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A2A Safaris - Zarafa Camp https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp en August news – Zarafa Camp, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/august-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>August</p> <p>Zarafa and its Dhow Suites would like to thank the many American citizens who made the long trip to Africa for their safari!</p> <p>For our camp, August is traditionally an ‘American month’ with around 60% of our guests coming from overseas and this year was no exception. We wish you all safe travels back home and we hope to see you next winter. Oh! And for those of you who enjoy flexible work arrangements or are retired, please do not be a stranger and visit us even earlier. In November for example, it is a completely different ball game out here!</p> <p>Weather-wise, August has ‘played’ us. Pretending to give us an exceptionally warm winter in the beginning of the month, but a few very cold and windy days right at the very end. We say; “do not worry about things you cannot control!” – as you understand, we (luckily) have very little problems in our little safari bubble.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/EskayCristofina1.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9540];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9544" alt="Eskay&Cristofina" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/EskayCristofina1-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a></p> <p>One of the greater thing about August though are the stunning sunsets. As some of you might know, we get to see these typical red and orange colors this time of year as our neighbor country Namibia has ‘controlled burns’ to fertilize their land. The smoke and dust particles that remain in the air create these beautiful colors we enjoy every day. In the morning you can witness what we call, ‘the shadow of the earth’, which is a blue edge upon the horizon after which the sky colors soft pink. In one word: gorgeous.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sunset.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9540];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9542" alt="Sunset" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sunset-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a></p> <p>But, enough about the beauty of the Botswana horizon. You want to know what the game has been like! August was the month of the cats and the cubs. Ask yourself, is there anything cuter than 6 lion cubs tumbling over each other, chasing their moms tail? Well, maybe (just maybe), it could be the leopard cub our guides have been spotting near our home!</p> <p>Other great news is that the guides have located a wild dog den with puppies (hurray!). More information on these little ones will hopefully follow soon, as the den is still closed for sightings until the pups are at least 6 till 8 weeks of age. These protocols are important to ensure a healthy and relaxed relationship between the dogs and the cars coming to visit them. Also, as any parent will understand, raising these little fur balls is not always easy. Especially not when you consider the possible dangers of their environment. Too many car tracks towards the den might attract predators like lions and in this way humans might influence the ‘circle of life’ before the pups and their guardians even have a chance out here.</p> <p>On a different note, those who follow our Social Media channels might have noticed that our very own Dereck & Beverly Joubert, have visited us this month. This always goes hand-in-hand with some new furniture and Zarafa has gained new pictures out of Beverly’s collection on its walls. It becomes harder and harder to pick your personal favorite in the main area…</p> <p>Now, attention to all wine lovers! Next to some fabulous(-ly comfortable) leather chairs in the library, our camp is also enjoying a brand new wine list (hurray #2!). We are so excited to present to you a selection of excellent wines ranging from different vineyards that share our passion for quality, as well as a sense of responsibility to our environment and the communities we serve. We cannot wait to start spoiling our coming guests with vineyard tasting evenings (or lunches, brunches? – it is always 5 ‘o clock somewhere in the world!).<br /> News from the kitchen includes our Chef Mhange who has joined Katherine and her team to delight us with his wonderful personality and cooking skills at Zarafa and the Dhow Suites.<br /> One of their new delights includes a cracker that is made from a variation of seeds, such as sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Tastes great, no gluten! The kitchen team has also cooked repeatedly in the bush this month, surprising our guests with lunches and dinners in the wild and even a dinner on the boat.</p> <p>And on that happy note, we wish you all a fabulous start of September. We will keep you posted and we promise that we will not let you wait for next months’ newsletter to hear from Zarafa and its Dhow Suites.</p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9540&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/headlines" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Headlines</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">elephants</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/leopard" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">leopard</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/leopards" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Leopards</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lion" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Lion</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lions</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-reserve" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Reserve</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wild-dog" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wild Dog</a></div></div> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:56:04 +0000 Anonymous 1080 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/august-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana#comments Meet Guide Reuben – Zarafa Camp, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/meet-guide-reuben-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2855.jpeg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9466];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9485" alt="IMG_2855" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2855-225x300.jpeg" width="225" height="300" /></a>Mr. Reuben Mojoo, he was born in the north of the Okavango Delta, now he lives in Maun with his wife and children.