Big game in Southern Africa
I’d forgotten how it feels on your first day in the bush. Exhilarated and wide-eyed. Over the moon. And then, sobering up, eager but cautious. A safari lodge is a thousand times better than any zoo, but you – not the animals – are the ones in the cage.
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It’s a creek, it’s a lake, no, it’s the super Zambezi River, calm enough above Victoria Falls for Siankaba Resort guests to take in a leisurely mokoro (canoe) ride among the islands of Siankaba resort, on the Zambezi River, Livingston, Zambia.
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Size matters when two forces meet. Flapping ears tells us to back off and give him space at the South Luangwa National Park, Bushcamp Company, Mfuwe, Zambia.
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Assuming the yoga position, the “waterhole bend,” this giraffe gets a drink at Bilimungwe, Bushcamp Company, Mfuwe, Zambia.
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Bilimungwe manager Alex Steward has a surprise for her guests: the evening sundowner in the Luangwa River, barefoot, with the Chinden Hills in the background.
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Bilimungwe Lodge, more rustic comfort home-made in Africa, crafted out of logs, planks, reeds and thatch. Bushcamp Company game lodges, Mfuwe, Zambia.
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The Bushcamp Company’s Chamilandu Lodge staff brings out the welcome mat: Doc (with fruit drinks), Malama, Jamu, Harrison and Omex. Bushcamp Company, Mfuwe, Zambia.
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Expert trackers Lazarus and Louis find gold: a pride of lions sleeping off dinner. Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa.
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Nosia Sibiya, a shaman in Hamilton Village, rolls the knucklebones for visitors seeking answers. Near Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa.
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