You do your best to navigate the labyrinth of alleyways that form the walking streets of Fes to find the ancient Chouwara Tannery, the biggest of those operating in the medina but it is highly likely you will get lost on the way – welcome to Fes! I ended up following a Japanese tour group…
Category: Africa
Kruger National Park: Big Bull Encounters
The African Elephant is the largest land animal. A bull male Elephant can stand up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall at the shoulder and weigh up to 6,350 kg (14,000 lbs). A big bull is an impressive beast! African Elephants roam far and wide to find enough food to keep them going. To sustain their sheer size an…
Kruger National Park: Wild Eyes Look Upon You
There is always something special about looking straight into the eyes of a wild creature. Who is looking at whom?
Kruger National Park: Painted Dogs
When I visited South Africa one of my bucket list things to do was camp in the famed Kruger National Park. This park is one of the largest in Africa, bordering both Zimbabwe and Mozambique and teems with a rich diversity of wildlife. Something I hoped to see was Lions but amazingly even though I could hear their roars…
Okavango Delta – Botswana
The Okavango Delta in north-west Botswana is a stunning and very large inland delta of permanent marshlands and seasonally flooded plains formed from the flow of the River Okavango. The delta is rare in that it does not flow into the ocean and is made up of lakes, canals, swamp and islands. Wild camping on one…
Chobe Hippo
This was actually one of my favourite photos from my time in Africa. It says it all regarding the Hippo. Big and aggressive, get in their way and it will not end well for you (they kill more people each year than any other animal apparently). They are one mighty creature!
Cape Buffalo
The Cape or African Buffalo is a creature to respect. Big and mean, you do not mess with a Buffalo. The average weight of a Buffalo is 425 kg to 870 kg (935 to 1,910 pounds) and the bulls are at least 100 kg (220 pounds) heavier than the cows. Big beasts, they roam in herds and…
Kasane Forest Reserve
On the edge of Chobe National Park in Botswana sits the Kasane Forest Reserve. Wildlife spotting is sometimes more prolific in the forest than in the park itself. My time there was rewarded with close Elephant encounters, plenty of Giraffes and even Warthogs! It always fascinates me how quiet such a huge beast as an…
The Elephants of Chobe: Mud Bath
What better way to finish a strenuous river crossing than an enjoyable mud bath? These Elephants were having a blast in this mud pit on the river’s edge in Chobe National Park! I loved watching their enthusiasm and obvious enjoyment in all that mud (I was on a boat in the river they had just…
The Elephants of Chobe: River Crossing
The dilemma: One large herd of Elephants who want to be on the other side of a wide river in Chobe National Park where there are relaxing mud baths and plenty of fresh grasslands to explore and feed amongst. How will they get over there? Elephants don’t mess about and the solution was simple. Just get…
The Elephants of Chobe: One Herd vs. Two Lions
Any day in Chobe National Park is like watching a wildlife documentary come to life, but on this day it was simply incredible… Here was a Lion and Lioness resting and drinking from a river. They were relaxed and enjoying the sunny day. Then a smallish herd of Elephants appeared. For what ever reason they wanted…
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