Day 73 Sango Tented Camp, Khwei Concession

On the road by 6.30 am with the aim of doing a game drive before the heat of the day, however, there was even less to see and the one pride of lions in the area had apparently killed a buffalo in an area that we couldn’t self-drive in.  We headed south towards Moremi.  Savute is beautiful and is oddly very green even though there is no water as the trees have all come into leaf as the rains are overdue.  Further south there was definitely more game and just before the gate we finally spotted a pride of lions with a couple of cubs – Savute is famous for its lions so we were glad to have seen some.

Stopped for lunch outside the reserve.  Quite odd eating beef curry in forty plus degree heat by the side of the road. 

We arrived at Sango in time for the afternoon game drive.  The camp is set next to the Khwei river which has water all year due to the hippos digging deep channels in the sand.  There is loads of wildlife including a group of waterbuck on the opposite side of the river to our chalet – a fantastic setting.  The game drive proved highly entertaining as we sat and watched copulating lions for an hour.  Some frantic activity for 30 seconds followed by 15 minutes of sleep- this is repeated for several days.  It was certainly a first for us.  Sundowners were drank in the middle of the plain surrounded by lechwe antelopes.