Mokolodi Nature Reserve

We don’t come to southern Africa to see animals, but since we did not get to visit the Nata Bird Sanctuary, go into the Okavango Delta or make it to our favorite Khama Rhino Sanctuary I thought maybe we should do a two hour game drive at nearby Mokolodi Nature Reserve on Sunday morning. We have been there on a couple of occasions in the past and have not been so impressed; indeed the Gaborone Game Reserve in your own car is often better. Anyway, the most pleasant surprise was that our guide was Vivian, who was our guide on our two visits to Khama Rhino Sanctuary in 2009. It was great to see her again! The hippos and rhinos eluded us but we did manage to see a whole lot of other animals and birds: impala, warthogs, wildebeest, guinea fowl, kudu, fish eagles, Egyptian geese, zebra, ostrich, giraffe and baboons. Wildlife photos courtesy of Kuno.