Kafue - Puku Pan

Zambian license plate	Welcome to Puku Pan Safari Lodge, Kafue National Park, Zambia	Tropical looking welcome drinks, Puku Pan Safari Lodge, Kafue	Boat tour on the Kafue River from Puku Pan
Small boats so we take two	Puku Pan guide	One of the chalets at Puku Pan overlooking the Kafue River	Puku Pan Safari Lodge, Namwala West Game Management Area, Zambia
Kafue River at Puku Pan, Zambia	At Puku Pan, the Kafue River separates the national park from the Namwala West Game Management Area	Clouds reflecting in the calm Kafue River	Kafue River, Namwala West game management area on the eastern bank of the river
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Kafue National Park	Boat tour on the broad Kafue River	Zambia10 0125.jpg	Zambia10 0136.jpg
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) in flight, Kafue National Park	Kafue River, Zambia	Kafue River, Zambia	Monkey in a tree overhanging the Kafue River
Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) in a tree, Kafue National Park	Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) in a tree, Kafue National Park	Sunset, Kafue National Park	Kafue River, Zambia
Ralph filming from the other boat	Nearly full moon, Kafue	Sunset, Kafue	Our first - of many - Mosi
Sunset on the Kafue River	Evening at Puku Pan Safari Lodge, Kafue River	Kafue River early morning looking across to the Kafue National Park, Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Kafue River early morning, Puku Pan Safari Lodge
Morning game drive, Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Hippo in a pool behind the lodge	Hippo with open mouth Puku Pan	Hippo abandoning the shallow pool behind the lodge
This might have been the guy that was hanging out behind Christian's chalet last night	Bushbuck - Imbabala - (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)	Female puku (Kobus vardonii), a very common antelope here	Puku in the early morning light
Male impala in the tall grass near Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Female impala, Puku Pan	Puku Pan morning game drive	Trackers tracking, Puku Pan
It's chilly in the morning, Zambian winter	Game Drive, Puku Pan	Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotus) in a tree	Pleasant surprise - cheetah
Cheetah mother and cub, not far from the lodge, Puku Pan	At this point, I had not yet noticed the second cheetah	Cheetah, the world's fastest land animal	...and she's off...
Too bad they didn't stick around - they were the only cheetah we saw this trip	Puku	Male puku in the tall grass	Namwala West Game Management Area, Zambia
Twin Baobabs, Puku Pan	Twin Baobabs, Puku Pan	Twin Baobabs, Puku Pan	Zambia10 0233.jpg
Grey Lourie	Mornign Game Drive - Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Elephants - the blackness is just because it's wet, Puku Pan	Elephant raising trunk to smell us
Elephant with a wet trunk	Elephants, Puku Pan	Elephants, Puku Pan	Elephants, Puku Pan
Nice tusks on that one...	Elephant after a dip in the river	Elephants, Puku Pan	Puku Pan - elephant
Puku Pan - elephant	Puku Pan - elephant	Puku Pan - elephant	Puku Pan - elephant
Morning game drive from Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Four female puku	Male and female puku	Warthogs
Change of scenery	Walking safari up the koppie (Afrikaans for hill) near Puku Pan	Auf geht's	Large boulders
Climbing the koppie at Puku Pan	View from the koppie, Puku Pan	View from the koppie, Puku Pan	Boulders in the shade of trees, Puku Pan
Actually, that open area is the "Puku Pan"	African grass-owl (Tyto capensis) - or Barn Owl	View from the top of the rock at Puku Pan	View from the top of the rock at Puku Pan
View from the top of the rock at Puku Pan	View from the top of the rock at Puku Pan	Panoramic view from the koppie above Puku Pan	Panoramic view from the koppie above Puku Pan
These were formed volcanically	After our climb, relief awaits us	Hot Breakfast, a very nice touch	Breakfast on top of the koppie, Puku Pan
On top of the koppie, Puku Pan	Breakfast on top of the koppie, Puku Pan	Breakfast on top of the koppie, Puku Pan	View towards the lodge, Puku Pan
A small bit of the Kafue River is visible from the koppie	Good start to Zambia	Ralph enjoying the view, Puku Pan	Puku Pan and the Kafue River
Kafue River	Puku Pan Safari Lodge guide	Guide pointing out the location of the lodge	Another outcropping of black volcanic rocks rising out of the forest
Large volcanic rocks, Puku Pan	After breakfast they told us about the 5m python that lives there	Boulder, Puku Pan	Boulder, Puku Pan
Hiking back to the safari vehicle	Puku Pan	Drive back to the lodge after breakfast	The pool where the hippo was earlier
Male Puku	Male Puku	Puku	Puku
Baby puku	Puku	Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Zambia10 0379.jpg
Jaw of a giant hippo	Puku Pan Safari Lodge, Zambia	Mosi Lager - the beer of Zambia	Chalet at Puku Pan Safari Lodge
Chalet at Puku Pan Safari Lodge	View of the Kafue River from the chalet, Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Inside a chalet at Puku Pan Safari Lodge	Puku Pan Safari Lodge
Driving back to the airport	Tsetse fly zone around the airstrip but not the lodge