SAA J-Class, Air Botswana
 

A little bit late, but here is a trip report on our South Africa-Botswana-Namibia journey.

http://www.luxurytravelblog.net/The_...9_Entry_1.html

Thanks for posting, it's an nice little Blog Style TR. I enjoyed it very much.

Cheers Larry.

Nice Report! Interesting Desert Landing!

Great TR. Loved the pics of the cessna. Haven't flown in one for a while. I will be flying in an otter soon though:).

Really interesting!
Where are you based?

Nice report. Where did u stay in the Okavango?

Great trip report!

Nice report. Thanks for posting.

I love any BP Trip Report...thanks for the contribution!

Do you have any pics of Botswana and Namibia? Did you enjoy Botswana? Thanks for the great pics.

Very nice trip report.. you sure to get around... the world that is;)

Hi, we stayed at Xudum Delta Lodge from "And Beyond". Will be posting a report on that very shortly.

Thanks (to all) for the nice comments. We have some super pics of Botswana and Namibia which will be up soon.

:)

I gather you recommend both places? Botswana and Namibia?

What vacinations did you need? Thanks.

We already had vaccinations from previous trip to Tanzania, which requires Yellow Fever (not sure Botswana requires YF). You do, however, need to talk anti-matarials every day.

Okavango pics
 

Hi,
As promised, here are pictures from the Xudum Delta Lodge in the Okavango.

http://luxurytravelblog.net/The_Silv...lta_Lodge.html

http://luxurytravelblog.net/The_Silv..._Wildlife.html

http://luxurytravelblog.net/The_Silv...ildlife.html#1

How long did you stay at Sossusvlei? I recently decided to add that to a trip to Botswana and Zambia and was wondering how long is about right at the dunes.

BTW, I'm enjoying your blog a lot. I'll be in Beijing next month so found the District 798 entry particularly of interest and just wrote for reservations at Red Capital Club.

Sossusvlei
 

Hi, thanaks for your kind comments. We stayed 5 days / 4 nights at Sossusvlei. Glad to hear you are going to the Red Capital Club - make sure you have a brandy in the smoking room and have a browse through the collected speeches of of Chairman Mao!

Thanks for the pictures. I would be afraid to take a boat / canoe lest a hippo bumps into the canoe.

Full report from Xudum
 

You can read more about those hippos and everything else about Xudum, as I have just posted a full report on our stay:

http://luxurytravelblog.net/The_Silv...0_Entry_1.html

Early-mid autumn is the perfect time to go to the Okavango, so if you want to go this year, start thinking about it now!

The birdlife is particularly interesting, as you can see from the pictures I have posted below.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...kingfisher.jpg

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...ishing-owl.jpg

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...pratincole.jpg

Nice report from an interesting part of the world, thanks!