Monthly Archives: September 2005

The Tuli Safari in Botswana

September 22, 2005 – 2:57 pm

After the first night in the comfortable bungalows of the Tuli safari headquarters — an oasis of green gardens and an airy, immaculately kept stable, all surrounded by elephant-proof fencing – we headed off on safari. Safari is the Swahili word for journey, and in my book you’re not really on safari unless you are [...]

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From the Wild Coast to the Tuli Safari

September 20, 2005 – 1:50 pm

After the grand finale, a 6- or 7-course dinner (I lost count) and overnight at the mother of all B&B’s, we transferred back to East London. From there we caught a commercial flight to Johannesburg, and then a small commuter flight to an airstrip in the southeast corner of Botswana along the great Limpopo River [...]

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Wild Coast Trail Continues

September 16, 2005 – 12:37 pm

We looped inland to see the Xhosa farms and the lush river valleys. Our horses were as eager to gallop the grassy hills as they were on the beaches. Sometimes we rode all day with a picnic lunch, but most days we arrived at our destination in time for a late lunch, and the afternoon [...]

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