Yoga Safari

25/06/2024

And Botswana does it again! Voted Africa's best safari destination!

MAUN: In the second consecutive year, Botswana has once again won the crown for the best safari country in Africa in 2024. In a report released on Tuesday (June 18), Botswana beat many African contenders in the safari sector.

20/03/2024

Come to Botswana and experience Girl Power!

A remarkable shift is reshaping the traditional landscape of piloting iconic canoes in one of Africa's most extraordinary places – a role that has long been the domain of men.

20/03/2024

Happy March Equinox

18/02/2024

04/02/2024

This image has all the feels. Taken in the Okavango Delta the vast inland river delta in northern Botswana

21/01/2024

The 24th edition of Discover Botswana is now available online. Please do feel free to share the link far and wide to promote beautiful Botswana! Enjoy!

Discover Botswana 24th Edition 2024

06/01/2024

The Okavango Delta is on the list again this year. What are you waiting for - come and see why it is the most special safari destination in Africa.

Get your suitcase ready, because we came up with the definitive list of the best places to travel this year. Happy travels!

26/08/2023

Two bad boys got into it last year in Savute.

14/08/2023

Pandemonium in the Bush!

On our safari last week we had the most incredible sighting the likes of which I have never witnessed before. We heard a jackal calling and our guide drove towards the sound - what we saw next was crazy! Steve called out that there was a leopard - right there on the ground - I then saw the tail of a wild dog in the undergrowth - followed swiftly by a hyena dragging a warthog kill off into the bushes! It was mayhem! We didn't know where to look! Then the pack of wild dogs intervened and took the kill off the hyena and proceeded to tear it to pieces. All the while the jackal continued to alert us to the fact that the leopard was still there. I saw the hyena slink off towards the tree line. The leopard tried to carefully sneak back towards his kill, but 3 of the wild dogs swiftly shooed him away. Sadly our view wasn't that great as the wild dogs had the kill in thick undergrowth, so photographic evidence is limited. Plus this was all happening as the sun was setting and we had to get back to camp so couldn't stick around to see what transpired. Suffice it to say none of us (including our guide who'd been guiding for over 30 years) had ever encountered such an amazing sighting and we're pretty sure we never will again.

14/08/2023

A great shot that Steve took on our night in the Pans last week. It includes the Milky Way to the left and the Zodiacal light to the right.

02/08/2023

And there were plenty of elephants on safari too. From big matriarchs to teenager boys to wee little babies. Whatever your preference you would not be disappointed.

01/08/2023

A lovely family of lions was seen on the last safari. In fact there were lions everywhere the guests went.

31/07/2023

Some images Steve took on the recent Stargazing Safari. More to follow. Here's a baby hippo and a baby baboon!

16/07/2023

Steve took this amazing image last night of our very own Milky Way. He’s on a stargazing safari so watch this space for more incredible pics.

21/06/2023

21/06/2023

Today is the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. The solstice is a significant astronomical event that marks the transition between seasons. It occurs twice a year, during which the tilt of the Earth's axis is either leaning towards or away from the sun, resulting in the longest and shortest days of the year. The term "solstice" comes from the Latin words "sol," meaning sun, and "sistere," meaning to stand still.

The solstice is often associated with themes such as renewal, rebirth, balance, and the cycles of nature. It serves as a reminder of the ever-changing seasons, the interconnectedness of all living beings, and the cyclical nature of life.

The solstice invites us to reflect, set intentions, and embrace the energy of transformation as we move through the shifting seasons of the year.

Happy Solstice!

21/06/2023

Happy International Yoga Day and Happy Solstice too.

20/06/2023

The 12 of us had the most incredible time on our Yoga & Stargazing Retreat this year. Self-compassion was the theme and we all spent time being kind and loving to ourselves. Something we often forget to do.

20/06/2023

More meerkat madness.

19/06/2023

Meerkats were very chilled on our visit to their home.

07/03/2023

Tomorrow night - March 8th - us Maunites (as Gabs peeps too) get to see a beautiful pass of the ISS (weather permitting). Go outside at 19:19 and look towards the SW and you should see a bright star moving fast, which will be the ISS. It will go right overhead between Orion and Sirius. Remember to wave at the astronauts as they fly over your head. I'm praying for clear skies. Below is the sky chart that shows the path.

07/03/2023

Peace Is This Moment Without Judgment

​Do you think peace requires an end to war?
Or tigers eating only vegetables?
Does peace require an absence from
your boss, your spouse, yourself?...
Do you think peace will come some other place than here?
Some other time than Now?
In some other heart than yours?

Peace is this moment without judgment.
That is all.
This moment in the Heart-space
where everything that is is welcome.
Peace is this moment without thinking
that it should be some other way,
that you should feel some other thing,
that your life should unfold according to your plans.

Peace is this moment without judgment,
this moment in the Heart-space where
everything that is is welcome.

© Dorothy Hunt

13/10/2022

For those of you who are stargazers:
Hello Maunites, we have a beautiful pass of the ISS tonight (weather permitting). Below is the sky chart that shows its path. It'll start low in the sky in the North West at around 19:12 and proceed overhead ending in the South East around 19:20. It will be as nice and bright and a lovely long pass. Enjoy and don't forget to wave at the astronauts. Clear Skies!

25/09/2022

We have just returned from a wonderful Yoga & Stargazing Retreat on the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. It was a truly magical time with an amazing group of very special people. We may have only been together for a weekend but our friendships are sure to last last for a lifetime.