October Ending WetThe rainy season has begun in Maun. While the Thamalakane River is dropping fast, it is still at record hights for the last 25 years. How much will local rains help in keeping the fiver full? The floods from Angola will not arrive here until June of next year.The average rainfalls in Maun for the last 75 years, for the months of October, November and December are approximately 20-40 and 80 mm. We are off to a good start in October. With steady rain falling on the last day of... Read Full Story
Afro Trek Safaris – Botswana Christmas Holidays Special !Experience Nature At Its Best In Your Own Back Yard With Afro Trek Safaris.Afro Trek Safaris
is offering every Botswana citizen/resident an opportunity to visit the
famous inland Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve and to experience a
scenic flight over the Okavango Delta. This is an all in one package of
two nighjts and three days. The activities commence from Sedia
Riverside Hotel. Click/Link to Afro Trek Safari Tours for details. Read Full Story
The evolution of FaceBook, the premier social computing website, changed forever with the Bon Arrivee of Bon Arrivee. You are cordially invited by Klaas Boll himself to visit the site and become a FAN - join so you will forever be up-to-date with what is happening. Just click on the big Bon Arrivee above. Be there or be square.In the photo we have Guillaume Kalassa, one of the many Bon Arrivee loyal customers. You will notice he is even wearing the fashionable Bon Arrivee golf shirt. Make his... Read Full Story
While on a recent safari with AfroTrek Safaris, we came upon this young leopard. It was nicely hidden and we assumed waiting for its mother to show-up with some food. Our Safari Guide stopped because of noise that birds were making and we slowly came to realize the leopard was close at hand. We saw other leopards on the safari, but this one was the most relaxed. Read Full Story
Okavango Delta - Into the Bush Part
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Our camp the second night is more beautiful than the first. We stop mid afternoon
where there is a small seasonal pond in front of us. Life is all about water.
Elephants, giraffe, kudu, impala, baboon, hippo, crocodile, wildebeest, and an
array of birdlife entertain us. Large marabou storks are fishing along the
water's edge for their supper. We start the campfire so that we will have good
coals to cook with. Impala have been coming to the pond to dr... Read Full Story
Okavango Delta - Into the Bush Part 1
Maun is in the north of Botswana
and is the capital of Ngamiland. The last 500 kilometers of tarred road arrived
in the early 1990s. It has a reputation of a frontier town and a growing list
of colorful characters. Some of the old hunters are legends in their own time,
although they are a dying breed of rugged individuals. They could take care of
themselves and others in any situation. They were often isolated and operated
in harsh environments that ... Read Full Story
- A look at water flowing into the Hippo Pool, Maun, Botswana on July 9, 2009. Just after the video was shot we discovered that water was finally flowing into the 5th pipe. Along with catching some of the people fishing off the 'Old Bridge', we were fortunate to catch the inimitable John Allott doing his own research. Maun's most well known pilot is seen walking over the 1st pipe. This is also the same day as the Boronyane River started to flow into the mighty Thamalakane River. Read Full Story
Breaking News:July 9, 2009 - 9:30AM the Okavango Delta Flood found an old route to Maun. The Boronyane River, which last flowed in 1992, 1988 and 1974, passed under the Maun road to Moremi Game Reserve. By 12 noon it had pushed down and into to the Thamalakane River. Houses on the Boronyane River malapo or floodplain are in danger of flooding. Notice the houses on the top right of the photo. Increased flow rates below the Hippo Pool will put added flood dangers for Maun floodplains and futhe... Read Full Story
