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.
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| The landscape in Tuli |
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| Blue Wildebeest |
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| Bedrock! The landscape is so different in Tuli. |
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| Zebras |
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| The suspension bridge to our private island. Look! There's a Bridge on a bridge! |
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| Our sunrise view from our tent. |
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| Waterbuck at sunrise |
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| Rock hyrax - they are pretty darn cute! |
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| Klipspringer |
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| Kori Bustard |
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| Our porch for the weekend |
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| We had fires here and listened to the animal noises at night. |
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| The dining area |
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| Lots of bones from local animals and some old arrow heads. |
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| The Limpopo River |
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| Giraffe |
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| Elephant! |
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| These were beautiful flowers at the Mathathane hitch-hiking spot. |
