Review For Kalahari Plains Camp

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We flew down in a bush plane from the Okavanga Delta and watched from the air as the delta melted into the sandy pans of the Central Kalahari. The camp was fairly new when we were there in 2010, and very nice with a helpful and engaging staff. Everyone was on a first name basis. The guides were great, showing and teaching us all about the ecology, flora, and fauna of the area. The food was marvelous and served in an open, covered dining area. The tent cabins were fully equipped with running water, showers, and a screened in panoramic view overlooking a pan with broad vistas of the stars at night from a safe balcony up top (including the southern cross). The blackmaned lions were never far away and we could often hear their roars rumbling through the camp day or night. As usual we were never unescorted in the camp from dusk to dawn. The cold pool felt especially good during the hot noonday breaks from safaris. On our way to and from Deception Valley in open safari vehicles, we saw the likes of giraffe and gemsbok (oryx) herds, breeding blackmaned lions with a forlorn brother waiting in the wings, springy springboks that performed on pogo stick-like legs, an occasional steenbok, blackbacked jackals, cheetahs, hartebeasts,and an evening glimpse of a rattel (honey badger). Many of the birds were peculiar and somewhat unique to that area...secretary birds, ostrich flocks, weavers, bul buls, koribustards, goshawks, northern black korhans, redbreasted shrike, shaft-tailed whydah, and much more. The changing colors of the dune flora were a photographer's delight....purple pod terminalia, russet bush willows, bushy foxtail grass, silky bushman's grass, and widespreading acacia trees. All in all, this safari camp and the adventures it provided met and exceeded all expectations. Give this one a top rating.
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