Sunday May 18th Moving Day Chobe River Front We wake up extra early, head out and climb the rocks to the Bushman Paintings and watch the African rise and show us her rosy face. Pictures are taken of the 2000 year old paintings of the giraffe, buffalo, Mopani Worm and...
The Great African Adventure, Part 8: A Lesson from Big Cats
We're almost at the end of Kathy Barry's African travel journals. We rejoin her in Chobe National Park... Friday, May 17th, Savuti Area, Chobe National Park It’s a Beautiful Day in Africa! We see 4 baby wild pigs that have lost their mama- perhaps a lion or maybe a leopard. ...
The Great African Adventure, Part 7: Chobe National Park – Savuti Area
Friday May 16 – Chobe National Park – Savuti Area It occurs to me that our days in Africa are coming to an end. I try not to think about it because every day is better that the one before and everything seems more majestic and powerful. We head out...
The Great African Adventure, Part 6: Leaving Khwai for Chobe National Park
Thursday, May 15. Leaving Khwai for Chobe National Park – Savuti Area Our last morning in Khwai was another bright, chilly gorgeous beginning. We see herds of wildebeests, lovely impala, sand grouse, guinea hens and lots of hornbills. We head back to our lovely camp in Khwai and assist Lawrence...
Why Choose WTA?
We're lucky here at WTA to have an amazing team that is very passionate about what they do. Julie Robinson, one of our financial team members, wanted to share this with our awesome clients and friends. Whether you're looking for a nice midwest buck or have saved for an African Safari,...
The Great African Adventure, Part 5 – Sunshine, Elephants, and Leopards
Wednesday May 14 – Khwai Area – North Moremi The elephants continue to parade through our camp at night and skirt around the perimeter in the daylight. Cheri and I and Lawrence watched a big male shake the daylights out a Jackalberry tree and then eat the seed pods like...
The Great African Adventure, Part 4: Elephants, Setswana & Beyonce
Part 4 of The Great African Adventure picks up with Kathy Barry still in Khwai, with her encounters with elephants and learning more Setswana. Tuesday May 13th – Khwai North Moremi Area The next morning we had a nice big cheery pot of coffee and a tasty breakfast and headed...
The Great African Adventure, Part 3: Khwai & The Battle Royale
Part 3 of WTA Travel Services' Client Kathy Barry's story of her 2014 African vacation picks off midway through Monday, May 12, in Khwai... Khwai We arrived in beautiful Khwai, which is north of the Moremi game reserve and went out on an afternoon game drive while camp was...
The Great African Adventure: Part 2
This is a continuation of a previous post we made last week, from the travel journal of WTA Travel Services client Kathy Barry, detailing her African adventure, which included a trip to the Moremi Game Reserve. Sunday May 11 Moremi Game Reserve I woke up really early listening to...
The Great African Adventure Part 1: The Adventure Begins
WTA Travel Services booked a trip to Africa in 2014 for our client, Kathy Barry. Kathy wrote a journal as the trip progressed, and she has agreed to let us share her story. Over the next few weeks, you'll see the story unfold. It begins with her trip to Botswana and the...
