We are back in Botswana, again. We are constantly asked why we keep on visiting the same places over and over again. The truth is that with each visit, the experience is completely different, and we never get to fully explore the vast areas that Botswana has to offer.
This trip was rather different, and it proved to be one of our best-ever trips to the various places that we visited. We started at Limpopo River Lodge in the Tuli area, and this served as a great introduction to what was about to unfold in the following couple of weeks where we went to the Vast open spaces around Kubu Island and had dust creep into every area imaginable. We then stayed at our favorite campsite in the Khwai region, Khwai Safari Grounds. Unfortunately, we had to do a few water crossings here, but nothing too bad. We are not fans of water crossings and try to avoid them as far as possible, in these instances, it was worth the reward, and we found a lot of wildlife waiting for us on the other side.
We then headed to the Khwai Magotho camp where we were welcomed by some dogs through our campsite. Here we also came across an abundance of predators. And Leopard was all over the place.
Our next stop would be Savuti. Here, the predators weren’t shy as well
We had to traverse some really thick sand between Savute Linyanti and Kasane.
But lets start at the beginning - Limpopo River Lodge
The roads, or well, lack thereof approaching the Platjan border made us very excited. Like we always say, “The adventure starts way before you reach your destination.” And reaching the end of the tarred road made us very excited to air down the tires….. but we first had to do all the admin at the border. And crossing the Limpopo. It is almost as exhilarating as hitting the first gravel road in Botswana.
The adventurous roads started immediately after crossing the border. Most probably the worst roads in Botswana
Isn’t this what it is all about? Traveling difficult roads for long distances, and also spending a lot of your hard-earned cash on accessories for your overlanding rig, just to get here… Well, it was time for us to enjoy it….
We noticed quite a lot of crocs swimming about at night
A lot of time was spent at our campsite trying to relax, but the endless calls of the eqyptian goose got the better of us… so we decided to rather go and explore the area.
The campsites are not very far apart, but you do get a wild camp feeling, and the ablutions are some of the bests compared to other rustic campsites
The Campsites are situated on the banks of the Limpopo River in the Tuli Block, providing the perfect getaway, especially for bird lovers. The ideal setting to lose yourself in nature's peace and tranquillity. Limpopo River Lodge offers chalets and rondavels as well as 6 campsites and a bush camp. You get proper ablutions with hot showers and flush toilets. Each site has a braai area and fire pit. It is all very well maintained. The roads are slow going, but fun. You definitely need a vehicle with high clearance to travel these roads.
It was unfortunately time to pack up and adventure towards our next destination. Limpopo River Lodge Campsites will definitely see us again very soon.
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Nikkor 200-500 - www.ormsdirect.co.za/nikon-af-s-200-500mm-f5-6e-ed-vr-lens
Nikkor 14 - 24 - www.ormsdirect.co.za/nikon-af-s-nikkor-14-24mm-f-2-8g-ed-lens
Nikkor 18 - 140 - www.ormsdirect.co.za/nikon-af-s-18-140mm-f-3-5-5-6-g-ed-vr-dx-lens
Rode Videomic GO2 - www.ormsdirect.co.za/rode-videomic-go-ii
GoPro Hero 4
GoPro Hero 10 - www.outdoorphoto.co.za/gopro-hero10-black
Hero 10 Media Mod - www.ormsdirect.co.za/gopro-media-mod-for-hero9-black
Rode Lav 2 - www.outdoorphoto.co.za/rode-lavalier-ii-microphone
Rode Wireless Go 2 - www.outdoorphoto.co.za/rode-wireless-go-ii-microphone-system
Benro Travel Angel - www.outdoorphoto.co.za/benro-FTA28AB1-travel-angel-aluminium-tripod-kit
GimPro Mk2 - www.gimprogear.com/product/door-mount
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