Cheers Wail, blame photobucket for that!
...but the fiercest has to be last..hate to be cornered by that bu@@er
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Totally gratuitous remarks like that, are unworthy of you, even with a smiley tacked on the end :shake:
Tara
Ian, when did you go? I was looking to go to that park back in 99 or 2000 I think, but opted out once the 'trouble' started in Zimbabwe. I always fancied the walks, but think I'd prefer a guided one...a few years older now and having seem them from a jeep close up in the wild not sure I'd have the bottle. Must have been an incredible experience
Hi Al, I am extremely fortunate to have friends in Zim and we (they!!!) organise an annual 'boys week away' in Mana, so I have been 9 times over the last 12 years, and, god willing, I return for 8 days on Oct 21st later this year.
It is a stunning, stunning part of the world and sufficiently remote to have been largely unaffected by the troubles (though the national Parks guys who take care of the place are most certainly horribly underfunded).
Walking in the bush most certainly is not for everyone, but having spent so long doing it, I think I would now feel very constrained going on a more organised safari.
I am 'Destination Expert' on the (very quiet!) Tripadvisor Mana Pools forum, so any questions please ask away!
Hi Ian
Thanks for that, I did read loads about it and it looked amazing, if I remember you could do a good trip kayaking down and end up in Mana. TBH the whole of Zimb looked amazing, ended up in NZ instead which was amazing as well.
Went to Zambia a couple of years ago, not sure how it compares but the Lower Zambezi was great (is it opposite Mana?), we saw less than in S Luanga but the Kayak and the fact we only saw one other jeep over 4 days made it seem very remote - also went to S Luanga, we saw more (both animals and people) - I will go back to Zambia at some point and I hope Zim. For now though first child on the way in Jan, so France and spain is about as far as I'll be going for the next few years...
Your trips sounds amazing, you should post a series if you can post your Oct one.
My only true walking safari was in Nepal, ended up in a tree for about an hour waiting for an angry Rhino to pass....liked it but our guide was crazy - 30 minute lecture on how dangerous they are then started throwing stones towards so it would turn around It did, we ran....thankfully it didn't. Opted not to use him again....