Okavango Delta - Umvuvu Camp

After having spent nearly 2 weeks in Namibia we now left it behind to go to the Okavango Delta in Botswana. after all the desert, mountains and vast plains this very green and lush place is a welcome change. We arrive at the campsite very late, as we had a ferry crossing over the Okavango river queuing for about 2 hours. The guys had a bit of a tea break or something. Well, T.I.A. as they say here: This Is Africa.
After a quick lunch we packed a day pack, our tents and mattresses and went to our bush camp in a dugout canoe "mokoro". The delta is very impressive. In contrast to other deltas this one does not end in the sea but in the dessert. For all you Germans it's a bit like "Spreewald" in Africa without all the tourism. We were warned not to go too far from our tents as there could be elephants, hippos, lions and all kind of other animals around. Chocolate in tents was also forbidden. Elephants have a great sense of smell... especially the people who go to the "facilities during the night were a bit scared. We had an investation of flying termites. Not very pleasant, but very interesting. The local guys were trapping them in a hole they dug in the ground, bagging them and taking them home. They got fried the next day and eaten as a snack - just like peanuts. Mhhhh ;)

While there we saw lots of the Delta as well as hippos and Crocodiles. amazing sunsets, too. But see for yourselves.