Hi All
Elephant Sands Lodge
I have to tell you about the great time we (myself Pieter and 12 guests) had on my last trip in Botswana. It is October and spring has only started but we had some extremely hot days with the only relief being a couple of rain drops now and then, as if it was in the middle of summer! “This is Africa” (TIA) and noting is ever easy.
We had some good game viewing days with lions and other cats in Moremi NP, good game walks in the Okavango where we got close to some general game, but the highlight of the trip must have been the night we stayed at Elephant Sands.
Pieter at the watering hole
Elephant Sands Lodge is based on 23’000ha private conservancy area in between Chobe National Park and Makgadikgadi Pans NP, Botswana.
On our arrival we where met by a breading herd of elephants gently feeding just as we drove through the front gates. After checking in we went down to the watering hole and what an amazing site! We spent most of the afternoon and evening watching endlessly as herd after herd came to quench there thirst after a very hot day out in the African sun. This area is very dry and this watering hole attracts literally hundreds of elephants and other animals to this oasis.
Getting a bit to close!
Most of the herds were with new born babies and this created a lot of excitement with the guests and some tension with the older matriarchs (the herd leaders).
They get so close to the barrier that it feels like you can almost touch them. Later on we decided that it’s time to hit the sack after a full day of endless excitement only to discover that we had a big bull elephant blocking our path to the chalets.
Sun downers
It took another 20 min for the big guy to move before we where able to call it a night.
Sunway Safaris Guide
Pieter Bezuidenhout
