Trip to the wild Botswana by Daniele Somenzi

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Iberia has launched a fare Pisa Johannesburg that we could not refuse, 380 euros return. To that in April I reached my friend Guy, who prelevatomi at the airport, my host, as usual, at his home. the following evening, Marco Donato and Cristian, arrived with Air France flight, and all four then the bed and breakfast in Pretoria. The next morning, we have given the defender 4x4 with 2 tents on the two hood, and left for the north and then west, driving me, we stopped for the first night, on the border between South Africa and Botswana. So we could test the curtains that were a surprise, given the versatility and convenience. Mark loses his wristwatch given to him by his girlfriend, the very pissed off that he did not sleep all night, overturning everything, even removing the wheels to see if all was over + + air inside the chamber. At the end of the trip, returned home to Parma, Marco discover which was finished in a pocket of the backpack (that chicken) All 'indomani travel all day after entering Botswana, and other accepted my suggestion to pass in Zimbabwe, we camp next to an elephant grazing a few miles from the border until <strong>Pandamatengastrong>, Sleeping in the wild, and 'always exciting, any animal you can 'to visit, especially at night. Upon entering Zimbabwe, back in the past, <strong>Hwangestrong> National Park and 'stripped of tourists, which to us is fine, I was driving and on their 3 + car coat, lunch stop at Robins, camp, just after saw 6 wild dogs, then in the evening soak Sinamatella, which has the magic. located on a hill allows you to do a safari, with binoculars without using the + car but sit. The armed guard kalasnikow of the evening brings us a bit of adrenaline + leading us in the dark for a short night safari, the After a morning safari, then we head to Victoria Falls and along the deserted street car for lack of gasoline, we pause to exchange old clothes with hand-made wooden objects. The ride with canoes on the Zambezi River and 'was very nice, although we have risked that Ippos, we reversed. visit the Victoria Falls hotel, and 'always fascinating, even if now and' empty, as all hotels in Zimbabwe, thanks to the dictator Mugabe, who, like Saddam Hussein, not to leave power. The animals we encounter are many, but the falls too full of water, were 40 years that did not reach that level. In fact you can not even do the rafting, which I did a few years ago. Go back into Botswana, and after you fill up petrol in Kasane, <strong>Chobestrong> we enter the park, I visited for the first time too. Animals A Go Go and superb views, we camp just two meters from the river Zambezi, and the night, the howling of hyenas, inspire a certain fear, The next morning in the paradise of nature, baboons shouting a few meters from us and give us a good morning. later we go in the south of the <strong>Chobestrong> and the 4 wheel drive, are always in range, we also attempted to remove a tree from the road but failing that, otherwise, the cover-up. That night we sleep in the wild yet, towards Maun, we reach the aftermath where we camped for three nights the Island Safari Lodge. One night the kids spend nell'okavango delta sleep in a tent among the lions and elephants, making transport to the destination first and then by speedboat with mokoro. Permission to enter the national park more mysterious, we got it for one night and two days, so finally after years I want it, we enter the Central Kalahari wilderness, inhabited by Bushmen still savages. Many animals, including a sighting was made seon, jackals, zebras, oryx and springbok. the night in tents before dark after supper at 5pm, there is not much to play, the game does not forgive. The lion's roar to stay in a tent in the dark and the full moon is as creepy, but luckily our two tents are up on the roof of Land Rover.