<br /> He has been guiding for ten years. Reuben reminds us of an elephant, because it has a good memory. His most exciting guiding moment was seeing an elephant giving birth. His goal is to run his own company. He feels the biggest challenge facing conservation is conflict with wild animals, mainly elephants and lions as well as poor management of resources; money that is generated in conservation is not distributed equitably. And the biggest opportunity in conservation is money available for projects, including expansion especially in the north is the creation of peace park between Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, a great transfrontier Park called KAZA. (Apakavango Lozambezi Peace Park)</p> <p>Come meet Reuben at Zarafa!</p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9466&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div></div> Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:20:44 +0000 Anonymous 1005 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/meet-guide-reuben-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana#comments Community News – Selinda Reserve, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/community-news-%E2%80%93-selinda-reserve-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Community-3.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9463];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9474" alt="Community 3" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Community-3-300x225.jpg" width="460" height="345" /></a></p> <p>June 2014 COMMUNITY OUTREACH</p> <p>The Great Plains Conservation team took to the road this June when they visited Gudigwa primary school for their annual Conservation Ambassador Workshop. This year’s workshop deliberately focused on the subject of natural resources. It seemed an essential subject to discuss in order to create awareness of the day-to-day usage of their natural resources, and to empower the students with the capability to differentiate between renewable and non-renewable resources, and how these form part of their daily lives.<br /> The intention of the Outreach Team is to encourage these “future adults” to develop habits and skills that will allow them to make sustainable decisions in their lives, now and in the future. The weekend workshop began with an introduction of the topic, clearly defining what natural resources are, and how they affect/are affected by their immediate community. It was equally important to identify these resources within the context of the village of Gudigwa.<br /> Our young conservation ambassadors were quick to understand the relationship between their natural resources and their basic needs, in that without these resources, our basic needs for water, food, shelter and air, would not be met.<br /> The distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources had to be emphasized, as they both determine the future of their environment, as well as their own lives and those of future generations.<br /> Our ambassadors had never made the distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources and thus were unaware that the impact of rapidly reducing these resources would have a devastating impact on their and their children’s future.<br /> Our lessons on renewable and non-renewable resources consisted of identifying and describing the processes involved in making our day-to-day items such as, paper, tins and plastic. The students understood these processes and that most of the items that they use on a daily basis, derive from natural resources. The Outreach Team educated them on the fact that when it comes to non-renewable resources, we must collectively conserve them for as long as possible. This conversation led to lesson on Recycling, Reducing and Reusing waste (the 3’R) – a subject that was taught at one of our year-end camps to the ambassadors. It was important to make the connection between the 3 R’s, and the Conservation of natural resources. It was highlighted to the students that they could already be practicing these conservation exercises without even knowing. For instance, many of them re-use plastic bottles when they go to their cattle posts (cattle farms) to store milk in. Another means of conserving natural resources that was discussed is that of reducing the amounts of fire wood used in each household. The entire group agreed that it would be better to use dead trees, or those that have fallen over (pushed over by the elephants in the area when feeding), again depicting the inter-dependence of all things in the environment. A lot of time was spent making sure that all understood the issue of deforestation, as it affects them and their immediate environment. All of the households in Gudigwa, as well as the Primary School, depend on wood for fire, to cook, and to heat water for bathing, so it was essential for the students to realise the impact that they were making within this environment, and that they can make a significant change by reducing the amount of trees used.</p> <p>Apart from the class lessons, the students conducted some field research in various areas around the school identifying renewable and non–renewable resources. The class was split into groups that conducted investigations in various areas around the school. They did a fantastic job of identifying the different resources, and describing the health of each area. The outreach team took this opportunity to discuss the recent killings of Vultures within the Gudigwa area. It was important to address the danger and impact that killing these scavengers have on the environment. Each group gave presentations on the importance of not killing these creatures, and that it has the potential of devastating their natural environment. In order to drive the message through further, the outreach team explained the devastation that the poison used could cause not only to the lives of the wild animals in their area, but also to them as people.</p> <p>The workshop ended on a high note, with amazing positive energy from both students and teachers. The outreach team intends on continuing on their mission to enlighten the conservation ambassadors of Guidgwa Village, and to encourage them to come up with creative ways of conserving their natural resources, for themselves and future generations.