![The long, green grass of the well-watered Okavango River Panhandle is ideal for hiding the slinking silhouette of a lioness huntress out on the prowl for her dinner. She drops low into the grass and tries to disguise her form and get as close as possible before charging out of the bush, targeting her prey. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_2797-370x275.jpg "A Lioness Stalking Warthogs in the Okavango Panhandle")
A Lioness Stalking Warthogs in the Okavango Panhandle
The long, green grass of the well-watered Okavango River Panhandle is ideal for hiding the slinking silhouette of a lioness huntress out on the prowl for her dinner. She drops[…]
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![The Okavango Delta Panhandle is home to such an array of colourful creatures, it’s hard to know which way to look! The Delta Belle Houseboat cruises through the area taking guests on a private tour of this magnificent region. These are some of the birds one will get to know in the epic Okavango… We […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guineafowl-rorybruins-morem-370x275.gif "Birds of the Okavango Panhandle")
Birds of the Okavango Panhandle
The Okavango Delta Panhandle is home to such an array of colourful creatures, it’s hard to know which way to look! The Delta Belle Houseboat cruises through the area taking[…]
![This is elephant territory like no other. It is well known that you travel to Chobe National Park to experience elephants in their masses and it is here in the heart of the Savuti that these giant mammals congregate and frolic in the newly replenished channel and surrounding swamps. Game drives at Camp Savuti often […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cs_game_drive2-370x275.jpg "Elephants en masse in the Savuti")
Elephants en masse in the Savuti
This is elephant territory like no other. It is well known that you travel to Chobe National Park to experience elephants in their masses and it is here in the[…]
![Recently at Camp Savuti, wildlife photographer Kevin MacLaughlin captured this delightful series of pictures that would make any lion lover jealous. A pride of playful lion cubs gallivanted in the Savuti marshland, not a care in the world for the awed onlookers who were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_4609-370x275.jpg "Hanging with the lions of the Savuti")
Hanging with the lions of the Savuti
Recently at Camp Savuti, wildlife photographer Kevin MacLaughlin captured this delightful series of pictures that would make any lion lover jealous. A pride of playful lion cubs gallivanted in the[…]
![There’s a history to the Savuti that tells of the reawakened river channel, once dry and dormant for a spell of nearly three decades, and the specialised lions that gorged themselves on elephant kills. This ecosystem adapted to the dryness of the empty Savuti River bed until 2008 when, as if by magic, the water […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cs_wildlife6-370x275.jpg "The Story of the Savuti")
The Story of the Savuti
There’s a history to the Savuti that tells of the reawakened river channel, once dry and dormant for a spell of nearly three decades, and the specialised lions that gorged[…]
![One of the highlights of a morning game drive (aside from the epic wildlife encounters and watching the bush come alive) is the coffee break. Just as the morning is warming up and your tummy starts to grumble, your well-prepped guide pulls up to a nice, scenic spot in the bush and pulls out the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/buffalo-camp-linyanti1-370x275.jpg "When the buffaloes come for coffee at Camp Linyanti")
When the buffaloes come for coffee at Camp Linyanti
One of the highlights of a morning game drive (aside from the epic wildlife encounters and watching the bush come alive) is the coffee break. Just as the morning is[…]
![When you’ve been to the top-rated safari hotspots and fallen in love with Africa hook, line, and sinker, you begin to search for the hidden gems. The locations that are more remote, more raw, and more wild are found in Botswana’s swampland paradise just north-west of Chobe. Read what 2 bloggers had to say about […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/birding-camp-linyanti-370x275.jpg "Discover Camp Linyanti")
Discover Camp Linyanti
When you’ve been to the top-rated safari hotspots and fallen in love with Africa hook, line, and sinker, you begin to search for the hidden gems. The locations that are[…]
![Chobe National Park’s Linyanti Marsh region is one of the country’s most phenomenal game viewing locations. It is an untamed wilderness adjacent to the Linyanti River where riverine woodlands and lagoons surround the saturated areas close to the water, creating characteristic marshland, where the likelihood of spotting rarities, such as the red lechwe and sitatunga […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/buffalo-camp-linyanti-370x275.jpg "Camp Linyanti: a destination of dreams")
Camp Linyanti: a destination of dreams
Chobe National Park’s Linyanti Marsh region is one of the country’s most phenomenal game viewing locations. It is an untamed wilderness adjacent to the Linyanti River where riverine woodlands and[…]
![The lions of the Okavango Delta have been documented many times with special focus tuning to their unbelievable strength and learned ability to hunt in water. In Dereck and Beverly Joubert’s film for National Geographic – The Last Lions – a lone mother lioness has to learn to take down buffalo alone. It is an […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Capture-370x275.png "Lioness and cubs with a giraffe kill at Mapula")
Lioness and cubs with a giraffe kill at Mapula
The lions of the Okavango Delta have been documented many times with special focus tuning to their unbelievable strength and learned ability to hunt in water. In Dereck and Beverly[…]
![What stands out most about Mapula Lodge is its prime location in the Delta. The lodge determinedly makes the most of this with a structure that is open and airy, inviting the natural surroundings in through the large, mesh windows and onto the wooden decks. From the bedrooms, the private bathrooms, the lounge, the dining […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mapula-Lodge-Mokoro-Sunset-370x275.jpg "Mapula: One of Botswana’s Hidden Secrets")
Mapula: One of Botswana’s Hidden Secrets
What stands out most about Mapula Lodge is its prime location in the Delta. The lodge determinedly makes the most of this with a structure that is open and airy,[…]