This year has been a challenging year building new camps, but yet an incredible year where African Bush Camps has grown its product offerings with opening two new camps, increasing the number of tents and equipment available for our mobile camping safaris in Botswana, and re-modeling Vundu Camp with soft furnishings.
Beks, Sophia and the ABC team would like to thank all those who have stood by us and supported us in these last few years, especially as our growth has only been possible because of the great support we've had from all our agents, friends and family.
We dedicate our camps to you all and remain committed to delivering an authentic African safari. We look forward to sharing our camps with you and welcoming you to our quintessential Africa.
In this issue:
- Botswana Mobile Tented Camps
- Linyanti Bush Camp opens its doors to its first guests
- Somalisa Camp
- Vundu Camp & Zambezi canoeing and walking Safaris
 
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Botswana Mobile Tented Camps Our mobiles have enjoyed a great success this season, even with the challenges that everyone has faced with the extremely high water in Moremi This year. We have had some incredible sightings these past months and amongst those were some unusual ones; Khwai area - We witnessed a pride of cheetah stalking and chasing a serval cat. The serval was lucky to get away unscathed, however it's probably still running today. Xakanaxa area in Moremi - John Chase witnessed a pangolin testing the patience of a young male leopard. The leopard came across a pangolin which would immediately roll up into its scales in a tight bundle. After a few sniffs and gentle paw strikes, the leopard would walk off, and as soon as it had its back, the pangolin would walk after the leopard and nudge it and proceed to roll up into a tight ball, as though teasing the cat. Much to the young cat's annoyance it eventually took refuge underneath a nearby vehicle. Our highlights for the year still remain the amazing cat experiences we had in the green season (November – March) at Nxai pan and Central Kalahari Game Reserve. We will be running specials again during the next green season. Look out on our web site first week of October. Back to the top |
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Linyanti Bush Camp opens its doors to its first guests Last month Linyanti Bush Camp opened its doors to its first visitors who had an amazing welcome by the Chobe herds of elephant, which have returned to the Linyanti after a heavy rainy season. Their highlight was having a male lion roam and call all night in the camp, as he was in search for his brother. Needless to say, we have not seen his brother for at least two weeks. A much enjoyed bush dinner and a celebration of a birthday topped up their visit in Botswana. The camp's mascot has been a resident barn owl chick that comes down and greats everyone around the camp fire every night with a raspy screech. Amongst other sightings, we had a male leopard hunting warthog and impala in the camp near our woodpile hide. The camp still has availability for the rest of the year, if you have not received our rates for this year and 2007, please contact us and we will be happy to send you our rates and fact sheets. Back to the top |
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Somalisa Camp Somalisa has definitely earned its reputation as the home of incredible giants, the elephants. The camp is constantly inhabited by these amazing creatures as the camel thorn acacias have dropped their seed pods. They are incredible respectful of the camp and seem to blend in well with the surrounds as though the camp has been there for ages. The camp pan is a busy spot and often we wake up to lions curled up around the camp fire enjoying its warmth on a winter's morning. The white rhino have become a common sighting in the northern part of our private concession and the gemsbok (Oryx) have permanently moved back to the area and will continue to as it gets drier. Somalisa's most epic views can be enjoyed whilst sipping a cocktail of sorts by it's uniquely positioned swimming pool or hammock. Back to the top |
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Vundu Camp & Zambezi canoeing and walking Safaris This perfect combination of four nights has become increasingly popular as there is so much to do from game drives at Vundu into the Mopane woodland where we have been seeing the wild dogs, canoeing safaris even as a casual afternoon activity with any one of our "men of the mighty river," sport fishing the legendary tiger fish or walking the game rich flood plains of Mana Pools. The flood plain this year has become extremely dry very early and herds of eland litter the flood plains with elephants swimming over to the islands for greener pastures, the same with herds of buffalo. The signature of Vundu has been the 2 male leopards that call at night; one behind camp and the other across the river on the Zambian side. Enjoying any one of the bush candle chandelier lit, scrumptious dinners on the banks of the Zambezi with serenading leopards has been a highlight. Back to the top All the best wishes Beks & Sophia and the ABC team |
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