A changed landscape in Botswana’s Mababe Depression is now a hot spot for wildlife year-round.
We must not startle them.
Its raw and unpredictable out here.
Guests of Wilderness Tubu Tree, in northwestern Botswana, canoeing on the Okavango River.Credit:Courtesy of Wilderness
People come to feel their heart beating in their chest.
We want to protect these mega herds from hunting and human-wildlife conflict, Vasco told me.
To my relief, the lion decided not to charge that day.
Admiring giraffes and zebras on a Tubu Tree game drive.Courtesy of Wilderness
With the new design, weve gone from a wheelbarrow to a motorbike.
Still, Mukuwa assured me that the camps original charm remained.
We know every animal, plant, and insect out here.
The author takes a helicopter ride over the Mababe Depression.Courtesy of Wilderness
Had they not, I might have stayed forever.
Hippos in the Mababe River near Wilderness Mokete.Courtesy of Wilderness
Inside Tubu Tree’s refurbished lounge.Courtesy of Wilderness
A guest tent at Wilderness Mokete.Courtesy of Wilderness
