Sunday, October 8, 2017

Senyati Safari Camp

[Back in Europe/Spain/Catalonia now, near Figueres/Cadaques, with much catching up to do on the blog...].

Nearly all the camps we stayed at in Africa were memorable, mostly for good reasons, but Senyati Safari Camp, near Kasane, Botswana, is the memory that will last longest. Our rigs were there for four nights, more than anywhere else; from Senyati we visited both Chobe NP and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, with much ado; but...Senyati is on a wildlife crossroads, its bar/lounge perched over a sizable watering hole, and, best, it has a hide right on the watering hole: spectacular close-up views of elephants and all manner of other critters. See illustrations in following posts. Oh yes, getting from the highway to Senyati was also memorable...poor directions and deep sand in which many of us got temporarily stuck...but all agreed it was well worth the hassle.
The watering hole















The hide is the concrete bunker; seats 8-10















Bar/lounge; the entrance to the hide is the corrugated little 
building to the left
















Tunnel to the hide















Vicki stalking elephants















Afternoon matinee 





























Decor at Senyati



















Mahaogony, judging by their weight














Half a dozen chalets (?!) in addition to the camp sites (pitches)















More decor















Senyati do's and don't's



















Hot water is de-centralized at Senyati...each bathroom, chalet
(is that the right term for the bush?) has hot water provided by
a "donkey" such as this

















Thus















Staff lights each donkey each morning, evening















Part of our encampment at Senyati

The first of many memorable braai (Afrikaner for BBQ; both
a's are silent)

Not too many chefs...


Secondary entrance to Senyati; very fine print specifies 4WD



























Owl really liked Senyati







1 comment:

Tawana said...

Awesome! Glad you are catching up on the blog. Wesley asks often if Aunt Vicki has more animal pictures. David's brother's name is Mark, so having two Uncle Marks is confusing to him.