THE ADVENTURE : PART 4 - LEBALA, LEOPARDS, LIONS & MORE

 The next leg of our adventure had us flying for just over an hour on a little six seater plane to the border between Botswana and Namibia. Here we stayed at a five star camp called "Kwando ". There were eight luxury tents to accommodate a small group of people from all over the world.

KWANDO SAFARI CAMP

 Once settled into our tents, we had a simple but delicious light lunch. Then, it was off in the safari jeep with our guide, Timba and our tracker, "Mr. TT". The animals that they were able to find and how close we got to them was absolutely  amazing and breathtaking. At times, heart stopping! So come and enjoy the safari with us, by looking at our beautiful shots!

 A lioness with her three cubs. They were heading towards the water to drink, but later the lioness challenged a cheetah who had an impala kill. Apparently, the mother cheetah retaliated so that her little cub could scramble up a tree to safety. In the end, the lioness and her cubs won. Mama cheetah and her little cub wandered off past our vehicle.

 This time, we saw a cheetah. It came down from the tree and started to stalk a baby baboon. The cheetah didn't know that a HUGE troop of baboons was following! Two big, ferocious male baboons came in the sides and gave chase! Timba, our driver gave chase, bouncing us in the jeep like Indiana Jones! In the end, the cheetah lost out on the prey, but survived to live another day. It lay down in the grass exhausted and trying to regain a  normal heart rate.

 An early morning start with a cuppas around the fire.

Can you spot the leopard up in the tree? We weren't the only ones chasing the game for great photos!

Ahh, sundowners. An African institution!

A COALITION OF CHEETAHS!

 A rare find!

A jackal

Wild dogs or "painted" dogs

A hyena cub and adult

A bustard. The heaviest flying bird!

 A wildebeest that thinks it is an impala!

Zebras at sunset.

A Giant Eagle Owl

The staff singing and dancing for all of the guests on our last night.

Time to catch our plane back to Kasane. But first, Mr. TT has to shoo the zebras and

 warthogs off the landing strip, so that the plane can land safely.

Farewell, Timba! You are an amazing guide!

  Ahh, playing Elizabeth Taylor who came to Africa with Richard Burton…..long ago!

 Time to leave Lebala. What an ext ordinary adventure we had  staying at Kwando Camp!