Damaraland has surprising patches of green, associated with natural springs. The desert-adapted elephants are smaller than the elephants of Etosha and elsewhere in Africa, but are not a sub-species – they have simply adapted to […]
It’s time to leave Ongava Tented Camp behind, and I’m on the road to Mowani Mountain Camp before 9am. It’s 18km from the Tented Camp to the front gate, and each time I drive it […]
The comedy of errors continues at Ongava Tented Camp when I’m woken at 5.30am for no reason. Apparently someone got it into their head that I was travelling with a couple of Brits as we […]
Today is a full day in Etosha, as I leave Onguma Tented Camp (which was fantastic), to head across Etosha National Park to the south-western Anderson Gate, beyond which Ongava Tented Camp is located. It’s […]
It’s a 4-5 hour drive to Onguma Tented Camp today from Okonjima Plains Camp. Onguma Tented Camp is situated in front of the Von Lindequist gate of Etosha National Park. It will be ‘home’ for […]
The tour of the AfriCat foundation centre is the highlight of my stay at Okonjima – driving through the cheetah enclosures to see the different stages of rehabilitation, the female leopard used for education purposes, […]
