Namibian travels and everyday life: Camp Chobe in Nature

Camp Chobe in Nature

Day 9: 26 December

Marvellous sunrise

We awakened at dawn with an orange-pink sunrise over the plains, and were greeted with various bird calls. The masked weavers went to work building their nest, right in front of my entrance door.

Southern masked weaver bird
starts building his nest

A watchman's hut in the maize field

Two guides took us on a guided nature walk, explaining fauna, flora, traditions and many interesting facts to us, pertaining to this area. Hearing about a dedicated 'watchman' which stays overnight in a little hut to watch the maize field - having to chase hippos, elephants and cattle from grazing this crop. Two hours later, arriving back at the camp, we had a good breakfast and then leisure time to explore or rest, relax in the pool or just watch the fascinating nature.

Canoe trip on the Chobe River

I am so happy, that we spent a second day at this marvelous camp. This is nourishment for the soul.

Red-necked Falcon in a tree
along the shore

After teatime we left in Canoes, 2 persons in one together with our Mokoro (driver/guide), down the Chobe river, and saw nature from a completely different perspective.

A little crocodile and also a water snake as well as the shoreside and reed living birds were the sights. The lodge had prepared sun downers on the shoreside, after an 1/2
hrs drive upstream. We returned absolutely delighted, to quickly shower and change in time for dinner.

This was a special treat, as we were seated in the boma and had a traditional Namibian dish: Oryx 'potjie' (stew cooked in a black three legged pot over open fire), with maize porridge & rice, accompanied with mixed green salad, and ending with a caramel cake with Amarula sauce.