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Elephants love to bathe or take regular swims. After a thorough soaking they will dust them selves down again. This daily ritual keeps their skin healthy, protecting them from the sun and by aiding the removal of parasites.<br><br>Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.<br>1996
Elephant Crossing 		Elephants love to bathe or take regular swims. After a thorough soaking they will dust them selves down again. This daily ritual keeps their skin healthy, protecting them from the sun and by aiding the removal of parasites.<br>Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Elephant Crossing 		This female Elephant charged our Land Rover in order to protect her young calf. We had stopped to take photographs, but she quickly became agitated and angered by our presence. After a couple of mock charges she charged for real. It was a scary few moments.<br>
Charging Elephant 		Brody (Afro Ventures) Richard De Bufanos (Afro Ventures) & Anita Spall, all enjoying a relaxed afternoon in Botswana's beautiful Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta 		Chobe River Botswana
Fish Eagle
A pride of about 22 Lions resident at Savuti, hunted and killed this young bachelor Elephant.<br>Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Lion Kill 		Moremi Game Reserve (GR), Botswana
Warthog 		This bachelor elephant was enjoying one of the few remaining waterholes at Savuti in Botswana's Chobe National Park. Some waterholes as this one is, are maintained so that water is available all year round.
Savuti Sunset 		Okavango Delta, Botswana
Okavango Sunset 		Swallowtailed Bee-eater, Central Kalahari GR, Botswana.<br>Common resident in parts of southern Africa<br>
Swallowtailed Bee-eater
Deception Valley, Central Kalahari, Botswana
Black Back Jackal 		Slender Mongoose, Central Kalahari GR, Botswana
Slender Mongoose 		Our transport a forward control Land Rover, pictured here in the middle of the Central Kalahari GR, Botswana
Forward Control Land Rover 		Savuti, Chobe NP, Botswana
Elephant 		A curios crowd meets our tourist bus in Lukaya, Uganda.
Lukaya
This guy was only interested in stealing our food. Lake Mburo National Park Uganda
Vervit Monkey 		Lake Bunyoni, Uganda
Lake Bunyoni 		Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi NP, Uganda
Gorilla Trekking 		Photographed February 1998 - Bwindi NP Uganda<br><br><br>
Mountain Gorilla 		Amanda trekking over the mountain from our camp in Bwindi NP to view the Verunga mountains in the Congo.
Trek to DR Congo
Amanda - Uganda & DR Congo border.<br>We trekked over the mountain from our camp in Bwindi NP to view the Verunga mountains in the Congo.
Trek to DR Congo 		Hippos - Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Hippopotamus 		Saddlebilled Stork - Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda
Saddlebilled Stork 		Little Boy photographed in Ishaka, Uganda
Ishaka 		Deep in the heart of Uganda, close to the border with DR Congo..
Rukungiri
Marcey photographed at the Safari Hotel Kibale Natioanl Park
Marcey 		Wilderbeest Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania
Wilderbeest 		Lilac Breasted Roller
Lilac Breasted Roller 		Arusha Northern Tanzania
Arusha Market 		Lake Manyara National Park, Northern Tanzania
Young Olive Baboon
Claudia Lassetter & Martin Davison, taking advantage of the roof seat on our journey from Arusha to lake Natron.
Claudia & Martin 		Fish River Canyon. The worlds second largest after the Grand Canyon
Fish River Canyon 		Cape Cross Namibia
Cape Fur Seals 		Cape Cross Namibia
Cape Fur Seals 		Sand dunes at Soussevlei, Namibia.
Namib Desert
Climbing the sand dunes at Soussevlei in Namibia.
Namib Desert 		Etosha NP, Namibia
Elephant 		Namib Desert, Namibia
Desert Chameleon 		Crossing the Namib
Lunch Stop 		One that got away from Prince William. This little creature lay down and posed for me as I walked up the road from our camp at Waterburg Plateau in Namibia
Dik Dik
Liz Harper & Max Southwell inside the Afro Ventures tourist truck.
Liz & Max 		Zebra crossing the salt pan, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Zebra 		Luderitz
Luderitz 		North Seymour - Galapagos
Blue Footied Boobie 		Sunset from North Seymour, Galapagos
North Seymour Sunset
Isla Plaza, Galapagos
Land Iguana 		Galapagos Islands
Giant Tortoise 		Esponola Island, Galapagos
Masked Boobies 		Elisabeth Haakenrud & Wolf, Esponola Island, Galapagos
Elizabeth & Wolf 		Esponola Island, Galapagos
Sea Lions
Esponola Island, Galapagos
Sea Lion 		Tower Island - Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Short Eared Owl 		Swallow Tailed Gull - Tower Island, Galapagos
Swallow Tailed Gull 		Tower Island, Galapagos
Swallow Tailed Gull & Young 		African Wild Dog<br>Photographed at the end of a perfect day in the Tanzania's Selous Game Resreve<br><br>
Wild Dog
African Wild Dog, Selous GR, Tanzania<br>
Wild Dog 		Zanzibar
Zanzibar Boatman 		Amanda with her followers, whilst walking in the Usumbara mountains, Tanzania.
