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Home » Destinations » Africa » Botswana

Friday Flashback: Elephants & Camping in Botswana

Modified: Nov 21, 2019 · Published: May 21, 2010 by Dave Lee |

Ice cream truck in Maun.
Ice cream truck in Maun.

After two months of traveling South Africa, from Cape Town to Kruger Park, I still wasn't ready to leave the region. 

South Africa is the most developed country on the continent, and therefore in my mind, not the best representation of it.

Before heading to Egypt, I booked a week long trip to Botswana's Okavango Delta.

It required a lot of driving, but it was worth it once we were gliding through the Delta waters in our mokoros, and going on game walks looking for wildlife.

  • Day 1 - Botswana or Bust
  • Day 2 - Reaching Maun
  • Day 3 - Mokoro Rides, A Sunset Game Walk, And Delta Camping
  • Day 4 - The Okavango Delta From Sunrise to Sunset
  • Day 5 - Departing the Delta and My Scenic Flight
  • Day 6 - Elephant Encounters at Elephant Sands

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Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 68 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.

Comments

  1. Laura says

    May 22, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    Glad you posted this. I'm actually trying to plan the Southern Africa leg of my trip right now!

  2. Laura says

    May 22, 2010 at 5:43 pm

    Glad you posted this. I'm actually trying to plan the Southern Africa leg of my trip right now!

  3. Tom Volpe says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:03 am

    Great flashback post. I didn't see any of your southern Africa posts at the time so really enjoyed them. Thanks!

  4. investing for dummies says

    July 13, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    Thanks for your articles on Africa, I hope to visit there ina one year's time.

  5. Melissa says

    September 10, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Nice Van, it looks like a toy :D, You must have a real good time out there camping and going around. I hope I could also do this one time. Anyway, it was nice looking at your shared links:)

Dave at Ahu Ko Te Riku on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile.

Hi, I'm Dave

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I've been writing about adventure travel on Go Backpacking since 2007. I've visited 68 countries.

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