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Community-2.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbalbum-9463];player=img;" title="Community 2"><img width="150" height="129" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Community-2-150x129.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Community 2" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Community-1.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbalbum-9463];player=img;" title="Community 1"><img width="150" height="129" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Community-1-150x129.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Community 1" /></a></p> <p> </p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9463&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/community-submitted-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Community Submitted News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/get-involved" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Get Involved</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-canoe-trails" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Canoe Trails</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-explorers-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Explorers Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div></div> Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:14:06 +0000 Anonymous 1002 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/community-news-%E2%80%93-selinda-reserve-botswana#comments May News – Zarafa Camp, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/may-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><b>A O.K. May </b><br /><b><br /></b>We are going to keep this month’s weather update short and sweet by saying that there are no temperatures that cannot be overcome by a hot cup of tea or coffee at your doorstep, one of our guides’ ponchos (which have a surprising cuddly inner ☺) and a ‘bush baby’, (bush baby is ‘safari language’ for hot water bottle) which are even more cuddly.<br /> So, nothing to worry about! And if this does not sound like vacation in your ears, just remember that after every hour of game drive you will be peeling off one layer of clothes, guaranteed.<br /> Talking about bush babies, it turns out that it does not matter if you have lived at Zarafa for a year, two years or longer, one can always be delighted by a new ‘in-camp safari moment’!<br /> Recently, we have discovered that one of the large trees near the main deck houses countless bush babies who appear when the sun sets.<br /> How is that for having sun downers in camp? (Of course, pictures will follow!).</p> <p>A little information for those who are not completely familiar with what kind of animal a bush babie is (next to the fact that they must look somewhat like a hot water bottle….)<br /> Bush babies or ‘Galagos’ are normally exclusively seen at night and are therefore in Afrikaans called ‘Nagapies’ (little monkeys of the night). We would describe them as a cute mix between a tiny monkey and a squirrel, with a large tail for balance, huge eyes and bat-like ears. The jump from branch to branch, easily reaching over 2 meters per jump!</p> <p>Other ‘in-camp safari moments’ we had in May included;</p> <p>1). The return of the herds of elephants! (Opposed to the lonely bachelors who visited us in April already). With the arrival of the herds, we are also offered the one and only excuse to come late to work, namely the old fashioned; “I am sorry, I had elephants on my way – excuse”. It is unfortunate when it is true though. For Bronia for example, our masseuse, who was held up with massage table, towels and lotions on the way to tent one for an aromatherapy treatment. Oh well, all good things come to those who wait….<br /><img class="size-medium wp-image-9402 aligncenter" style="text-align: center;" alt="20140427_164833-1" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140427_164833-1-300x168.jpg" width="300" height="168" /><br /> 2). And secondly, one of the Francolins living around camp has three chicks (**cute**) and we saw her giving her juniors a brief flying lesson from the main deck. It is going to be treat to see these little birds grow up!</p> <p>On a different note, we are happy to announce that after the grand opening of the Dhow Suite last month, our new ‘House’ (as chef Katherine calls it) is running as a well oiled machine.<br /> As one can see on the picture, the Dhow Suite is steered by our own little Francolin (a.k.a. Frank), who with his famous ‘dreads’ completes the perfect Dhow Suite picture.<br /> We are enjoying to see that families are making use of this ‘family unit’ and we have been welcoming extended family members in our Zarafa Camp as well.</p> <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-9404 aligncenter" style="text-align: center;" alt="20140519_211745-1" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140519_211745-1-300x168.jpg" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p>News from the kitchen this month is that Katherine and her team are able to combine the best of both worlds, namely (and here it goes) a gluten free (yes!), lactose free (yes!), avocado chocolate mousse (ooh yes!). So we have been treating our bodies like a temple, while receiving a little extra Tender, Love and Care (TLC) … it does not get any better than that.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">And finally, on the happy note of Tender, Love and Care, we would like to end this news post by thanking Mr. Harold & Mrs. Kate Kerr from Australia for “Packing with a Purpose”! Look at those beautiful pencils and at Harold’s awesome glasses.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9403" alt="20140516_162312-1" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140516_162312-1-168x300.jpg" width="168" height="300" /></p> <p>Cheers everyone!</p> <p>As always, we will keep you posted.