TUSKERS CAMP NEAR NXAI PAN , MANKWE NEAR MOREMI AND XOBEGA DELTA

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one of  the lounges has a hot water urn  with the  usual  selection of tea  bags  etc 

 

they  have   the usual range  of  beer , wine and spirits  drinks  

 

payment  may be  made  in  local currency , ZAR , USD  and  perhaps  Euros  , probably  only  in cash 

 

I  did  not notice  if they took cards  as  I  was  only  drinking  water

 

as  I   don't  use  wi fi  on safari  ,  I  did not observe  what the connections were  like

Edited September 3, 2019 by COSMIC RHINO

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the  camp  was not busy at  that  time  of year  

 

there  was  only me  there  on the first  night  ,  and  another  guest  joined  in for my other  2 nights  

 

for my first night  dinner  was moved  close to my tent  

 

the  food  is  of a  simple  family  style  manner  

 

 

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the  water and surrounds  are so wonderful  , the sunsets are  a delight

 

I  was  somewhat  surprised  to see  the  new  visitor  use  a  SLR  camera  ,take  a few  photos  , then  pack  the camera  into its bag  , complete  with  removing  both lenses  and putting  the  body cap  on  ,just for  a while  , only  to  bring the  camera  out again  , for yet another  superb scene  

 

it  is easier  to keep your  camera  out and ready   

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The  boat  had seats  firmly  fixed  into position  so they  could  not move

 

I  continue my usual  practice  , the clothes  that  I  take  on and of  to suit the  temperature  , the camera  batteries  etc, sunscreen  etc  are all in a small  bag  .   Things   are  all together  where  I  can find  them  easily  and they  don't get dusty  

 

I have  a better  safari  if I am  organised     

 

When it is warmer  you are  well exposed  to the sun  , take care with cover up with clothing, sun hat and sunscreen

 

with  the possibility  of being sun burnt , scratched  up  by thorns  or bitten by insects  I  always take good  care  

 

I  almost never  wear  shorts  at anytime  of the year  , on safari  or elsewhere  

 

I  return with  a slight  tan which stops  at my wrist  

 

3  nights    was  about  the right length of  stay for me  

 

the  final  trip on the  last morning is long,  a number  of hours  including  photo  stops   

 

the  airstrip is  actually  in Moremi  game reserve  

 

it was very good some  full views  of  a hippo fully exposed , an elephant in the  water  , and a  closeup  of a fishing eagle

 

well  the hippo  had lost his territory  in a fight on the island  the  night before    

 

once you  get there  it is a busy boat ramp  with  a number  of vessels tied  up  

 

the camp has its  own vehicle  there  waiting to take  people to the  airstrip  which is  quiet  a long drive  away  

 

the  plane arrived  and checks the passengers of their list  , they  actually  give out proper  pre printed  boarding  passes  with names   on them

 

there is not much  checking  of luggage  , there  are no scales  to weigh  it

 

there  was no problem  with taking  a small  bag (camera  etc  ) as hand luggage  

 

I  though  that  the other guest  with  his multiple  bags  might have  a problem  but this  was  not the  case

 

at a guess  there  would  probably  be  a problem if you  came with a suitcase  ,or   bag  which  was  excessively large  or  had wheels  on it  

 

when  I went  there  were  a total of  3 or  4 airstrips  then  Manu  

Edited September 5, 2019 by COSMIC RHINO

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The  plane  is meet at  Manu  by Mack  air  staff  , the luggage  unloaded  ,identified  and place in a trolly  

 

the staff   go  with the   passengers  to  the terminal  ,people   are given their  luggage

 

I  was  impressed  with  the   assistance  offered  

 

people  are shown to the  correct  terminal  , shown  the correct  line  to check in  for their flight    and assisted  to check in   

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It was  interesting looking  at an air  Botswana  inflight  magazine  at the  island camp  

 

there  was  an article  of one of the luxury  lodges  at nxai  pan  , including  a photo  of reticulated   giraffe  ,  very, very unusual for the  area  ,  it is not  northern  Kenya  

 

So  the magazine  is  promoting  an animal,  an outstandingly elegant and  handsome  animal  , endemic  to  another  area  ,  in East  Africa  

 

this  is very creative  marketing  

 

 

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Here are some more photos I helped @COSMIC RHINO convert and post.   Sorry for the delay - I have been busy with Hurricane Dorian and cleaning up in its aftermath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[madaboutcheetah]

On 6 September 2019 at 10:35 AM, COSMIC RHINO said:

It was  interesting looking  at an air  Botswana  inflight  magazine  at the  island camp  

 

there  was  an article  of one of the luxury  lodges  at nxai  pan  , including  a photo  of reticulated   giraffe  ,  very, very unusual for the  area  ,  it is not  northern  Kenya  

 

So  the magazine  is  promoting  an animal,  an outstandingly elegant and  handsome  animal  , endemic  to  another  area  ,  in East  Africa  

 

this  is very creative  marketing  

 

 

 

How odd ...... I can assure you there isn't any Reticulated giraffe in Nxai pan! The peolwane in flight magazine? 

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They  like  to  use  a promotional  photo  from  out of the  area   

 

the  well informed  guest  knows  to look for southern giraffe  , animals evolve  and adapt over  large distances  

 

perhaps airline  magazines  and some operators  like to be creative in their  promotional  material