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One month to go, first Nossob 2 nights, Grootkolk 3 nights then KK 4 nights. Praying for more rain. Still have to have camera sensors cleaned.

Any further update on the rain?

I have more than 6 months to wait too long to count days

We were there end of April beginning May. Mata Mata area extremely dry. Around TR had some rain and so did area north of Polentswa. Game was scarce but still a special place, enjoy your trip.

Thank you Elsa, it is just a pity that when I contacted them they did not tell me that.

If I had booked and paid for a perimeter site and arrived to find none available I would certainly go straight to reception where I'm sure it would be rectified even if those in the incorrect sites were made to break camp and move to a correct site. So would I but I was informed they can not guaran...

I have just made contact with Shingwedzi regarding the allocation of perimeter campsites like Tsendze but was informed it is still a first come basis. They further admitted that non perimeter campers take perimeter sites and it is a huge problem. Surely they can develop a system to address this prob...

To all my stunning “bus passengers” thank you very much for sharing the journey with me. It was indeed a priviledge to share the TR with you. There were some sad moments, some exciting stuff but most of all some wow moments. It makes you once again appreciate this beautiful country we live in. Hope ...

This TR is unfortunately almost at its destination. I will share a few last images and then a personal favourite sighting to end off with. As normal I take quite a lot of images during a trip but then aggressively grade and select images so that I end up with only a few hundred (this trip +- 600) ed...

On the way back from Mata Mata I found the two male lions sleeping under a tree on the opposite river bank between 13th and 14th Borehole. They had thus turned around and walked back and probably decided to take a rest. I returned to camp and relaxed on the veranda of my chalet. I had booked the hon...

These suricate were really enjoying the early morning sun https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4521/27080948459_9314c48b9e_b.jpg DSC_5249 by Tobie Oosthuizen , on Flickr Some were still watching out for possible danger https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4568/27080952139_e44e710454_b.jpg DSC_5186 by Tobie Oost...

Let me take a step backwards in time When I left for Mata Mata early in the morning I met two stunning male lion walking in the river bed roaring. This was probably halfway between Urikaruus and the first borehole (I can never remember if it is 13th or 14th) https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4655/38807...

During my leisurely drive towards Mata Mata I had some interesting sightings https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4626/38715889405_048a7cdca4_b.jpg DSC_4739 by Tobie Oosthuizen , on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/38715888615_7483110118_b.jpg DSC_4602 by Tobie Oosthuizen , on Flickr https://far...

After packing my belongings, making sure that I did not leave something behind I said goodbye to Franco and departed for Urikaruus. On the way I had some interesting sightings although it was overall still very quiet after the cold front that passed through https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4751/257406...