Jet-lagged night and really got sleeping about the time the alarm went off. Packed up our kit and got breakfast downstairs- lovely people everywhere, and a very good omelet! Tipping room service, noticed that the money is cool 🙂

Flights from South Africa to Maun on Air Link were pretty easy, customs in Botswana too. More forms than usual, but mostly everything dialed in and knowing we were sitting with a bunch of people with fresh Covid negative tests helped. All but two people were cool about masking too.

In Botswana our pilot from Mac Air met us at customs and took us to our turboprop aircraft – which was epic though the AV geek in me eyes not knowing the model. We were with a photography pair from California and a delayed honeymoon couple from Madrid. On the flight in we saw elephants and impala from the aircraft.

I won’t even start on Xigera other than to say it is hands down the most amazing place I have ever been and I have been a fair number of places. The room, views, staff etc all deserve a special write up, coming next-ish, but right now I need to go out because we are trying to look for a lioness that is hunting near camp. Not making this up.

It’s happening! (and 100% of the gear I brought is justified! Should have brought less clothes!)

-Alex