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I was asked to talk about what to take on a Safari.  So here it goes! ————- Me pediram para contar o que se leva num safari, então, cá está!!   OBS: Nos lodges mais distantes, bem dentro da delta do Okavango, não pegava de jeito nenhum celular nem internet.  Foi um presente!!  Não só […]
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We arrive to the end of this amazing trip.  Xugana is a completely different landscape and the water gives the tranquility to end this incredible ride. ———————- Chegamos ao fim desta viagem maravilhosa.  Xugana oferece uma paisagem completamente diferente e a água dá a tranquilidade perfeita para terminar essas férias…
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Today is the day we go from Chitabe way into the base of the Okavango Delta to Xugana.  Can you place it in the map above?  The scenery changed completely!! We went from arid grounds to swampland, and it was a perfect way to end our trip to Africa, since this will be our last […]
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In Chitabe too, wakeup call was 5:30.  Since we could not “walk the planks” alone in the dark for fear of our inexperienced reaction to animals, and, since there are no phones, someone would come over and wake us leaving a bottle with hot water for coffee or tea in the room.   Half an […]
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Whenever I thought how I would like my visit in Africa to be, I imagined Chitabe. Nature completely integrated with our accomodations without giving up on comfort and beauty, in an understated kind of way. Smiles abounding, nature’s cries, light and peace. Come, let me show you! ——————— Quando sonhava o que fosse a minha […]
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On the map you can see where Chobe is.  The Chobe Game Lodge was way on top of  the map, almost on the border between Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.  We were headed for Chitabe Camp in the magnificent Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta that empties onto a swamp in the Kalahari desert.  It is […]
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The safari schedule at Chobe Game Lodge can be grueling for the feeble…Wake-up call at 5:30 AM.  Tea, coffee and pastries at 6 and leave at 7 for a 2 hour game ride.  Back by 9 for breakfast.  At 10:30 a boat or game ride and back by 12:30 for lunch.  Then siesta until 3:30 […]
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