Self Drive Road Trip of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Nkasa Lupala Lodge Linyanti River – or the poor mans Okovango Delta??
Self Drive Road Trip of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Linyanti River – or the poor mans Okovango Delta??
Friday 10th May 2019
Looking at the map the Linyanti River/ Kwando River form the
border between Namibia and Botswana. The Nkasa Rupara National Park is on the
Namibian side and this runs into the Okovango delta on the Botswana side.
I thought we would try Nkasa Lupala to compare it to staying in the Okovango Delta; we have previously stayed at Shindi. The differences are mainly the price, with the Namibian side being considerably less money than the Botswana side and the ability to dive to Nkasa Lupala as opposed to flying in to camps in the Delta such as Shindi.
I thought we would try Nkasa Lupala to compare it to staying in the Okovango Delta; we have previously stayed at Shindi. The differences are mainly the price, with the Namibian side being considerably less money than the Botswana side and the ability to dive to Nkasa Lupala as opposed to flying in to camps in the Delta such as Shindi.
To get to Nkasa Lupala lodge we drove on a new tar road
through Namibian villages, then onto a hard sand road- easy driving and didn’t
need to engage 4X4 and arrive at the Nkasa Rupara National Park gates. The lodge
is located just inside the park.
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| Nkasa Lupala lodge |
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| Nkasa Lupala lodge |
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| Nkasa Lupala lodge |
The tented rooms are on stilts, with ensuite bathrooms, good
showers and lots of hot water. The water level in small river by our tent
filled up and visibly rose during our two night stay; so the bird life was
good.
We did the ‘Combo activity’ this consisted of a game drive in
the park to the Linyanti River were we did a sun-downer cruise.
The park is full of Warthogs – I have never seen as many, there are so many that there must be predators, but we didn’t see any. We did see Impala and Zebra. Fantastic birds- flocks of Pelicans- and Hippo and Elephant on the river. The cruise on the river was fabulous, we got chased by a very angry Hippo, he missed the rear engine by an inch! Needed the G and Ts after that.
The park is full of Warthogs – I have never seen as many, there are so many that there must be predators, but we didn’t see any. We did see Impala and Zebra. Fantastic birds- flocks of Pelicans- and Hippo and Elephant on the river. The cruise on the river was fabulous, we got chased by a very angry Hippo, he missed the rear engine by an inch! Needed the G and Ts after that.
The food and ambiance of this Lodge is good and I really enjoy
the tranquility of the Park and Marshes. I do think that it is a viable and
far cheaper alternative to the Okovango Delta.
Highly recommended if you want total relaxation.
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