Difficult to describe: imaginative, bizaar, unique...pretty special really
This could honestly have come from "Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" as it is so unlike anything you'd ever expect to find in the middle of Africa. Allowing their imagination to run away with them, Ralph Bousfield and Catherine Raphaelly have constructed this fantasy world for your pleasure.
World travellers stand elbow to elbow with local characters in this camp. You can sleep in a totally authentic Bushman grass hut, or a beautifully minimalist Moroccan-style room. Drink a beer sitting in a designer black and white cow-hide chair under glinting glass chandelier or enjoy a quad bike trip out onto the vast expanse of the Pans....there really doesn't seem to be limit to the originality of this couple.
Everything from camping to a bushman hut
Difficult to describe: imaginative, bizaar, unique...pretty special really
The Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pans form part of the Kalahari eco-system but are completely different from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The Makgadikgadi is a massive expanse of white that stretches to the horizon, so far in fact that you can see the curvature of the earth. Fossils of water creatures and the remnants of shells speak of its past as a great inland sea. The edges of the pans are trimmed with clumpy course grass and islands of palm trees. Nxai is a bit more of a grassy plain dotted with smaller pans and fossils beds. It is relatively little visited, even in comparison to Makgadikgadi which is still largely off the beaten track. Read more?
Safaris in Botswana offer dramatic extremes. One the one hand, the lush landscapes of the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti/Chobe River systems, on the other, the beautiful other-worldly expanse of the Makgadikgadi Pans and the Kalahari Desert. The variety of habitats makes for varied animal and birdlife as well as beautiful scenery. Strict controls mean that Botswana safari camps and lodges are generally small, and due to the tricky logistics of operating in a delta or a desert, a safari here is seldom cheap, and it's important to know where to go if you are looking for that authentic safari experience. Read more?
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Catherine's long experience of, and enthusiasm for Africa, makes her a mine of travel information. Add to the mix her vivacious character and inscrutable attention to detail and there are few people you'd rather have plan your holiday.
At Natural High, we've had long experience putting together trips in Africa that really work. Whether it's intimate bushcamps in out of the way places, or a private lodge in one of Africa's top-billing wildlife areas, light mobile camping or remote island escapes, we know there is a lot to choose from. We're absolutely confident that we can recommend the right places for you.