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Game Flight or Game Drive?
Let’s assume you have just arrived in Maun, Botswana and you have to plan your activity for the next day. If you have to choose between either doing a game flight or going on a day game drive to Moremi Game Reserve, what should you consider?
The game flight only takes about an hour. It leaves you plenty of time during the next day to rest, shop or catch up on some writing or reading. Mainly the participants seem to remember seeing herds of elephant or cape buffalo... Read Full Story
Irish Adventurers Visit Sedia
Jim Quirke, Kimmo Pentalla, Ambruse Blaine, John O'Kelly and Philip McBride - just doing it!
When 5 large BMW motorbikes pull up at sundown, it creates a stir of excitement. When it turns out to be 4 Irishmen and and honourary Irishman from Finland, you know the ambiance will bubble with good-natured stories and laughter.
Apart from seeing Africa, these men are on a mission. The following is from the website AroundAfrika - "AROUND AFRICA website about... Read Full Story
85 ton excavator arrives in Maun, Botswana - brought by a vehicle 4.2 metres wide, with 15 axles and 58 tires. It is enroute to Express Quarries in Tali Pan. The quarry is close to the Discovery Metals exploration property in the Kwgebe Hills. The total load weighed over 115 tons and must be the biggest delivery of its king in the history of Northern Botswana. In the video we have employees of the Maun Industrial Park celebrating the arrival of the new machine.
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Okavango Delta Wetlands research trip. The Trans-Okavango Transect is the brainchild of Maun businessman, Lars Elvenes – it is a scientific, data-collecting expedition that traverses the Okavango from Maun to Mohembo. The transect takes 8 days to complete, and was undertaken between the 15th and 23rd of September this year. It is supported by BirdLife Botswana and the Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre (HOORC); BirdLife Botswana was of course responsible for documenting the birdlife... Read Full Story
