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Afro Trek Safari, Botswana is located in Maun. Get the feel of being on mobile safari in Botswana. Read stories of our guests or pick up some tips from our professional guides or just look at the photos.

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• Afro Trek Safaris Videos

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 03:08 in botswana, elephant, lion_safari, maun_safari, maun_wildlife, safaris, wildlife, wild_dogs

  Botswana WildlifeTake a few moments and go on a mini safari with Afro Trek Safaris, Botswana:...

• African Wild Dogs - After a Kill

  Posted on Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 04:19 in birding, botswana, botswana_wildlife, elephant, hippos, lions, lion_safari, maun, maun_safari, mobile_safari, wildlife, wild_dogs

  African Wild Dog click for Wikipedia article.It is late April and I am on a game drive with Alan and two friends from Italy - Gracia and Massimo. When we left Sedia Hotel at 7:00 am it was chilly. App...

• Mokoro Trails - The Transparent Reality

  Posted on Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 06:19 in botswana, botswana_safari, maun, maun_safari, mokoro, okavango, okavango_delta, safari

  Over the past few years, the Okavango Delta and Maun in particular, has become perceived as an expensive destination with many Overland Companies no longer stopping in Maun due to what are considered ...

• Moremi Game Reserve - Rainy Season

  Posted on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 at 08:11 in botswana, botswana_safari, elephant, maun_safari, moremi, moremi_game_reserve, wildlife

  Elephant Enjoying Mud BathEarly January brought some friends from Canada for a visit to Maun. One of the things we did was a mobile safari with Shylock Raborokwe, into Moremi Game Reserve. The video a...

• Shylock Captures Lion In Moremi Game Reserve

  Posted on Sunday December 2nd, 2007 at 03:27 in botswana_safari, maun, maun_safari, mobile_safari, moremi_game_reserve, wildlife

  Guests from Windhoek had two very special days with Shylock Raborokgwe. On day 1 they went on a mokoro trip in the Okavango Delta and ended the day with a game flight. On day 2 Shylock took his guest...

• Game Flight Or Game Drive

  Posted on Friday August 10th, 2007 at 09:28 in birding, botswana, botswana_safari, maun, maun_safari, mobile_safari, moremi, moremi_game_reserve, okavango, okavango_delta, wildlife

  Game Flight or Game Drive?Let’s assume you have just arrived in Maun, Botswana and you have to plan your activity for the next day. If you have to choose between either doing a game flight or going ...

• Safari Safely In Botswana

  Posted on Saturday May 12th, 2007 at 03:52 in botswana, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_wildlife, safari, safaris, safety

  Botswana Safari Safety The open safari vehicle does provide a surprising degree of protection. You will be amazed at how close you can get to a lion. Your safari guide will try to get the best setting...

• Moremi Gami Reserve - 1st Among Equals

  Posted on Friday May 4th, 2007 at 06:55 in botswana, botswana_safari, maun, maun_safari, mobile_safari, moremi, moremi_game_reserve, okavango_delta, safari, safaris, safari_tours, wildlife

  Moremi Game ReserveMoremi is often described as the most beautiful of all wildlife sanctuaries in Africa, covering almost a third of the entire Okavango Delta. It is a diverse habitat where the desert...

• Safari Lion Kill

  Posted on Saturday April 7th, 2007 at 04:35 in botswana, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, lion_safari, maun, maun_safari, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, wildlife

  Afternoon Safari Drive StoryThe following story was developed over a three week period at my Maun - Gateway to the Okavango Delta Wetlands site. Imagine a variation of it being told around the campfir...

• Okavango Delta Flooding

  Posted on Thursday April 5th, 2007 at 12:06 in botswana, botswana_safari, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, okavango, okavango_delta, wetlands

  Okavango Delta - Wetlands Getting WetterTravellers from around the world are following, with growing interest, the strong floods pouring into the Okavango Delta. A post in the Maun, Botswana Blog abou...

• Dancing With Elephants - Nxai Pan

  Posted on Tuesday March 20th, 2007 at 09:56 in maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, nxai_pan, safari, safari_tours, tours

  Nxai Pan - Bull Elephant HangoutNxai Pan is worth visiting 12 months a year. Located about 180 km. or three hours from Maun, the safari expedition can be done in one day, however it is best done overn...

• Botswana"s Best Books

  Posted on Monday December 11th, 2006 at 11:27 in book, botswana, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari

  The Perfect Christmas GiftThere are two books of note in the right hand column of this page. If you have a friend or family member who likes stories about safaris or Botswana - consider these books.Ho...

• Les Francaises on Safari - Le Professor

  Posted on Monday December 4th, 2006 at 12:38 in botswana, botswana_birds, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, french, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, moremi, tours

  Excursion à MoremiUn Game drive est toujours plein de surprises. Ce fut le cas. Départ très matinal : 6hNous sommes 16, il faut donc 2 4x4. Sur les banquettes nous gelons pendant le trajet que dure...

• Maun Safari Flashback

  Posted on Monday November 20th, 2006 at 10:54 in botswana, botswana_birds, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, moremi, safari, safaris

  Birdwatching With Kelly RevisitedI received an email over the weekend from Hugh Kelly. He is thinking about bringing some family members to Maun and taking them on safari. It was fun to think back to ...

• Wildlife Magic On Safari, Botswana Part 2

  Posted on Saturday October 28th, 2006 at 13:23 in afrotrek, afro_trek, afro_trek_safari, botswana, botswana_birds, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari

  Trevor's Safari Continues - From The Daily Post, Liverpool To read Trevor Peake's review of Sedia Riverside Hotel click this link."Herds of impala, zebra, and wildebeest abound in the Delta. Giraffe a...

• Botswana National Bird?

  Posted on Wednesday August 30th, 2006 at 12:18 in botswana, botswana_birds, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, moremi, safari, safaris, wildlife

  In an earlier blog I mentioned that the Lilac Breasted Roller was the national bird of Botswana. A member of Birdlife Botswana has commented that Botswana does not have a national bird. I defer to his...

• Maun and 'The Gates of Eden'

  Posted on Sunday August 20th, 2006 at 11:33 in botswana, botswana_birds, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, moremi, tourism, wildlife

  Sunday morning, my friend Ernest and I start out from Sedia Riverside Hotel on a trip up the Boro River and into Moremi Wildlife Reserve. To get from the Thamalakane River to the Boro you have to trav...

• Gliding Through Nature - A Bird's Eye View.

  Posted on Sunday May 28th, 2006 at 10:32 in botswana, botswana_birds, botswana_safari, botswana_wildlife, maun, maun_safari, maun_travel, maun_wildlife, mobile_safari, moremi, tourism

  A very popular activity is a 1 or 2 day mokoro trip - complete with poler and guide. You can see the abundance of nature the Okavango Delta has to offer. Bird lovers and photographers, in particular, ...