</p> <p>The Zarafa Team</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9401&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/headlines" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Headlines</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">elephants</a></div></div> Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:36:07 +0000 Anonymous 969 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/may-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana#comments PRESS RELEASE: Zarafa Dhow Suites open! https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/press-release-zarafa-dhow-suites-open <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dhow_Suites_C4_release.pdf"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9395" alt="press release copy" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/press-release-copy.jpg" width="566" height="723" /></a></p> <p> </p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9393&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-canoe-trails" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Canoe Trails</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-explorers-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Explorers Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div></div> Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:47:14 +0000 Anonymous 967 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/press-release-zarafa-dhow-suites-open#comments Wild Dogs are Denning – Selinda Reserve, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/wild-dogs-are-denning-%E2%80%93-selinda-reserve-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Excitement is all over Botswana with the official announcement that one of our three Wild Dog packs are denning.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9372" alt="AG7K5602" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AG7K5602-300x215.jpg" width="300" height="215" /></p> <p>The Selinda Camp guides have found the den, a stones throw from the camp with a now thin and lactating Alpha Female. They have instantly put in place a strict protocol of no visits for the next few weeks to ensure no disturbance, and then limited visits after that.</p> <p>These highly endangered mammals, the rarest in southern Africa have successfully denned on the reserve for the past several years. We had a record three dens in 2013 and with the Alpha female from the Mophane pack, having not been see for a few days, it would appear that she may also be denning also.</p> <p>We will keep you updated with the news as it happens and hopefully we will have the first puppy photos of 2014 soon.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AG7K5311.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9370];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9371 aligncenter" alt="AG7K5311" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AG7K5311-300x179.jpg" width="300" height="179" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9370&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-canoe-trails" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Canoe Trails</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-explorers-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Explorers Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-reserve" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Reserve</a></div></div> Thu, 22 May 2014 06:47:53 +0000 Anonymous 952 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/wild-dogs-are-denning-%E2%80%93-selinda-reserve-botswana#comments April News – Zarafa Camp, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/april-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Winter is coming!</b></p> <p>Many of our followers in civilization might recognize the phrase “Winter is coming…” from the television series ‘Game of Thrones’. (For those who are a little behind – it is apparently a very popular show so catch-up, you do not live in the bush!)</p> <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-9361 aligncenter" alt="Katherine 2" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Katherine-2-300x168.jpg" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p>Well, in the Selinda Reserve winter is definitely coming! But unlike the scary and dark thoughts that might come to mind with the turn of phrase, we find that winter brings a rather pleasant change of weather conditions and scenery.</p> <p>You know winter is coming when;<br /> - The elephants are back in camp (read: <b>IN</b> camp)</p> <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-9363 aligncenter" alt="RSA March 2014 and a little Zarafa 064" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RSA-March-2014-and-a-little-Zarafa-064-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></p> <p>(picture by: Marijn Letschert)</p> <p>- The green grass around the lodge is getting more scarce …<br /> - The idyllic gas heaters in the rooms are getting used again as especially the mornings are getting colder.<br /> - And, the water levels in the lagoon are rising.<br /> This always to the great surprise of many of our guests, as the common belief is that our rainy season equals a full lagoon. (Right?) Well not exactly, one must remember that our Zibadianja lagoon is well connected and we enjoy a flood of rain water from Angola which only finds its way to us much later in the season.</p> <p>Now, summer, winter, rain or shine, the guiding team at Zarafa has recorded an abundance of sightings this month! And because sharing is caring, we have taken the liberty to provide <b>you</b> with our top 5;</p> <p>No. 5 – African Wild Dogs<br /> No. 4 – 2 meter long Black Mamba (No, not in camp)<br /> No. 3 – Lion cubs<br /> No. 2 – Cheetah<br /> No. 1 – Pangolin (!!)</p> <p>A pangolin is a very rare sighting in our beautiful concession. Issac are head guide has not seen one since 2002. Issac also managed to spot this nocturnal mammal, famous for its plate-like scales, this month again.</p> <p>Other news from Zarafa is strongly Dhow Suites related, which by now have officially opened its Zanzibar doors to their guests. Everyone has been working very hard last month to open Zarafa’s (huge!) baby sister on time and a special ‘thank you’ will have to go to our concession managers Sharon and Pete. They were so engaged with the project that they even tricked Sharon’s mother into visiting us, so she could help us with unwrapping the many, many boxes that found its way to us by truck or plane. Baie dankie Hannekie!</p> <p>It goes without saying, that we could not be more proud of our Dhow Suites and of the work that Lodge Builders Botswana have delivered. Words can (unfortunately for this blog), not describe the place. You will have to come see it for yourself. It is a 4 bed, 2 room exclusive use villa with your own private chef and safari guide.</p> <p>With all the preparations for the Dhow Suites, one would almost think we did not have time to cook, but on the contrary! Katherine has introduced a beautiful vanilla, coconut Panna Cotta to our menu.