Week 7: 12 - 17 November 2006: Zimbabwe
Our next stop in Zimbabwe was Antelope Park just outside Gweru. Ironically we never saw an Antelope, but it was famous for it's Lion Rehabilitation Programme, so during our 3 night stay we did some amazing things.
We went on two 2 hour walks with lions, one with 6 month old cubs Ltalo & Landela and one with 18 month old cubs Praise, Phyre & Panka. You got to be really close to them all and pat them. Craig also saw all of the being fed. We also got to play with the adorable 3 month old cubs Amgela, Acacia and Amadhla.
One of the most crazy things we did there was go swimming on the backs of elephants. We were on Ellie the one that rolled from side to side, we thought this was going to be 'nicer' than Tombe the one that dived!! But we spent more time under the water than the couple on Tombe.
Probably the nicest place we stayed in the whole of our african trip was a place called Big Cave Camp. As it was Liv & Al's last tour they often made our kitty stretch to great dinners out or upgrades to beds, but this place was fantastic. We had our own cabin with amazing views around Matopas National Park - it was luxury.
In Matopas we also got to see original Bushmen paintings and go trekking on foot to see wild Rhinos.
After Matopas we headed to Victoria Falls where we were left to our own devices for four days and could do any of the activities we liked.
We went on two 2 hour walks with lions, one with 6 month old cubs Ltalo & Landela and one with 18 month old cubs Praise, Phyre & Panka. You got to be really close to them all and pat them. Craig also saw all of the being fed. We also got to play with the adorable 3 month old cubs Amgela, Acacia and Amadhla.
One of the most crazy things we did there was go swimming on the backs of elephants. We were on Ellie the one that rolled from side to side, we thought this was going to be 'nicer' than Tombe the one that dived!! But we spent more time under the water than the couple on Tombe.
Probably the nicest place we stayed in the whole of our african trip was a place called Big Cave Camp. As it was Liv & Al's last tour they often made our kitty stretch to great dinners out or upgrades to beds, but this place was fantastic. We had our own cabin with amazing views around Matopas National Park - it was luxury.
In Matopas we also got to see original Bushmen paintings and go trekking on foot to see wild Rhinos.
After Matopas we headed to Victoria Falls where we were left to our own devices for four days and could do any of the activities we liked.
posted by Craig & Suz at 2:15 AM
1 Comments:
Outstanding, loving it! We were at the zoo the other day in Edinburgh.........but it doesnt quite seem to match up to ur escapades. Keep it up, stay safe and pat a lion for me!
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