What can we say? It was without doubt the best holiday either of us have ever had, and we have been on some good ones in the past. We would like to thank Paul for all his hard work, great patience and his very good advice.
Karen & Martin
2008 Tanzania
Caprivi
Caprivi is a narrow strip of land in the far North East of Namibia. About 400 km long, it protrudes from the rest of the country like a finger, and has a very unique history and shares borders with 4 other countries – Angola, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
This is by far the the wettest region of Namibia and consists mostly of extensive wetlands, floodplains, woodlands and rivers, like the Okavango and Zambezi. This habitat sustains a large variety of wildlife and is a veritable bird watchers' paradise. There are over 450 species occurring here - including some of Africa's rarest. The area attracts many migrants and the variety of habitats offer specials such as Pels fishing owl, Rock pratincole, African skimmers and Pygmy geese.
The best time to visit the area for bird watching is during the Namibia summer, from November to April, when most of the migrant species are present and resident species are in breeding plumage.
Spectacular herds of elephant, buffalo, red lechwe and reedbuck are among the highlights of any game viewing experience in the Caprivi Strip and the rivers are full large crocodiles and families of hippopotami, which venture onto the floodplains at night to feed.
Other attractions include Popa Falls, which are more rapids than waterfall, but nonetheless impressive as they rage through a four-meter high rocky riverbed intrusion amongst beautiful scenery.
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