volunteer with one of the "small" lions

the children of the Lubasi orphanage

Friday, January 7, 2011

Day 10: Surf and Turf in Botswana


Today we decided to take a trip to the neighboring country of Botswana to tour a game reserve called Chobe National Park.

The morning was spent in an open air vehicle as we were driven through the park.  The park is 12,000 square kilometers and has 120,000 elephants!  There are many other animals that we saw including impala, buffalo, lions, jackals and more.

The afternoon was spent on a boat exploring the rivers in the park.  There were countless hippos and many very large crocodiles that we were able to witness close up.  Additionally we saw many bird species, monitor lizards and more elephants.

Angry looking Cape Buffalo (they allways look grumpy)

Male Impala



A menacing grin from a toothy croc



Hippo showing off his smile

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