Usumbara 		Lunch Stop - Travelling from the Usumbara Mountains to Morogoro
Chalinze 		Zanzibar
Bird Catcher

Zanzibar Family Home 		School Children at Sadani Village.<br>As ever with most African Children who have little or nothing, they were delighted to see us. They were even more keen to have their picture taken.
School Children 		Waiting for the plane, Selous GR
The Gang (Luton Airport) 		Red Colobus Monkey - Zanzibar
Red Colobus Monkey 		Male Lion, Selous GR, Tanzania
Lion
Meat Market -Stone Town, Zanzibar
Meat Market 		School Girl, Stone Town, Zanzibar
School Girl 		Photographed in southern Tanzania's Selous Game Reseve
White-Browed Coucal 		Dhow carrying members of our crew - Zanzibar
Dhow 		We paused for a few minutes whilst exploring a Mangrove swamp on Zanzibar.
Des & Gill
Selous GR, Tanzania
Giraffe 		Selous Game Reserve, Southern Tanzania
Matambwe Gate 		Black & White Colobus Monkey - Elsamere, Kenya
Black & White Colobus Monkey 		Lara Astbury washing up. Not everyone's favourite job.<br>Loita Hills, Kenya
Lara 		Yasamin enjoying the wildlife to be found in a typical Masai Village in the Loita Hills, Kenya
Yasamin
Masai Chief, Lota Hills, Kenya
Masai Chief 		The Masai at the Loita Hills were a friendly bunch. This picture shows the beer party held in one of the villagers homes.
Beer Drinking 		Loita Hills, Kenya
Masai Villagers 		Loita Hills, Kenya
Masai Warriors Dancing 		Amanda at the western corridor entrance gate to the Serengeti National Park.
Amanda
This picture shows the simple beauty that is the Serengeti
Serengeti 		Marjan Oostmeijer on board the Guerba truck
Marjan 		Secretary Bird - Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Secretary Bird 		Hyena Pups, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Hyena Pups 		Natalie, Amanda, Lara & Elaine - Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Ngorongoro Land Rover Crew
Amanda on foot safari in Arusha National Park, Tanzania
Amanda 		Cheetah Cubs - Masai Mara, Kenya
Cheetah Cubs 		Cheetah Mother & Cubs- Masai Mara, Kenya
Cheetah Mother & Cubs 		Masai Mara, Kenya
White Stork 		Lionesses hunting Warthog in Kenya's Masasi Mara.
Lions
Masai Mara, Kenya
Lioness 		Kori Bustard - Masai Mara, Kenya
Kori Bustard 		Arusha National Park, Northern Tanzania
Arusha NP 		Masai Mara, Kenya
Thomson Gazelle 		Masai Mara, Kenya
White Stork
Cape Bufallo - Masai Mara. Kenya
Cape Bufallo 		Masai Mara, Kenya
Cheetah 		Cheetah - Masai Mara, Kenya
Cheetah 		Elephant Grazing in the swamps of Amboseli NP
Elephant 		Ascending the Drakensberg to the Drifters Lodge.
Drakensberg

200202-0002 		On the shores of Lake St Lucia, South Africa
The Gang 		Zulu School Children
Zulu School 		Bucks, the difter's guide, swimming in the Indian Ocean just North of Durban
Indian Ocean 		Hluhluwe National Park, South Africa
Nyala
Balule National Park, South Africa
Banded-Legged Golden Orb-Web Spider 		Balule National Park, South Africa
Giant Eagle Owl 		Horse riding in the Drakensberg
Horse Riding 		A view of the cliffs on one side of the violent natural harbour mouth to Knysna, South Africa.
Knysna Heads 		Mark abseiling the cliffes, Knysna Heads, South Africa
Abseiling
Hluhluwe National Park, South Africa
Chacma Baboon 		The view from the Drifters Lodge.
Drakensbeg Mountains 		The Karoo - South Africa
The Dry Karoo 		Hluhluwe National Park, South Africa
Zebra 		Cape Town
African Penguin
Two Rock Hyrax - Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
Rock Hyrax 		Restaurant in local market - Lusaka, Zambia
Restrauter 		Ksanka NP, Zambia
Tiger Snake 		An early morning walk in Ksanka National Park
Walking Safari 		Dave Midgley Mbala, Zambia
School Sign
Mbala, Zambia
Mbala 		On the shores of Lake Tanganyika Mpulungu, Zambia
Beach Market 		On the shores of Lake Tanganyika Mpulungu, Zambia
Mother & Child 		On the shores of Lake Tanganyika Mpulungu, Zambia
Border Post Guards 		Everyday life onboard the MV Liemba
Onboard MV Liemba
Everyday life onboard the MV Liemba
Onboard MV Liemba 		Everyday life onboard the MV Liemba
Onboard MV Liemba 		Onboard the MV Liemeba, the oldest working ferry in the world. Built by the Germans before the first world war, it was scuttled by the British oly to be raised again for service up and down the lake
Onboard MV Liemeba 		MV Liemba, Lake Tanganyika
Waiting to Embark 		Loading sacks of rice form local villages for sale in Kigoma - MV Liemba Lake Tanganyika
Onboard MV Liemba
MV Liemba Lake Tanganyika
Boarding the MV Liemba 		MV Liemba Lake Tanganyika
Boarding the MV Liemba 		Intercepting the MV Liemba, Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika Traders 		Lake Tanganyika - Villagers prepare to launch their boats, full with produce for sale in Kigoma.
