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Camping & Lodge Safaries / Tour Description

BUSHMANLAND

 

Look forward to an African travel experience of a different kind. A camping safari almost always guarantees the close contact with all aspects of nature. Let us gently introduce you to safari life so that you can enjoy starry nights, the warmth of the campfire and a feeling of freedom and adventure.

The journey to the Bushmanland leads through the historic Hereroland. Wide grass and thornbush savannahs provide food for the animals of these herders, who are proud of their wealth which is measured in the size of their herds. An encounter with the original inhabitants of the Kalahari, the Bushmen, provides room for thought.

For ages these masters of survival have been living in absolute harmony with nature’s fauna and flora. Until as recent as a few decades ago they have been roving the Kalahari in search of food and water, digging for edible roots and hunting with bow and arrow. Today, their lifestyle has changed dramatically, as is visible in so many tribes that have been exposed to the ways and means of modern civilization. This expedition is to give an impression of the original way of life of the Bushmen.

The Khaudom National Park is situated in an area previously known as the Kalahari basin and is known to be one of the ‘wildest’ parks in southern Africa. No fencing encloses this park, and so elephants, antelopes, zebras and, consequently along with these, predators move along the migration routes in search of food.


The Popa Falls, the Mahango National Park, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Moremi are famous for their wildlife. Four of the ‘Big Five’ of Africa’s wild animals are at home here. Vital principles of the animal way of life here are based on the fight for survival, preservation of species and dominance of the strongest.

The Okavango is a boundary river between Namibia and Angola and can be regarded as an angler’s paradise, while the birdlife is incomparably abundant in the ideal habitat of papyrus forests and reeds. One should however not swim in the river as crocodiles and hippos frequent the waters.

The Horse Shoe at the Mashi River is an insider tip even to the most experienced Africa travelers. This area inhabits everything that can be associated with an African adventure, and great herds of elephants move towards waterholes where they peacefully bathe and drink alongside hippos and buffalo. White bones, bleached by the intense African sun, bear proof of the lions’ nocturnal activities. Marabous proudly stride through the African bush, fulfilling the important duty they were awarded by nature. And at night at the campfire, when all else is quiet, the African Symphony manifests the surrounding wilderness and complete lack of civilization. Myths and legends come alive, but the shudders caused only kindle a craving for more adventure.


The Zambezi is one of the rivers that provide the Victoria Falls with water. Even David Livingstone was spellbound by the bombastic volumes of water which drop to a depth of 110m into the gorge below. The indigenous name “MOSI-OA-TUNIA”, which means "THE THUNDEROUS SMOKE”, springs from the sound of rolling thunder and the spray rising from the floods due to the constant anabatic winds.


Livingstone, the capital of old Rhodesia until 1935 and at that time subject to British rule, then used to be a trans-shipment centre for mineral resources. This little town has now been revitalized and political changes in Zimbabwe have transformed Livingstone into a buzzing tourist centre.

Lofted above the Zambezi ravine and traditionally with a Gin/Tonic we sadly say goodbye!





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