This is the view of the watering hole from our tent. It looks farther away in this picture. There were no barriers and one of the paths the elephants took to and from the watering hole was very close to us.
In the center of camp they had an observation deck from which we could see the water. There was a hippo family that lived in it.
When a guard escorted us back to our tent that night I asked if they ever had trouble with the animals. He said, "Yes, mainly with the elephants." I'm thinking, "That's a pretty big problem!" When asked what they did about it he said at night they would shine a flash light at them and they would leave. During the day it was not so easy. They had to blast some kind of gun that makes a loud noise and then they would leave.
No problems for us. :)
Monkeys, baboons, gazelles and other little critters roamed freely around the camp.
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Thanks, Denise, for bringing this to life. How neat this must have been! I can't wait to hear all the stories and see all the pictures.
ReplyDeleteHope no one got hurt this year. Did you go to the wood carvers? Did that shelf of hippos behave themselves and refrain from attacking like they did last year?
Hi Pat. The game drives were disappointing, but we did get to see some animals. No lions. It's been so dry they aren't showing themselves much right now. No injuries at the wood carver. Yes, those hippos were strickly warned and did behave this year! :)
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Any elevation at this camp? Looks pretty level in the photo.
ReplyDeleteRoman, it was pretty level. They had a look out you could climb up to look down on the watering hole. Denise
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