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MY BEST PHOTOS OF BOTSWANA

Outside of Europe the majority of destinations are unique but few come close to a week of safaris in Botswana. Before coming here, the only other safari I had done was in South Africa when I was a kid. I don’t remember much apart from being utterly disappointed but you can’t have it your way every time!

We knew next time we couldn’t be taking any risks. We wanted to see everything; from the biggest lions to the fastest Cheetahs and from what I had heard Botswana was the place to deliver!

TRIGGER HAPPY

In all my travels I am yet to be as trigger happy with my camera I was then. I would have constantly made jokes about wondering how the hell I am going to find the time to get through all of these. But in the end I did, it might have taken me the guts of 9 months but I ploughed through and couldn’t believe what I had captured.

Endangered wild dog on Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Endangered wild dogs

Endangered wild dogs feeding on their kill. My best photos of Botswana

A kill

David Simpson and family in Botswana, Africa. A wild dog ambush

During the kill

Leopard resting on a branch of a tree in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Leopard blending in, in the trees

Wildlife grazing in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana
Zebras huddled near trees in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Zebras

Wild dog resting in Botswana, Africa. A wild dog ambush

Wild dog taking a chill

Elephant walking thru the reeds by the river in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Elephant making it’s way through the reeds

My best photos of Botswana

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Accommodation near the trees by the river in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Accommodation

David Simpson and family at sunset in Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa. An owl and African sunsets

Sunset cruise

David Simpson and family at the plains in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

The plains

Two lions resting in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Two lions taking a chill

Lion staring in Botswana, Africa. Getting chased by a herd of elephants

Thirsty lion having a stare down

Lion cub asleep on a branch in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Lion cub

Cheetah resting in the shade in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Cheetah resting in the shade

Cheetah walking by the tree in Botswana, Africa. My best photos of Botswana

Cheetah taking a walk

My best photos of Botswana

EFFORTLESS

Rare modest alert – Lets just make this clear, taking a good photo here in Botswana is the easy part, anyone can do that when you are surrounded by incredible landscape and animals. Every time I took a good snap, I kept thinking

“That’s the best photo of the trip, nothing will beat that.”

Then after driving around the corner you would be met with a herd of 50 elephants or a Leopard chilling out in the trees!

FINAL THOUGHTS

Don’t be fooled by these photos and assume it was taken by some pro photographer! This is part and parcel of a trip to Botswana and like every other tourist you will be spoilt with what you see. So if you haven’t been and have been given an urge, give me a shout on my IG, I’d love to hear where you are going!

SAFE TRAVELS, DS x
Interested to read about my trip in Botswana, click here.

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  • What’s the most photogenic place you have been?
  • Have you been to Botswana or a safari, what did you think?

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About the Author

David Simpson
From Northern Ireland, David is a keen fitness fanatic, aspiring photographer and adrenaline junkie (with motion sickness). Well on his way to visiting every country in the world, David usually lives outside of his comfort zone. Whether that’s talking his way out of problems in a Peruvian Police Station, getting mashed with the Maseru tribe in the Drakensberg mountains or just chilling on the beach, he’s an all or nothing guy.
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