BOTSWANA Page 1: Karen and Marc's trip to southern Africa - 2000 (by Karen Gale Cooper and Marc Dyer)

Karen and Marc's Photos of
B O T S W A N A

Page One

Okavango Delta and Environs

Welcome to this first page of photos from our (fairly short) travels in Botswana!

Map of Botswana, our route in white. MAP COURTESY OF LONELY PLANET; CLICK HERE TO GO TO LONELY PLANET'S WEBSITE

The thin white line on the map above shows which route we took.

Please note that all of the photos on these pages have been reduced—by 50% or more—simply to speed up the downloading process on your computer. Most (or all) of these thumbnails probably are too small to make for satisfying viewing, however larger versions of them all are online here, too. Each of these photos acts as a hyperlink—just click on any, and you'll be taken to the bigger shot.

Welcome to the first page of our photos from Botswana! (Click here for general on Botswana, provided by the official, government site.)
We were only in the country a week because it's quite expensive, and is designed much more for the upscale group tourist than the independent budget traveler. But we still saw and did a lot and had a great time.
The people were quite friendly and our tour guides—we did a boat cruise on the Chobe River, and a safari into Chobe National Park—were very knowledgeable and helpful.
I [Karen] wish I knew the name of the man steering our boat; he knew where all the birds were, and as soon as he discovered I was a birder, he took us to all of them! We saw Malachite Kingfishers, African Spoonbills, Fish Eagles with their chicks, and Ground Hornbills, among others, up close!
You can book these tours at the booking office of the Chobe Safari Lodge. Although we actually can't recommend the lodge as a place to stay (very unfriendly reception staff, unfortunately), the people in the booking office were a delight.
This first page on Botswana, however, is not devoted to Chobe, but to the Okavango Delta and environs, where the peacefulness of the water and reeds made for quite a nice excursion. (It was great to just get out of our car, for once!)
Anyway, we hope you like these 11 pics . . .

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Typical housing (called a rondavel), basically a circular, one-room structure made of mud/hay or other affordable materials... this one has comes with a twist, though: notice all the aluminum cans used for reinforcement! CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

Basket and basket-making materials, Shorobe Women's Cooperative (just north of Maun, Botswana). CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

Not just a job for a man: we saw many female polers moving tourists around along the Delta.
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Ahoy ye matey!... Would you happen to have some Grey Poupon?... (Doreen gets taken for a ride, on the Okavango Delta.)
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Ever the fashion maven, Doreen dons some new designer mosquito patches for our visual enjoyment. CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

Marc and Karen: self-portrait.
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Reeds of the Okavango Delta, from our mokoro. CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

Karen and Doreen on the Delta.
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View from the bow of our mokoro (essentially a traditional dugout canoe). CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

Flowering lily. CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

Water lilies. CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PHOTO

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