&Beyond: Karen's Travel Blog
Ever wondered how we get our safari vehicles around the Okavango Delta?!
In South Africa, we have a saying – ‘n boer maak a plan. Literally translated this means ‘a farmer makes a plan’. Well is was a case of Clive King, Les Carlise and our maintenance team at Xaranna making a plan to get this done.
With the floodwaters having reached record levels this year, we needed to get two vehicles from &Beyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge to Fig Tree, a place where we park our vehicles and leave them so that we can take guests on game drive where there is less water.
This is how it is done!
Remove the bonnet to modify the air intake system (don’t forget the sock air filter)
Walk the crossings to feel for holes or logs that might get in the way. And watch for crocodiles!
Mark these holes in the crossing
Brave the crossing
Drive to the pontoon
Load the vehicle onto the pontoon
Pull your way over to the other side
Offload vehicle and drive to Fig Tree
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Karen Richards
Working for luxury and responsible adventure company, &Beyond, I have been privileged to have lived and worked in some stunningly beautiful and remote wilderness areas such as the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I have also travelled extensively in Africa, both to lodges owned by &Beyond and to those that we do not own. I now use the knowledge and experience I have gained over the past 10 years to create extraordinary, seamless and often life changing safaris for my guests.
