Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Vacation in Tuli



The Tuli Block is a track of privately owned land in the eastern part of Botswana. Most of the land is used for eco-tourism, hunting and cattle and produce farming. Matt visited the area when he shadowed a fellow PCV last year. He really enjoyed it and I couldn’t wait to see a different part of the country. We decided to splurge and stay two nights at a private camp. The camp is located on an island in the middle of the Limpopo River. Our stay included all of our meals, two game drives each day, and a lovely and quite place to enjoy the bush. One of the best parts of the camp were the on-demand hot water and outdoor shower and bath. We felt very luxurious! We really loved the landscape and the animal sounds at night. We hadn’t heard hyena sounds since we arrived in Botswana, and it was a real treat to listen to them and the jackals. Because we were the only ones at the camp, we got private game drives. Although it was pricey on a PC budget, it was worth the expense! Below are some pictures from our Tuli Vacation.

The landscape in Tuli

Blue Wildebeest

Bedrock! The landscape is so different in Tuli.

Zebras

The suspension bridge to our private island. Look! There's a Bridge on a bridge!

Our sunrise view from our tent.

Waterbuck at sunrise

Rock hyrax - they are pretty darn cute!

Klipspringer

Kori Bustard

Our porch for the weekend

We had fires here and listened to the animal noises at night.

The dining area

Lots of bones from local animals and some old arrow heads.

The Limpopo River

Giraffe

Elephant!

These were beautiful flowers at the Mathathane hitch-hiking spot.

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