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Okavango: where the mokoro is king
By Roxanne ReidFlying in to Xigera Camp in a small plane is a chance to get an aerial view of the wonder that is Botswana’s Okavango Delta, its mosaic of islands, water channels, floodplains, swamps...
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Voices of Botswana: guide and photographer
By Roxanne ReidIf you’re really keen on wildlife photography, especially in Botswana, you may have heard of Wilderness Safaris guide and photographer Ona Basimane. His photos have appeared in...
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See elephants on a Chobe River boat cruise
By Roxanne ReidChobe National Park has the highest concentration of elephants in Africa. Because they love water, one of the best ways to see them is on a Chobe River boat cruise. Best of all, if you...
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Voices of Botswana: the manager and the mamba
By Roxanne ReidWhen you stay at unfenced camps in Botswana’s Okavango Delta – that special wilderness sanctuary for wildlife – chances are you’ll meet a wild animal or two on your walks around camp....
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Voices of Botswana: the tree man of Ngoma
By Roxanne ReidWhen you arrive at Ngoma Safari Lodge on the western border of Chobe National Park, the view from the main deck will blow your mind. It looks out over the veld, a baobab tree and a...
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Okavango: the best game drive of our lives
By Roxanne ReidThe signs were there from the start. We flew over ribbons of water where game paths criss-crossed the floodplain between islands of trees. Dry channels snaked through the veld and we...
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Wildlife, food and luxury in the Okavango, Botswana
By Roxanne ReidShow-stopping wildlife sightings, exciting drives, great food, a commitment to conservation and community, and a low-impact camp that doesn’t compromise on luxury – these were some of...
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Voices of Botswana: the kind man and the crazy guests
By Roxanne ReidFor 12 years Warona (Wax) Kebabope worked as a ranger and environmental education officer at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, a community-based wildlife project near Serowe in Botswana. Then...
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Why to visit DumaTau in the Linyanti, Botswana
By Roxanne ReidTo the west of Botswana’s Chobe National Park lies the Linyanti, where there’s a geological fault line. It makes the Kwando River that flows south from Namibia change direction as it...
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CapeNature’s new cottages at Algeria, Cederberg
By Roxanne ReidUntamed and craggy, the Cederberg Wilderness Area is just 200km north of Cape Town – a perfect short break that feels a million miles from city life. Here mountains dominate the...
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Tutored photo safari on the Chobe River, Botswana
By Roxanne Reid‘Incoming on the right! Here it comes.’ Six people swivelled on their chairs and pointed their cameras in the same direction, trying to find the bird in flight. A seventh peered through...
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Voices of Botswana: the masterful chef
By Roxanne ReidOkavango Delta, Botswana. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a mass of water channels, floodplains and islands teeming with wildlife. It’s also a wilderness far from civilisation, so...
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Lions and their cubs at Selinda in Botswana
By Roxanne Reid The Selinda Spillway in the Linyanti gets water from both the Okavango in the south and the Linyanti wetlands in the west. Here you’ll find large herds of elephant and buffalo, as well...
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‘Vandalism’ in the Richtersveld: get the facts straight
By Roxanne ReidThere are lots of things I like. Africa, travel, wildlife, food – hey, even some people. Then there are things I dislike, such as when people take half-baked ideas to the media without...
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Ngoma Safari Lodge, Botswana: a view to lust after
By Roxanne ReidNgoma Safari Lodge lies in the Chobe Forest Reserve, outside Ngoma Gate in the west of Chobe National Park, Botswana. We visited to see Chobe’s wildlife, but discovered something...
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Voices of Botswana: the guide who likes to learn
By Roxanne ReidSpending a morning poling through the Okavango Delta in a mokoro with guide Spongy Makgetho was one of the best moments of our Botswana safari. From our perch just above the water level...
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Makgadikgadi, Botswana: like being on the moon
By Roxanne ReidCrunch, crunch, the dry salt ridges of the vast Ntwetwe Pan cracked to dust underfoot. Stop. Now only the sound of the wind as it brushed past my ears. Not a bird or insect stirred,...
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15 things to do in the Cederberg
By Roxanne ReidJust 200km from Cape Town, the Cederberg Wilderness Area is a destination to please everyone. Whether you love hiking and mountain biking or you’re a culture vulture, even if you simply...
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Wildlife wonders of Chitabe in the Okavango, Botswana
By Roxanne ReidWe were relaxed. The pressure was off. The day before we’d had the best sighting of our lives so now we had no expectations. Whatever our game drive brought us, we’d already experienced...
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Voices of Botswana: the dancing queen
By Roxanne ReidThe night is dark, the stars and moon reflected in the Chobe River behind us. We’re in a boma overlooking the water and the smell of good food mixes with the swirl of smoke from the...
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