Tanzanian Shore 		After a wonderful day cruising up Lake Tanganyika on board the MV Liemba we were treated to this wonderul sight.
Lake Tanganyika Sunset
Workers on their way to Gombe National Park
Heading for Gombe 		Dave and Chris taking a break from Chimpanzee trekking.
Chimpanze Trekking 		Gombe National Park, Tanzania<br>We endured a gruelling trek to see the Chimpanzees. As usual it was worth it.
Chimpanzee 		Gombe National Park, Tanzania<br>We endured a gruelling trek to see the Chimpanzees. As usual it was worth it.
Chimpanzees 		After a hard days trek.<br>Left to Right:-<br>Chris Coleman, Sue Dyson, Kate Mitchell, Andy Marshall, Amanda Dixey & Dave Midely.
The Gang
Where Stanley met Livingstone
Ujiji 		Boat building and repair work at Ujiji on the shores of lake Tanganyika.
Ujiji Boat Yard 		Ken &quotBarefoot" Smith <br>Originally a lawyer from the Transvaal, <br>now lives in Lilongwe, Malawi and runs Barefoot Safaris. <br>Never wears shoes. <br>Speaks: Africaans, English, Zulu, a little Swahili. <br>
Ken "Barefoot" Smith 		This train was our home for the next 2 days & nights as we travelled from Kigoma to Dodoma
Kigoma - Dodoma 		This train was our home for the next 2 days & nights as we travelled from Kigoma to Dodoma
Tabora
Waiting for a new section of carriages to join us at Tabora
Tabora 		Safari Guide
Peter 		Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Ruaha National Park 		Enjoyning the last few minutes of the day in Tanzania's Ruaha National Park
Sundowner 		Ruaha NP, Tanzania
Stating the Obvious
Ruaha National park, Tanzania
Zebra 		Kenneth Smith trying to win a Virgin
Masai Dance 		Mbala, Zambia
Red-headed Agama 		Dave showing the school kids their image on the back of his digital camera. This is always a laugh.
A Common Crowd 		Derek Solomon is a renowned naturalist who worked for many years in Zimbabwe. He has produced books for Bird enthusiasts along side Kenneth Newman and is currently running Luwi Bush Camp for Norman Carr Safaris in Zambia's South Luagwa NP.
Derek Solomon
Hippo's photographed at Luwi Bush Camp in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park
Hippo Lagoon 		Elephant digging for water in the Luwi river.<br>South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Elephant 		Elephant digging for water in the Luwi river.<br>South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Elephant 		South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Little Bee-eater 		South Luangwa National park - Zambia
Lappet Faced Vulture
South Luangwa National park - Zambia
Nina & Amanda 		Looking for Lion in Zambia's South Luangwa NP.
In the Adrenalin Grass 		A visitor to Nsolo Bush Camp just after we arrived. This young Elephant along with the rest of the family herd, were on route to the water hole at the camp.<br>South Luangwa NP - Zambia
Elephant 		Rachel McRobb was in Septmeber 2003 running Kakuli Bush Camp for Norman Carr Safaris. She also runs a small anti poaching unit known as Ratz. Rachel has sought funding from the EIA and has had a great deal of success in her campaign for support in the effort to save the Wildlife of South Luangwa.
Rachel McRobb 		Photographed at Kakuli Bush Camp in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park
Aristotle (The Elephant)
South Luagwa National Park - Zambia
Family Herd 		South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Elephant 		South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Elephant 		South Luangwa National park - Zambia
Norman Carr Safaris 		South Luangwa NP - Zambia
Lion
South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Lion Cubs 		South Luangwa NP - Zambia
Waterbuck
Lioness Feeding on her Kill 		South Luagwa NP - Zambia
Fish Eagle 		The Luangwa river in Zambia's South Luangwa National park.
Luangwa River
Mchenja Bush Camp, South Luangwa National park, Zambia
Female Bearded Woodpecker
Luangwa River 		Photographed at night in Zambia's South Luagwa National Park
Cape Buffalo 		One of the many oxbow lakes created by the ever changing course of Luangwa river.
Oxbow Lake 		South Luagwa Natioanal Park - Zambia
Giant Eagle Owl
This young Leopard had strayed out in the open whilst it's Mother was out hunting. We were concerned that night for her safety.
Leopard Cub 		South Luangwa National Park - Zambia
Young Vervet Monkey
Cape Bufallo 		Tongabezi Safari Lodge - Zambia
Vervet Monkey 		Zambia
South Luangwa National Park
South Luangwa NP
Lappet Faced Vulture 		The local people call the falls Mosai oa tunya, 'the smoke that thunders.'
The Victoria Falls 		The local people call the falls Mosai oa tunya, 'the smoke that thunders.'
The Victoria Falls 		Preparing to dine on the Zambezi
Tongabezi
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