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Tag: Namibia

  • Botswana Part II: Chobe National Park, Plus Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

    The second time I crossed over into Botswana was with a separate tour I took out of Victoria Falls. The birding tour ended in Victoria Falls, but I decided to stay there for an extra couple of days. For one of the days, I went on a tour of Chobe National Park. I booked it…

  • Namibia: Kavango and Zambezi Regions (featuring hippos, bee-eaters, and strangler figs).

    After the visit to Etosha National Park, we headed through the Kavango and Zambezi regions of Namibia, which are located in the northeastern part of the country. This region of Namibia is much greener and more densely populated than the south, in part due to the presence of two major permanent rivers: the Kavango and…

  • Birding in Etosha National Park (Namibia Trip)

    Etosha National Park in Namibia is famous for its astonishing diversity of large mammals, but it is also home to an impressive variety of birds, from tiny finches to giant ostriches. Many of these birds are easy to find and photograph because of the abundance of open country in the park. Bustards (family Otididae), including…

  • Namibia: Etosha National Park (Part I: Mammals)

    The next stop on the trip was Etosha National Park, a large (22,270 km2) wildlife reserve located in northern Namibia. Etosha is famous for its astonishing concentration of wildlife, which includes almost all of the iconic African big game animals, including savannah elephants, white & black rhinoceros, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, oryx, wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs,…

  • Namibia: Spitzkoppe

    The semester’s over and I finally have time to write again! Note: The first blog post about my trip to Namibia can be found by clicking HERE. The next stops on the itinerary included Spitzkoppe and various sites in the Erongo Mountains. “Spitzkoppe,” which is derived from the German words for ‘pointed dome,’ is a group…

  • Namibia Trip: The Welwitschia Plains

    Note: The first blog post about my trip to Namibia can be found by clicking HERE. About 100 km from Walvis Bay is a flat expanse of gravel called the “Welwitschia Plains.” At first glance, it doesn’t look like anything special – it’s just a dry, rocky plain dotted with some dull-looking plants. Namibia has endless…

  • Namibia: Walvis Bay Flamingos

    Note: My first post about my trip to Namibia is HERE . After driving through the desert, we arrived in the coastal city of Walvis Bay. It’s a great spot for people interested in birds and nature, as many sea birds can be seen along the shore, especially in the Walvis Bay lagoon. There are…

  • Namibia: Spreetshoogte Pass and Namib Desert

    Note: My first post about my trip to Namibia is HERE . After the trip to Daan Viljoen, we headed towards the Namibgrens Guest Farm, which was in a picturesque area of the Khomas Highlands. I took a photo of the villas, which are built right among the hills and rocks. The next day, we…

  • Namibia Trip: Daan Viljoen Nature Reserve and Avis Dam

    Note: The first blog post about my trip to Namibia can be found by clicking HERE. After spending time on my own at a guest ranch, I joined up with a small tour group at a lodge just outside of Windhoek. This was through Rockjumper Tours, which is a birdwatching tour company. From my experience,…

  • A trip to Southwestern Africa! (Namibia, Botswana, and Victoria Falls)

    For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to visit southwestern Africa, and I was finally able to make that particular trip happen this summer. I spent about a month there, primarily in Namibia, but I also visited the Okavango Panhandle and Chobe National Park in Botswana, and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. So, why…