Camp 3
The Zambezi Region (Caprivi Strip)
In the morning we drove three hours to our next lodge. The first two hours we were on a newly paved road and could travel 120 kilometers per hour. Then we entered the Bwabwata National Park in the Kwando Core Area on deep and rutted sandy roads where we were afraid we might get bogged down in the sand. The road is deep sand all of the way. We got stuck in the sand one time but we put the Land Rover Defender in low range 4 wheel drive and locked the differential and we were able to drive out. We drove for another hour while spotting Kudu, Impala, and other animals along the way for the 15 kilometers to the Nambwa Lodge. This is a luxury lodge built on stilts above the savannah.
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| Acacia tree |
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| Selfie with our trusty defender named Chuma |
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| Lodge at Nambwa. All huts are built on stilts, and the animals can walk under the walkways. |
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| Our tented room with mosquito netting around the bed |
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| Impala |
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| Always greeted with a wet wash cloth to refresh yourself |
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| Tented lodge |
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| Scott |
That evening we went on a fun evening safari with Mareesa, a 19-year-old South African girl who is an intern guide at this lodge. We spotted Lechwa, Tsebee, and Sable, all beautiful big antelope. We also saw the African Fish Eagle and Hippos near the horseshoe bend in the Kwando River. We saw Giraffe, Impala and Zebra grazing together. We also saw a fully-grown trophy Kudu crossing the road in front of our safari vehicle.
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| Greater Male Kudu |
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| Stork |
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| Steenbok |
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| Lots of Giraffe |
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| Beautiful Zebras |
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| Buffalo |
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| Fish Eagle |
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| Wart hogs |
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| Hornbill |
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| Helmeted Guinea Fowl |
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| Everywhere you look, there are animals |
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| Sable |
We had sundowners at the Horseshoe Bend in the Kwando River and drove back to the lodge in the dark spotting Hippo out of the water and grazing on grass.
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| Sundowner time |
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| Baboons |
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| Sunsets are amazing |
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| Walking Safari |
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| Barb with Donovan, our guide |
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| Walking safari. The rifle is for our protection in case we encounter dangerous animals. |
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| Wart hog den. They go into their home backwards. |
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| We found a newly shed cobra snake skin |
That night we went on a boat safari down the Kwando River spotting lots of Hippo and Elephant, Fish Eagle and antelope.
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| Barb on the evening boat ride. We saw hippo, antelope, crocodile and birds. |
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| Herron |
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| Pod of Hippos |
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| Scott |
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| We found this antelope, but we are unsure of what it is. |
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| Baby Crocodile |
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| Herron |
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| Egret |
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| Bee Eater |
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| Hippo yawning |
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| Strike |
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| Beautiful sunset from the river |
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| Scott is having a blast driving Chuma |
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