</p> <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-9360 aligncenter" alt="Katherine 1" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Katherine-1-168x300.jpg" width="168" height="300" /></p> <p>(picture by: Katherine Milton)</p> <p>With our Dhow Suites open, we have welcomed a few new members to our Zarafa team, among which our new sculler/staff chef – Bafedile, who is actually too pretty to stand in the kitchen.<br /> Neo, who we call “tall Neo”, as we already have a Neo in our housekeeping team.<br /> Pony, (or PPP-Pony) who is Katherine’s new side kick in the kitchen.<br /> Mr. OB, an absolute asset to our guiding team and a ‘golden oldie’ – Frank (a.k.a. Francolin) who has carried Zarafa in his heart for a long time, but now finally has made it is permanent home.</p> <p>Winter is coming and we are ready!</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RSA-March-2014-and-a-little-Zarafa-003.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9345];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9362 aligncenter" alt="RSA March 2014 and a little Zarafa 003" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RSA-March-2014-and-a-little-Zarafa-003-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>(Picture by: Katherine Milton)</p> <p>Cheers!</p> <p>We will keep you posted.</p> <p>The Zarafa Team</p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9345&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/headlines" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Headlines</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/read-guest-feedback" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Read Guest Feedback</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/leopard" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">leopard</a></div></div> Wed, 07 May 2014 12:38:01 +0000 Anonymous 941 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/april-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana#comments Zarafa spring images from Lets, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/zarafa-spring-images-lets-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>We present some unique and stunning images from Lets, one of our expert photographic guides at the Selinda Reserve. Lets is well published photographer including Africa Geographic and a finalist in the Botswana Photographer of the Year awards. Thank you Lets</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140314-001.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9273];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9274 aligncenter" alt="Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda Reserve -20140314-001" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140314-001-249x300.jpg" width="249" height="300" /></a></p> <p> </p> <div>Hippo – this magnificent aquatic creatures are commonly seen in the Zibidianja Lagoon and here one of them is seen giving a nice jaw gap therefore presenting the guest with a fantastic opportunity to take amazing pictures. Our raft boat provides the perfect platform for viewing and capturing these unique images.</div> <div></div> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140322-001.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9273];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9275 aligncenter" alt="Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda Reserve -20140322-001" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140322-001-300x198.jpg" width="300" height="198" /></a></p> <p>Lions – It is said that good things come to those who wait and this was one of those instances where this is demonstrated as it took hours and hours of relentless attempts which in the end paid off as they finally made a kill and this really gave our guests great satisfaction as their patience paid off at the end.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140324-001.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9273];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9276 aligncenter" alt="Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda Reserve -20140324-001" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140324-001-300x177.jpg" width="300" height="177" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: left;">Little Bee Eaters – portraying a typical winter behavior, cuddling together to keep warm in the early hours of the day…a great indicator that winter is slowly but surely creeping in.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"></div> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140328-001.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9273];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9277 aligncenter" alt="Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda Reserve -20140328-001" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lets-Kamogelo-Selinda-Reserve-20140328-001-300x198.jpg" width="300" height="198" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Sunset – typical dry season special(spectacular sunset) from the most beautiful Zibidianja lagoon in the Selinda reserve. You can sit on your room deck and sip a G&T whilst the sun goes down, enjoying this regular site.</p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9273&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/hippo" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">hippo</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lion" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Lion</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-reserve" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Reserve</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/the-last-lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">The Last Lions</a></div></div> Wed, 02 Apr 2014 05:57:57 +0000 Anonymous 899 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/zarafa-spring-images-lets-botswana#comments March News – Zarafa Camp, Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/march-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-align: left;" align="center">Thunderstorms and stormy weather dominated the first few days of this month in our gorgeous concession, adding to the lush beauty that summer has created. The occasional showers did, however, provide an all too welcome reprieve from the heat and as the month has worn on, these have become few and far between. As we head toward April, one can definitely feel the morning coolness of spring approaching and the days becoming milder, a very pleasant time of year for comfortable evenings.