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The 2012 Hwange Game Count Competition
The winning account of the 24 hour Game Population Consensus
An account of their 24 hours - ‘The Windmill Boys – A Lions Tale’ Read More »
December 6, 2012 | 
Post Category: Hot, Latest News, Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | 
Tags: Conservancy and the Environment, Hwange National Park, Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe Safari Camps, Zimbabwe Safaris, Zimbabwe Travel Info
Peak Season Predators 4 – Linyanti Bush Camp & Linyanti Ebony
Lions prey on Elephants in the Linyanti Concession Botswana
See lions prey feeding off elephant carcasses in the Linyanti Concession (Chobe enclave, Botswana) - another instance of great predator sightings at the peak season. Read More » October 31, 2012 | Post Category: Agents' Updates, Corporate Information, Hot, Latest News, Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Linyanti Bush Camp, Linyanti Ebony, Lion
Peak Season Predators 3 – Khwai Tented Camp
Regular Leopard Sightings at Khwai
Regular Predator Sightings at Khwai include Leopard, Lion and Wild Dogs.
The Khwai Community Area in Botswana sits adjacent to the Moremi Game Reserve and abounds with predators year round. Read More » October 31, 2012 | Post Category: Agents' Updates, Corporate Information, Hot, Latest News, Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Botswana Safaris, Khwai Tented Camp, Leopard, Lion
Peak Season Predators 2 – Somalisa Camp & Somalisa Acacia
Predators visit Somalisa Camp & Somalisa Acacia
Lions, Wild Dogs, Leopard and Hyena visit Somalisa Camp & Somalisa Acacia in Hwange. Read More » October 31, 2012 | Post Category: Agents' Updates, Corporate Information, Latest News, New, Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Hwange National Park, Lion, Somalisa Acacia, Somalisa Camp, Wild Dog
Peak Season Predators 1 – Kanga Camp
Daily sightings of Zimbabwe’s best predators
The Dry Season at Kanga Camp has proved to be a ‘predators paradise’ for the second year running in Mana Pools. See Wild Dog, Lion, Leopard, Civet & Genet, and more. Read More » October 31, 2012 | Post Category: Agents' Updates, Corporate Information, Hot, Latest News, Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Kanga Camp, Leopard, Lion, predators, Wild Dog
Green Season at Nxai Pan
A ‘must-do’ in the Green Season in Botswana
A unique destination in Botswana, Nxai Pan is a 'must-do' for travellers' in the Green Season. When the rainy season arrives in November, Nxai Pan is transformed into a wildlife paradise. Find out why Nxai Pan is a must on your safari 'to do' list, and must be visited in the green season. Read More » August 16, 2012 | Post Category: Agents' Updates, Hot, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Botswana Mobile Safari, Botswana Travel Info, Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan, Migration Camp Nxai Pan
Update on H2O Hwange Campaign
Facing water shortage in Hwange.
African Bush Camps in collaboration with African Bush Camps Foundation are finding solutions to the critical water shortage in Hwange National Park. Thanks your support, a third pan is being added to the list of waterholes to be pumped within the H2O Hwange campaign. Read More » August 16, 2012 | Post Category: Agents' Updates, New, Stories from the Bush | Tags: African Bush Camps Foundation, Conservancy and the Environment, Elephant, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe Safaris
Game Count Season in Zimbabwe
Taking part in the great ‘Game Count’
International and local volunteers contribute to conservation with the Annual Zimbabwe Wildlife Consensus (the 'Game Count') that takes place during the Full Moon, end of September in Mana Pools & Hwange National Parks. Figure out how it is organized. Read More » August 16, 2012 | Post Category: Stories from the Bush | Tags: Hwange National Park, Mana Pools and the Zambezi, Zimbabwe Safaris
Lion Feast at Linyanti
Amazing safari sightings
A pride of four lions feast on an elephant carcass not far from Linyanti Bush Camp. Read More » August 6, 2012 | Post Category: Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Botswana Safaris, Chobe and Linyanti, Linyanti Bush Camp, Lion
Zambezi Life Styles encounters
Meet the locals at Mana Pools!
Zambezi Life Styles offers guests breath-taking views and astounding wildlife encounters in Mana Pools National Park Read More » August 6, 2012 | Post Category: Stories from the Bush | Tags: Elephant, Lion, Zambezi Life Styles, Zimbabwe Safaris
Kanga Camp – Night time visitors
Five Painted Dogs sighted!
Kanga Pan comes alive to the sound of predators moving through the night.... Read More » August 6, 2012 | Post Category: Stories from the Bush | Tags: Hyena, Kanga Camp, Mana Pools and the Zambezi, Wild Dog
Canoeing safaris versus mokoro safaris?
Two great water based safari activities
We explore the history and differences behind the two activities on offer: canoeing safais on the Zambezi river (Zimbabwe), and mokoro safaris in Botswana. Read More » July 19, 2012 | Post Category: Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: African Safaris, Botswana Travel Info, Canoeing Safaris (Mokoro), Chobe and Linyanti, Kanga Camp, Khwai Tented Camp, Linyanti Bush Camp, Linyanti Ebony, Mana Pools and the Zambezi, Zambezi Canoeing and Walking Safari, Zambezi Life Styles, Zimbabwe Safaris
African Painted Dogs at Kanga Camp
Great sightings by the camp
A Pack of nine African Wild Dogs kill an Impala and a Kudu on two separate occassions within the last two weeks Read More » July 19, 2012 | Post Category: Stories from the Bush | Tags: African Safaris, Kanga Camp, Lion, Mana Pools and the Zambezi, Wild Dog, Zimbabwe Safaris
‘Survival of the fittest’ at Somalisa Camp
Elephant Bulls astound guests as they fight to the death
Guests at Somalisa Camp were astounded as they watched natures course of 'Survival of the fittest' take place at Somalisa Pan Read More » July 19, 2012 | Post Category: Safari Tales & Stories, Stories from the Bush | Tags: Elephant, Hwange National Park, Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe Safaris
Hyena Den Located on Somalisa Concession
by Professional guide Doug Lawrence
A Hyena Den has been located on Somalisa Concession about 2km through some beautiful open combretum woodland. Our resident professional guide, Doug Lawrence, wrote an account of the discovery. Read More » July 19, 2012 | Post Category: Stories from the Bush | Tags: Hwange National Park, Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe Safaris
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