Wet, wild safari at Khwai

Beasts in the field: Elephants in Khwai PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Beasts in the field: Elephants in Khwai PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

They say now is not a good time for safari because it is wet out there. So bush escapes should be deferred to winter. But they don’t tell you that the wetness does not halt the wilderness; it just adds more vibrant colours to it, writes Staff Writer THALEFANG CHARLES*

Safari is different in the wet season. Now there is an explosion of colour. It is not like the dull brown of the popular dry season where fashionistas don the trendy Safari-chic wear of earth colours to blend in with the wilderness. In the wet season, the safari backdrop is lush green. The Okavango Delta almost feels like a rainforest jungle. It is wet and wild. The mophane trees that withstood the elephant herds’ assaults are now all green. The colours are popping and contrasts are more defined.

The drive from Maun through the Shorobe road heading to Khwai, north of Moremi Game Reserve with Belmond Safari guide Richard Sepopo, feels more thrilling, especially after ending the tarred road at Shorobe. The road is still bumpy in some spots with corrugation that could shake your brain to a headache. There are puddles of water on the road that splash our vehicle with mud so that it looks the part.

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