Big Botswana Baecation, Part 2: Chobe Riverfront, Chobe Nat. Park (Overlanding Botswana Self Drive)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2023
- Overlanding Travel in Botswana
In Part 2 of our Big Botswana Baecation travel vlog, we head to the Chobe Riverfront section of the Chobe National Park; known for its huge concentrations of elephants.
At Ihaha Camp, they immediately want to move us to be closer to other campers, due to the close proximity of a pride of lion. But we prefer to be more separate from the crowds.
Despite the Chobe weather (quite a bit of rain!), we manage to have a fantastic stay.
This part of the trip is amazing, with masses of elephants (mock charging and trumpeting frequently), herd of impala, and tonnes of other wildlife like giraffe, zebra, kudu, jackal, buffalo, and of course, LION!
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I love how real this is....the majority of us camp like this. Basic and real. Not all the fancy gadgets etc. Thanks for keeping it real!
We like to keep it simple. Thanks for the positive feedback!
I love how authentic your videos always feel. Keep them coming! Also, what is the best month to visit Namibia/Botswana/Northen Cape?
Thanks! That's an awesome comment 🙏🏽 I think the best time is generally in the dry season for wildlife viewing. It's also cooler. So I would recommend June to September. Northern Cape though may be rather cold in those months, so perhaps May, and then September, October. The west coast is definitely best in summer, in my opinion, the evening breeze off the Atlantic can be pretty chilly even in December.
Nice vedeos brother love to see wild animals enjoying them self.
Thanks Bheki, I see have the appropriate totem for this episode 👍🏾
Another absolute fantastic video from you! I´m always looking if there is new content from you. My wife and me are really enjoying them. And there are less than 6 month left till t we can see and experience all this ourselfs🥳
Thanks, that's really nice to hear! I'm glad you are enjoying the channel. It's great that we can share our experiences and give others a glimpse of what to anticipate and plan for.
Absolutely fabulous ❤ Great as always
Thanks! Botswana is beautiful 👌🏾
Love your videos. Most of the channels on YT have over the top rigs and a the most expensive gear. You show that it is possible for anybody to do these types of trips.
Thanks! We try to keep it simple. Glad you're enjoying the channel!
One of the best time to visit Botswana. Love your videos Sekuru, the cruiser engine make a lot of noise 😀 maybe that's what triggered the Elly
😄 Good point
Beautiful. Nice video 👍👌
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏾
Thanks awesome video
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Again a great video. There seem to be real love hate relationship with the elephants 🤣 They are so majestic though. Maybe the Nissan Patrol would have been quieter & less startling to them 🫢🤣
Thanks! The Patrol sounds like a Boeing taking off, I think we would have had bigger problems 😅
Thanks! The Patrol sounds like a Boeing taking off, I think we would have had bigger problems 😅
@@TravelGigolo 🤣🤣 Wel at least you had a good experience with no major events.
Beautiful spot! Wonder why the ellies are so nervous?
That landscape around the river is absolutely beautiful! There were a lot of elephant calves around, perhaps that may explain their behaviour.
Love you guys. Just so down to earth and honest. Having worked in Northern Mozambican and Botswana for many years it's refreshing to watch you guys. I have a good laugh sometimes. The sort of people Id love sit around a campfire with...what is your diesel consumption p/100km?...compared to the 4.5 80.
Diesel consumption on the 1HD-T is between 15 and 20 L/100km. The turbo needs to be refurbished (possibly replaced, cracked housing 😞) so we should be back at 15 L/100km when that's all done. Consumption doesn't seem to change much with driving style and terrain, except in deep soft sand. The worst we've had is 25L/100 km in Namaqua, where we did a lot of soft sand driving at low speeds, fully loaded. Hoping to do CKGR, but will definitely need that turbo sorted first 😁
@@TravelGigolo shew that's quite high...I guess a 4.5 would be a little more but not much. Love your guys vids..
The 4.5 is higher, can go up to 30L/100km in deep sand. That's the main reason I wanted a turbo diesel. The later models (1HDFT and 1HDFTE) are 24 valve and definitely better fuel consumption. It's not easy to come by a triple locked 80 though so we took what we could find.
Great vids! Did the you lion manage to free himself?
Did the lion manage to release itself?
Did the lion break free?
Stay tuned for the next episode ... 😁😁😁
Thank you. When did you travel, the dates.
December 2022 into January 2023
Need to switch off engine, and the eleies with calm down!!!!
Thanks for the advice. There are a lot of them, and we have to drive through to get anywhere.
@@TravelGigolo I've guided through that area for many years, the elephant know tourist are a plenty, they live there, is us who don't belong.
We the human element must give way to them, doesn't matter where you have to be. Stop, switch off and enjoy the experience.
Sometimes 2 minutes sometimes 2 hours, don't be in a rush to do something else!!!!
Speak to the experts they will tell you the same ! South African self Drivers are always in a rush to be somewhere else !!!
Take a chill pill and enjoy the moment. 😁👌🐾🙊🐃🐆🐘🦏🦛🦒🦅🦡🦔🐿️🐜🕷️🦟
@James McHendry Thanks and noted! Appreciate the time and effort you have taken to respond.
@smile quoqing I think I may follow suit some day, maybe I'll get stuck on the banks of the Chobe though, with a good supply of G&T.
Kool Bananas !!! 👌👍