During a cold and rainy evening in Europe we came to the idea to travel to Africa. "A 'once in a lifetime experience' with the entire family". Plans came together and a year later we took the plane to set off to South Africa. All kind of expectations but no one really knows what to expect... Immediately we felt at home with Ritchard and Robbie, our guide buddies during the trip.
They did all they could do to make this the trip of our life. Travelling with Imagina Africa Safaris was luxurious, relaxing, beautifull, adventurous and fun all together. Seeying wild dogs hunt in front of the 4x4, snorkeling half a meter away from a whale sharks, driving with quad bikes through the villages, get… 
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Just a quick note to let you know that everything for our trip to Zimbabwe was perfectly organised – thank you so much!!
We had a great time and even caught some reasonably big tiger fish at Chikwenya (see pictures) – the biggest was 6.5kg!
Both of the lodges were very nice and we will tell you all about it when we are in Hoedspruit again in December (22 – 30 December).
Keep well, cold and foggy regards from Uster
Marianne… - Category: Chobe and Savute
- 12 May
- Written by Super User
The Savuti is often described as the best wildlife-viewing area in all of Africa and is ideal for a Botswana Safari. It boasts one of the highest concentrations of safari wildlife - where all of the major species can be seen: giraffe, elephant, zebra, impala, roan, sable, wildebeest, kudu, buffalo, waterbuck, warthog, eland and more. The bird life is diverse and thus photograph opportunities abound. Savuti is known for its many predators, including lion, spotted hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox, wild dog and even cheetah. The wildlife alone attracts tourists to visit this area on our 'Botswana Safaris' annually.
- Category: Chobe and Savute
- 28 Jul
- Written by Super User
The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square km, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature of the region, offers a safari experience of a lifetime. A major feature of Chobe National Park is its elephant population currently estimated at around 120,000. The Chobe elephants are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200 km from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the southeast of the park, to which they disperse in the rains.
Chobe has some of the finest game viewing Africa has to offer. Even just considering the huge herds of buffalo and zebras, lechwe, Chobe bushbuck and being the southernmost point where puku antelope can be seen. Where buffalo roam, lions are never far off and there is a good chance of seeing large prides laze around in the shade all day and wake by night as they hunger. Hyena and leopard also hunt at night while cheetah are more diurnal predators. Chobe is rich in bird life with the Pel's Fishing own a favourite for bird watchers and the peculiar strangely beaked African skimmer another speciality. African fish eagles are common and their distinctive cry is as amazing to hear in the African Wild as the roar of the lion.
