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Most of Zambia is part of the high, undulating plateau that forms the backbone of Africa, and boasts the Zambezi, Kafue and Luangwa rivers.

Safari to Southern Africa: Zambia & Zimbabwe

November 3rd, 2015 by Curator

Trip Report – Margaret & John, Palm Desert

Well, we recently returned from that fourth trip with Mills Africa.  It was our best trip and will not be our last trip.  It was another African experience that is like no other, only this time it was even better.

Save your miles!  We use them only for travel to Africa.  Since it is such a long haul from the West Coast, it is best to travel comfortably, if you can.  On arrival and for each leg of our journey in Africa we were met and taken to wherever we needed to be for yet another flight – and we always know what to expect in the way of visas.  It is amazing how smooth far away travel can be.

We spent two weeks in Zambia in the South Luangwa National Park, and stayed in three small camps. At the last camp our guide was the same one that we had at our first camp, on our first trip eight years ago. Amazing and fun to be together again. We always meet and talk with interesting people .. the people in camp and/or other visitors.

But it is the game viewing why we go.  On the second day we spent the morning watching eight hyenas and seven wild dogs at a kill.  The dogs had taken down a female kudu and the hyenas took over the kill.  But it was not over.  The dogs did not leave but continued to nip and to hassle the hyenas.  This dance between wild dog and hyena went on all morning.  Not only did we follow the dogs on other days, we followed lions, leopards, elephants, zebra and other animals, both large and small, through the day and at night.

After Zambia we headed to Johannesburg and then on to Zimbabwe for a week.  This portion of the trip was a repeat with old friends at a lodge in the Malilangwe Nature Reserve, on the border of Gonerazhou National Park, Zimbabwe.

More fabulous game viewing here with wild dogs (in the rain), cheetah, lions and , of course — hyenas.  One morning we followed three hyenas in pursuit of two cheetah.  Our last morning game drive we watched fourteen hyena attacking a lioness.  I was scared, scared enough to scream – a real no, no when you’re on a game drive.

I did not even mention the bright red sunsets or the many beautiful birds.  If Africa is on your bucket list… Go!  Now!  But do it right.  And, yes we were once again sad to leave… another good book comes to an end.  Trip number five coming up!

Margaret & John, Palm Desert

PS – you can read more about our travels on safaritalk.net – here:

Zambia: http://safaritalk.net/topic/15286-south-luangwa/

Zimbabwe: http://safaritalk.net/topic/15332-zimbabwe-chapter-two/

Posted in Testimonials, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Flawlessly Coordinated: Cape Town, the Okavango Delta and Victoria Falls

June 13th, 2014 by Kristina

I don’t know how you do it! We are: amazed, awestruck, and can hardly believe our good fortune for the experiences we had on our trip.

To start with…every detail of our transportation was flawlessly coordinated. Down to the river crossing by boat at Kasane and including the bush pilot of 22 years of age who made perfect landings and take-offs each time!

The people we met were delightful at every stop and the guides were so helpful in explaining things to us about the culture, the animals on the game drives and what to expect relative to our daily schedule and how to maximize our experience.

From our bed and breakfast in Cape Town, the game reserve in South Africa, at Victoria Falls and in the Okavango Delta and all points in between – our accommodations were delightful. We did so enjoy the bird house at Tongabezi Lodge but our cabin by the river was also terrific with the sounds of the hippos lulling us to sleep.

And at Kanana Camp – I had no idea frogs could sound like wind chimes!

Kay L.
Seattle, WA

Posted in Botswana, South Africa, Testimonials, Zambia

Our first trip to Africa

April 15th, 2014 by Kristina
In Zambia, a wild dog lays on the grass. Photo by Margaret C.

Our first trip to Africa, Zambia and Botswana, was in 2007.  Mills Africa put it together.  After returning home I called in to give our report.  Then, I was told “you guys really got it!”  And, I replied YES!  We did get it and now our fourth trip is in the works.

It is an experience unlike any other….the scenery, the reddest sunsets that you will ever see, and the animals.  It is also an education….the history and the people.  If you make the effort to get to know your guide and the camp staff, you will learn about not only them but how they live.  This year we saw a man who had been our guide in 2007 and the first thing that he did was show us his wedding ring.  Another guide from the 2007 trip was our guide this year at a different camp.  He, too, recently married and we hand delivered a letter from him to his wife who works at another camp.

I hate to go to sleep at night ….I might miss the sounds of animals, nearby or far away.  One night I heard an elephant next to our tent pulling up grasses and eating.  When the wake up came in the morning, I told our guide to be careful as there had been an elephant next to our tent ALL night.  At breakfast I found out that there had been over one hundred elephants in camp.  Not just one.

Each early drive starts with reviewing the sounds of the night and reading the “morning news”.  We look for comings and goings in the sand as we head out.  It is a bit like going fishing…you never know what you will find or where it might be. 

As we approach the end of a trip I am always sad.  It is like reading a really good book and the end is only a page away.  But, it is the animal experience that lives in our hearts and continues to take us back to Africa.

Margaret C – Seattle, WA

 

Posted in Botswana, Testimonials, Zambia

The Latest – Africa updates.

November 22nd, 2013 by Kristina

We pride ourselves on creating the trip of a lifetime for our clients – many of whom who are kind enough to provide highlights of their experiences.  Browse the posts in “The Latest” to see their thoughtful feedback.  Here you will also find interesting articles and snippets, posted to give you a sense of the amazing sights, sounds, experiences, cultures and histories awaiting you on your journey to Africa.

Posted in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Testimonials, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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