30th April, 2017. Sanctuary Resort , Chobe Botswana

This has been another amazing day in n this phenomenal holiday. We stayed overnight at City Lodge Hotel , OT Tambo Johannesburg International Airport and dined in their cafe last evening.

This morning we fly out of Johannesburg to Kisane Botswana on a little jet aircraft on SA link and have an enjoyable flight with a meal and drinks.  We departed Johannesburg at 11.45am and we were on the ground at 1.50pm then through a shambolic immigration and then customs check, which is clearly manual labour.  We hen meet our guide and are ushered us to another type of Jeep.  We travel the 15 minutes to the resort.  We are greeted as royalty then checked in and taken to our accommodation n villa 14.  Just unbelievable in every respect, beautifully furnished with animals on the king bed.  We have nearly 30 minutes to unpack, then back for high tea at 3.00pm.  This is superb with  large bedroom, separated from shower and bathroom, independent dressing room etc.

We don't have a direct Chobe river view but can see through the trees with the ocean mpaoa and Wilderbeast in front. 

Following high tea, we adjourned to the jeeps and were driven down to the boats, where we were ushered aboard, then directed through the security and safety issues, including nothing over the edges.  We then power out through the growing weed and other vegetation and into a channel.  There are superb scenes of the waterways, the island and then we come to the mesmerising first group of rhinos.  We swing our the boat through 180degrees to maximise the angles for taking photos of the rhinos.  There are about 10 in this group and we watch them pulling the plants off the bottom.

We then drive further along the delta and watch the amazing hippos, eating and walking and fighting..  There are several groups. 

We then came across thousands upon thousands of lotus flowers on the river with superb flowers.  We stop to take photos of the lotus flowers, then see the first of many crocodiles usually sunning themselves, but also totally aware of their mediate environment.  It has s amazng yo watch these animals maps.  We see buffaloes, also many babboons and girrafes. 

Wherevr we look we see baboons as well as all sorts of birds.

Frm here we start to make ur way back ,but stop for sundowners, watch a large pack of baboons.  But we still no to focus on the many baboons, the immediate role re lions and other animals , the crocodile and the birds, 

We enjoy the sundowners, but also reals another superb sunset is approaching.  We anchor and watch the amazing sunset. 

Then we return to the resort via jeep from the boat areas.  but on the way we take in a superb multi coloured sunset whilst on the water 

Following a quick shower and change we are ready for pre dinner drinks and then we move to sit by the outdoor fires.   Dinner is then set out on the lawns and we enjoy the most amazing barbecue.  

Dinner is served in the lawns with views down to the river.  Asuperb outdoor buffet and barbecue, where we fit as a special able of 6, but one group withdraws.

We enjoy the excellent entertainment throughout this special night. There is a group ofb3 playing.

Deinner concludes at 9.30pm and we are ushered back to our villa.  It had been a great day.  Magnificent resort, with beautiful villas, the cruise was sensational.  Enjoy the photos attached.