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The Zibadianja lagoon is full from all the rain and is home to our resident pod of hippos, who deem it necessary to traverse through our camp every evening to graze. There are two in particular who have become fond of the area behind our Executive Chef, Katherine’s house and have kept her company outside her room quite a few times of late! They are, however, very relaxed now as they are so used to the comings and goings within the camp. We still do not advise any nocturnal wanderings of our guests.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">This month, we hosted a family of five who could not get enough of spending time out in the bush – so much so, that our Manager, Frank and our dedicated chef, Katherine , on two occasions packed up their dinner and drove out into the night to find them and feed them their dinner in the wilds – long after midnight! Mr Satchu was delighted with this service and was blown away about eating his ‘five star’ meal while observing a pride of lions nearby! Flexibility and the anytime anywhere philosophy is very much Zarafa.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">We are forging ahead at getting our new family unit, ‘The Dhow Suite’, up and running – progress has been amazing – especially now that the rain has held off for a while; and things are looking fantastic. Many of our guests have requested a peek at the building site and are excited about telling friends and family about this new option being offered at Zarafa Camp. The bookings are already flowing in and it is not even finished.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">In keeping with our wholesome and healthy philosophy when we prepare our food , our kitchen has come up with a fabulous new vegetarian option for our guests – a butternut and mozzarella gnocci. This has become a very popular main course and Katherine has generously been handing out this recipe to our visitors. On a very naughty but nice note, our ginger cookies have become so popular with our guests that we have had to bake countless batches just to keep them satisfied on their morning game drives.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">One of our most exciting morning game drives produced a pride of 8 lions resting in the shade. Guests were busily taking great photos of them when a pack of 15 wild dog raced right by our vehicles and proceeded to kill a red lechwe right in front of our guests. After all this excitement and on their way back into camp, they then came across a leopard walking casually down the road in front of the vehicles – an amazing morning to say the least!</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Our sunset cruises are beautiful and have been made even more special recently with the African Skimmers sweeping past the boat. Guests, especially those interested in birding, have been blown away by them.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/skimmerprint-1-of-1.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9254];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9255 aligncenter" alt="skimmerprint (1 of 1)" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/skimmerprint-1-of-1-300x165.jpg" width="300" height="165" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Our area has been busy this month, with a myriad of general game sightings – from baby giraffe and adult giraffe seen lying down; to breeding herds of elephant, wildebeest, hippo, kudu, impala, red lechwe, steenbok, zebra and many many more. As lush and green as our area is, it never fails to produce amazing bird life and animal sightings.</p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9254&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/headlines" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Headlines</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/hippo" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">hippo</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/hippos" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">hippos</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-reserve" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Reserve</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/the-last-lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">The Last Lions</a></div></div> Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:42:29 +0000 Anonymous 892 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/march-news-%E2%80%93-zarafa-camp-botswana#comments Lesego the Leopard reveals a new cub – Selinda Botswana https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/lesego-the-leopard-reveals-a-new-cub-%E2%80%93-selinda-botswana <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>The guides on the Selinda Reserve have announced the resident female Leopard, Lesego, has been found with a 2 to 3 month old cub. This is believed to be her second cub that she has reared in the region so we will follow this story closely, the benefit being is her territory is so close to the Selinda Camp itself.</p> <p>Thank you for the updates Selinda, we will be waiting on a new name for this young one soon.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lesogo.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9251];player=img;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9252 aligncenter" alt="Lesogo" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lesogo-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a></p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D9251&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-explorers-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Explorers Camp</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/zarafa-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Zarafa Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/leopard" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">leopard</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/selinda-reserve" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Selinda Reserve</a></div></div> Mon, 31 Mar 2014 05:42:29 +0000 Anonymous 893 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa https://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/lesego-the-leopard-reveals-a-new-cub-%E2%80%93-selinda-botswana#comments

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