We arrived on Bovu island ready to start our final phase. The island was stunning and the perfect place to spend our final few days. Mumma Alice provided us with popcorn each day and even cooked us two amazing dinners. Evenings were spent relaxing in the hammocks or in the bar listening to Arran play …
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Mwandi project and trek
We arrived in Mwandi on the 21st. We stayed at a campsite and had a meal for our first night. The next day we started our project. Everyone enjoyed meeting children as we walked to the house that we were working on. We had to attach logs to the foundations of the house using string. …
Victoria Falls
Today we spent much of the day at Victoria Falls. Even though it’s the dry season it was still impressive and the walk down to the boiling pot provided us with brilliant views of the river and the bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe. When walking across the bridge we witnessed those crazy enough to bunji …
Kubu Island
Kubu Island was a granite island on the salt plains in Botswana. It involved a 16k trek to Little Kubu. There was plenty of spare time where we played sardines and hide and seek (suggested by Mia). We also played Frisby and experimented with fun photos. In the evenings we were accompanied by the incredible …
Balcarras on Safari In Chobe
We started our safari morning at 5:30 AM. It was very cold but we had our thermals and blankets to help us power on through until sunrise. We saw some amazing animals which will enable us to tick them off some of our bucket lists! These included lions mating. Selfies with elephants, many giraffes and …
The Okavango Delta
On Thursday morning, we set off to the mokoros. We saw many hippos and crocodiles. For some students, these were very close as the mokoros were made out of fibre glass and we were not near land. But after a short while everyone felt calmer as the mokoros were very relaxing. As well as animals …
Orientation Day
Last night we enjoyed a Zambian buffet including caterpillars and traditional singing and dancing around the campfire. Today was all about organisation. The team headed into Livingstone to change money, buy food, phones and fuel. After a delicious lunch which included a doughnut treat the team spent the afternoon by the pool and finalising the …
We have arrived
After nearly a 11 hour flight to South Africa and a further 2 hours to Zambia we have finally arrived in Livingstone. The team has set up camp and are busy planning what needs to be done for the next few days ahead. We are currently enjoying some down time before a traditional Zambian buffet …
WE ARE OFF!!!!
The team arrived at school early and we are busy packing all the kit ready for our flight later. When we can we will update you with our adventures in Africa.
Team 2: Zambia & Botswana 2019 