Cateyes555

Hi Everyone - I just got home yesterday from my first trip to Botswana. I will post a trip report and link to photos soon. Although I cannot compare since I've never been there, the water levels are high again this year. Parts of Banoka and Chitabe areas were closed to vehicles due to water levels. It's still cool in the mornings but increasingly hot in the afternoons - more so as my 2 weeks went along and the area is moving toward summer. I saw 5 leopards, and up close, so should have a few decent photos. A few lions, including a mating pair, sadly no cheetah, and wild dogs dogs dogs. Followed 2 packs at two different camps (Chitabe and Duma Tau) for a total of 5 days of dog watching -about 2 hrs each time, sometimes both morning and evening. Both packs had pups about 4 months old. The guides are very keen about finding and following the dogs - I am now fully familiar with what going "off road" really means! Jean

FrankS

Welcome home!
Cant wait to hear more about your safari

christabir

Welcome home! When are you going back?

Thrilled about the dogs. Looking forward to your TR. I think you're the first fodorite to visit Banoka.

Nikao

welcome back! .. can't wait to hear your stories and see the photo's on the dogs!

KathBC

Looking forward to hearing more, especially about those up close leopards. Welcome back.