DAY 4 NATA
"There's time for an optional dawn game drive for those who would like to further explore this beautiful park. With a diverse range of ecosystems, a humungous number of elephants and the largest concentration of game found in Africa, Chobe National Park is safari heaven. Hit the road bound for Nata ( 302km, approx 5hrs ). Our campsite tonight is situated on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans which makes up one of the largest salt pans in the world covering some 12,000sq km. Facilities include a Restaurant, Swimming pool, Gift Shop and Bar/lounge area. While here you have the opportunity to explore the pans on 3hr excursion in open vehicles. Surrounded by the Kalahari Desert the pans are naturally dry and salty for a large part of the year. During this time the arid landscape has an eerie feel to it as heat mirages disorientate the senses. However they are seasonally covered with water and grass and as soon as the rains hit become a refuge for migratory birds and animals."
"There's time for an optional dawn game drive for those who would like to further explore this beautiful park. With a diverse range of ecosystems, a humungous number of elephants and the largest concentration of game found in Africa, Chobe National Park is safari heaven. Hit the road bound for Nata ( 302km, approx 5hrs ). Our campsite tonight is situated on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans which makes up one of the largest salt pans in the world covering some 12,000sq km. Facilities include a Restaurant, Swimming pool, Gift Shop and Bar/lounge area. While here you have the opportunity to explore the pans on 3hr excursion in open vehicles. Surrounded by the Kalahari Desert the pans are naturally dry and salty for a large part of the year. During this time the arid landscape has an eerie feel to it as heat mirages disorientate the senses. However they are seasonally covered with water and grass and as soon as the rains hit become a refuge for migratory birds and animals."
Vi valgte alle å ha være med på game drive, så 05.45 stod vi klare for safaritur. Chobe nationalpark er 11 000 kv.km, på størrelse med Belgia, og har hele 120 000 elefanter, 3 løveflokker og 11 flodhestfamilier pluss mye mer. Parken er ikke gjerdet inn, nettopp for at elefantene skal kunne bevege seg fritt herfra og til blandt annet Zimbabwe. Vi så ingen dyr vi ikke hadde sett før, men hadde tre flotte timer uansett. Brukte litt tid på å prøve å finne en leopard som var blitt observert, men uten hell. Tror det må ha vært minst 20 andre kjøretøy der samtidig, noe som overrasket meg, så kan si det ble litt kaos. Dawn game drive er popluært fordi dyrene er mer aktive når det ikke er for varmt enda, men hadde trodd de ville tatt mer hensyn til all lyden det blir når så mange kjører på samme sted, evt greid å fordelt kjøretøyene utover parken.
Rundt 10 var vi tilbake i bussen igjen og på vei mot Nata. Ingen av oss valgte å se på saltslettene, så vi slappet hellet av ved bassenget og i restauranten. Timon grillet koteletter til middag, servert med ris og grønnsakscurry, og så la vi oss tidlig.
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