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Botswana itinerary
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03/31/2005 10:44 PM
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We are going to Botswana in May. We will be flying into Joberg, spending two nights in Victoria Falls, then down to Botswana for 9 days. We will be staying at Savute, Little Vumbura, and then Mombo before heading back to Joberg to come home. Any comments on any of those camps?? It's too late of course for any changes, since we've made our final payment, but would appreciate any feedback on those camps, particularly anything recent..
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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04/01/2005 07:35 PM
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Lynn--we've never been to Africa, period, so all look positively wonderful to me!!! My travel agent--Bert at Fish Eagle--kind of implied to me that Little Vumbura was kind of a restful place, more than the others, because of the water aspect.
Do you have any pictures of Savute or Mombo? It seems that most people that I see posting pictures, post pictures only of the wildlife, which is great, but I would like to see more pictures of the camps themselves. You never know, when you see pictures on the company websites, whether they really represent what the place looks like...
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Hi Carol, When will you be at Savuti Camp ?? I will be there in May as well, the 20th-23rd. Will be fun to compare trip reports! Brenda
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Richard--Eric actually was the one who choose Botswana, but I totally agreed with his choice. We had started out with the proposition that we were going in the middle of June. This was because the trip was to be in celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, which actually was in 2004. We started planning in 2003. We had everything booked, deposits made, etc., to travel in the middle of June 2004. Various circumstances conspired so that we had to re-schedule for this year instead. So, first, we wanted to see where would provide us the best wildlife experience in June. I don't think that May is much different, in terms of wildlife experience, and for this year, we decided to go a tad earlier, to hopefully get a little warmer weather. Anyway, first criteria was where would we have the best wildlife experience in June. Second criteria was where we would have the best wildlife experience, PERIOD. We were not interested in having to fight crowds to see the animals and were not afraid to spend the money to get a premium comfortable experience which wouldn't have any resemblance to camping. We weren't that interested in seeing desert, per se, or big cities. We wanted to see ANIMALS. We wanted to go somewhere that we felt the government was stable, and that we would hopefully be fairly safe, in terms of personal safety. Reading about Botswana in general seemed to suit our style--high end, low volume tourism, and a commitment to wildlife preservation. (Please note that for Vic Falls, we are staying on the Zambian side, not in Zimbawbwe.) So, that's how we decided on Botswana.
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Oh MAN is this GREAT! We will be at Savuti May 18 to 21!!!!!!!!! We leave for Little Vumbura on May 21, so I would assume that we will see you in camp on the 20th, before we leave the following morning! COOL! Brenda--please send me your email to chill@info-res.com, so we can talk in private, or register here so that we can exchange private messages.
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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13 days for TWO for $9000??? Has to be, I assume. Not really familiar with that company. We really didn't want to do something pre-packaged, and that's why we went with Bert at Fish Eagle Safaris. We really don't expect to go back again--although we could be wrong!!--so we wanted to make sure that we didn't scrimp on things and be sorry afterward. My idea of camping is the Holiday Inn, if ya know what I mean! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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No ...per person....not including air fare from Arizona...but includes all the little puddle jumpers in between spots. I forgot to add....Wifey lives on this website..... Did i ever mention what our bird seed bill is for her hobby? http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/africabotswana.htm
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Richard--the itinerary that we have booked, 2 nights at River Club, 3 nights at Savute, 3 nights LIttle Vumbura, 3 nights Mombo, air transfers between the camps, and air transfers within Africa (and NOT including the flights from the US) was $12,750 for two. In addition, we'll be paying about $200 for a night in Joberg on the way to River Club. Those camps are all inclusive, as far as food and drink, except premium wines......
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Richard--we are doing Virgin Atlantic through London. 14 hour layover in London on the way over. Provided our flights are on time, we will probably do a bit of sightseeing in London that day. I hear EVERYTHING in London is very expensive, so doubt I will be doing much shopping there..
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Richard--we are planning on taking the express train. Supposedly only takes about 15 minutes from Heathrow to downtown. Pricy, at like 20 pounds each, something like that, but worth it to get downtown quick. Probably will do a doubledecker bus tour, once downtown..
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Actually, been watching Animal Planet special on hippos this evening. Didn't realize that they sometimes eat meat!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Brenda--this is too cool!! I sent you a PM also. Check out the little flashing envelope toward the top left of your screen..
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Richard--yowsa, I think I'll pass on that place! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Actually, been watching Animal Planet special on hippos this evening. Didn't realize that they sometimes eat meat!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" /> The hippos are not dangerous because they might eat you, they just kill more people than any other animal in Africa because they seek water when frightened and run over anything in their path. Fishermen are the most common casualties because they are most likely to be between the hippo and water.
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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Lynn--yes, that was the impression I got from the special, just was surprised that they ever eat meat, as I didn't know that..
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Re: Botswana itinerary
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04/08/2006 09:59 AM
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Hi Carol, Looking through some of your marvellous stories. Have to tell you that the short form of Johannesburg is "Joburg", or as we South Africans say "Joeys" Carol_Hill said: We are going to Botswana in May. We will be flying into Joberg, spending two nights in Victoria Falls, then down to Botswana for 9 days. We will be staying at Savute, Little Vumbura, and then Mombo before heading back to Joberg to come home. Any comments on any of those camps?? It's too late of course for any changes, since we've made our final payment, but would appreciate any feedback on those camps, particularly anything recent..
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04/08/2006 11:04 AM
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Sorry I spelled it wrong! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" /> Have you been to the areas that we went to on our trip??
Carol Hill
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