Kasane – Thebe River Safaris
Today we thought we should try another safari, but at a different time of day to improve our chances of seeing something different, so we booked in with the up-market Chobe Safari Lodge for 10am (also a more civilized time).We stood on the road outside Thebe to flag a taxi, where we were approached by some local guys who said “don’t wait for a taxi, flag anyone down”. Our answer was “are you sure?” “Yes, they will be honoured to have white people in their car.” “Really??”
So we tried it. The first car went past without stopping so K said to our new pals “Well they didn’t feel honoured!”, and the response was “then they must be from Zimbabwe”! The next vehicle was an empty school bus and sure enough it stopped and took us exactly where we wanted to go!
The safari was very enjoyable as we managed to see a hippo by the side of the road (instead of submerged), and many more elephants than yesterday. So many in fact that we are now over elephants and will only take notice if there are cute babies or there are more than forty!
The rest of the day was spent relaxing by (but not in) the pool at Chobe Safari Lodge, followed by our final meal at Thebe.
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