sun, Chobe National Park |
Lion roar, "Where's my breakfast!", Chobe National Park |
Lion roar - calling the pride, Chobe National Park |
Lion walking off into the bush... enough publicity for one morning |
Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Big yawn! Chobe |
Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Cessna 206 (A2-AEI) flying low towards Kasane Airport |
Female impala (Aepyceros melampus), Chobe National Park |
Serondela Picnic Site, Chobe National Park |
Mother baboon cuddling her infant, Chobe National Park |
Baboon grooming her infant, Chobe |
Baboon grooming her infant, Serondela Picnic Area |
Big male baboon, Chobe National Park |
Big male baboon smiling for the camera |
Baboon smile, Chobe National Park |
The baboon species found in Chobe - Chacma or Yellow |
Baboon, Chobe National Park |
Big male baboon with signs of a recent flight, Chobe National Park |
Baboon, Chobe National Park |
Looking across the Chobe River, Serondela Picnic Area |
Baboons in a big tree along the Chobe River, Serondela Picnic Area |
Baboon in a tree, Chobe National Park |
Baboon in a tree, Chobe National Park |
Excited male baboon, Chobe |
Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Chobe National Park |
Warthog, Chobe National Park |
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), Chobe National Park |
A large herd of buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Cape buffalo with a giant set of curved horns |
Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Buffalo grazing as they walk, Chobe National Park |
Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
Both male and female cape buffalo have horns |
Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) standing |
Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo), Chobe National Park |
Banded mongoose, Chobe National Park |
Banded mongoose, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Female impala, Chobe National Park |
Impala, Chobe National Park |
Impala, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
A pair of Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe reaching for the highest leaves |
Giraffe browsing the top of a large bush, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), the National Bird of Botswana |
Brown Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinereus), Chobe |
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It has been a disappointing morning game drive, but as the driver was speeding back towards the lodge we came across lions |
...with cubs! Just 500m from the park gate, Chobe National Park |
Female lion resting in the sun, Chobe National Park |
Female lion, Chobe National Park |
She notices us... |
Female lion, Chobe National Park |
One of three small cubs, Chobe National Park |
Mother lioness with two cubs |
Lion cub rubbing up against mother |
Cub heading off to investigate what the other lions are up to |
Cub probably wants more breakfast |
Lioness with cubs, Chobe National Park |
Lioness and cubs, Chobe National Park |
Mother lioness and cubs |
Mother lioness gives cub a little love bite |
Lioness playing with her cubs |
...what big teeth you lave... |
Cubs playing, Chobe |
Cub grabs mother lion's tail, Chobe National Park |
Cub holding on to lioness' tail as the other cub gets bored and wanders off |
Lioness and cub, Chobe National Park |
Lion cub, Chobe National Park |
Lion cub with mother's tail, Chobe National Park |
Lion cub with mother's tail, Chobe National Park |
Lioness with cub, Chobe National Park |
Lion cub, Chobe National Park |
The second big lioness |
Young lion, maybe 1 1/2 or 2 years old |
Lioness with a youngster, probably last year's cub |
Mother lion with old cub and new cub, Chobe National Park |
The two big lionesses and the grown cub, Chobe National Park |
This really made my day... |
Lioness heading for the bush, Chobe National Park |
Back to work... |
Baobab tree on the edge of Chobe National Park |
Back at the Chobe Safari Lodge |
Chobe Safari Lodge pool area, Kasane |
Chobe River from the Chobe Safari Lodge |
Pool and restaurant, Chobe Safari Lodge |
Steffi after her visit to the eye doctor in Kasane...cleared to fly |
Botswana license plate |
Jumping kudu, the standard southern African wildlife crossing sign |
Kasane to Francistown - 489 km |
Kasane, Botswana |
Sign for Kasane Airport, Botswana |