The Tuli Block of Botswana is a fascinating place not only from an ecological perspective, but from an historic one as well. The Zeederberg Trail, the major supply route between Bulawayo and Johannesburg during the Boer War, runs through the Tuli. In fact, our route followed the Zeederberg for much of one day, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
