by Ralph Pina | Jul 30, 2015 | Botswana, Chobe National Park, Hwange National Park, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Lake Kariba, Makgadikgadi NP, Mana Pools, Namibia, Nxai Pan NP, safari travel, Victoria Falls, Zambezi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
I don’t expect this post to be of much interest to others besides those who were in the party who drove the 8000 or so dusty kilometres. It is however a video record – comprising 5 short, amateur videos – of our overland safari through Botswana,... by Ralph Pina | Jul 26, 2015 | Hwange National Park, Mana Pools, Zambezi, Zimbabwe
July to September is the peak safari season in southern Africa, as I remember it from my days in the safari tourism industry. It is winter, but dry, which is good for viewing wildlife and the days are warm – shorts and t-shirt weather. Malaria risks are also... 
by Ralph Pina | Jul 31, 2001 | canoeing, Mana Pools, safari travel, trails, Zambezi, Zimbabwe
Tamarind Canoe Safari, Lower Zambezi, Chirundu to Mana Pools: 9 – 12 July 2001 Having eaten and drunk our way across Botswana and Zimbabwe, never having to lift a finger, we were quite keen to do something physical. The famous Lower Zambezi canoe safari (with... by Ralph Pina | Jul 17, 2001 | Lake Kariba, Victoria Falls, Zambezi, Zimbabwe
Gorges Lodge, Victoria Falls – Kariba 2 – 15 July 2001 Gorges Lodge, Victoria Falls In a word – gorgeous. The lodge clings to the rim of the Batoka Gorge about 20 k’s downriver from the falls, high above and between rapids 19 and 20. For...
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