The Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta are the two of the most picturesque and game filled parks on the African continent. There are an abundance of photo opportunities and the means by which so maximise those opportunities.
There are companies that focus especially on photographic safaris, who provide every client should they require, with a state of the art camera and zoom lens. A number of places to capture these magnificent sights could be either in a photo boat, a unimog, or even in an elephant bunker.
Below are pictures from Ranger Diaries. Ranger Diaries is a blog in its infancy aiming to bring beautiful wildlife stories, videos and pictures from the safari guides to the public.
Photographer: Morkel Erasmus
Plains zebra engaging in geophagia that is eating dirt to absorb minerals
2 Male elephants greeting each other
Photographer: Morkel Erasmus
Two young hippos engage in play-fighting while an elephant “referee” watches on. The Chobe is just one of those must-see locations in Southern Africa.
Photographer: Brendon Creamer
A Fish eagle swoops down passed us whilst chasing an intruding eagle out of his territory.
Photographer: Brendon Cremer
We witnessed this buffalo kill from start to finish, from the lions playing at first light to finding the buffalo, stalking and then the kill, it was just one of those sightings out of the documentaries, a true reflection on the never ending battles between the “Relentless Enemies” of Duba Plains.
Photographer: Andrew Schoeman
A crocodile basking in the morning sun on the Chobe River, Botswana
Photographer: Brendon Creamer
A yellow billed stork comes in to land on the banks of the Chobe River in beautiful soft early morning light. The Birdlife as well as wildlife along the Chobe River is prolific and diverse making it one of Southern Africa greatest photographic destinations.
Photographer: Andrew Schoeman
A Mom Baboon grooming her baby.
Photographer: Andrew Schoeman
A Snake unexpectedly crossing one of the channels in the Okavango Delta.
Photographer: Brendon Cremer
A simple portrait of and impala ram but the great light, the glint in the eye and the nice out of focus back ground just really make this image stand out for me.
Photographer: Andrew Schoeman
A couple of lion cubs playing after feasting on a buffalo that had been killed the day before. Duba is a unique destination to see the spectacular interaction between lion and buffalo.
Photographer: Andrew Schoeman
Female leopard chasing an impala after a long and patient stalk.
Photographer: Andrew Schoeman
A dragonfly on the edge of the floodplains.
Photographer: Brendon Creamer
A large herd of Buffalo moves out of the thickets led by their path finder onto the open flood plains of Puku flats as the sunsets along the banks of the Chobe River, Botswana. Due to the peak dry season environment, the dust from the herd was immense, creating a fantastic mood as the last rays of light shone through it with the buffalo moving along.
Photographer: Brendon Cremer
A typical Duba plains scene with the buffalo feeding across the plains, oblivious to the presence of the 6 lions studying their every move.
[…] its banks at night. The best destinations for experiencing a water-based African safari are at the Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta in Botswana as well as the spectacular Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. The […]