Kasane to Chitabe (Sandibe), Okavango Delta, Botswana 22 - 24 Oct 07

The leopard changed its spot

 

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23 October. Leopard day! Morning game drive with Tshabo and Bee. One hour walking safari. Then we found a 200+ buffalo herd. Then another game vehicle informed us over the radio that a leopard had been found in a tree near the Chitabe airstrip. A really cute pussycat, our first spotting of a wild leopard.


24 October. After breakfast, a cruise (with champagne) in an electric boat on the small canal in the papyrus swamp near the Sandibe camp. Highlights were a couple of hippos near the camp, an elephant blocking our canal and feeding on papyrus in the river, and a colourful malachite kingfisher.
The leopard has a long tail
The leopard changed its spot

Looking out for dinner
Lilac breasted roller

Twin giraffes?
Crowned plover

Female kudus
Electric boat eco-cruise on the channel near Sandibe with champagne

Malachite kingfisher
An elephant suddenly appeared around the corner

The elephant was feeding on the papyrus and almost made us miss our flight
On our way to the Chitabe airstrip we found two male lions having a siesta

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