Warmest greetings from "Darkest Devon"!

What a contrast, I’ve just got back to our UK head office in Devon from a wonderful safari with a real fun group from the USA and Holland to Botswana and the Victoria Falls. 

It’s mid summer there and the rains have broken, offering the most fantastic landscape and wildlife photography opportunities. The birds are breeding, the insects are out, calves are dropping and there is life everywhere!

Back here it’s dark and cold, hopefully I’ll see my first ‘White Christmas’ when I make the great trek east to celebrate Christmas with my parents in Sussex!

It’s been a great year for safaris in unusual places and we have broken ground with our Central African Rainforest trips to see the Western Lowland Gorilla and Forest Elephants in the Bais, after having two very successful trips to the Congo ecosystem this year.

There’s still space on my June 2009 trip to the Cameroun/Central African Republic, let me know if you're interested, or have friends that may be keen to experience "The last place on Earth ".

Another fascinating place I’ve rediscovered is Hwange, Zimbabwe’s largest National Park in the North West, close to the Victoria Falls.

Although I spent the early 80’s there in National Parks, I haven’t revisited Hwange for about 5 years and was keen to try and put all the bad press about poaching in Zimbabwe at bay.

So after my Botswana safari I crossed over the Victoria Falls Bridge into Zimbabwe, to check out for myself, and of course to see all my friends I miss so much now being in the UK.

Well I was astounded with the amazing game there, especially after the rains had broken and the game was dispersed. Hwange still has the biggest Black Maned Lions around, as well as the huge Elephant herds, Cheetah, Wild Dogs and tons of Plains game.

In my mind it’s definitely going to be the place to be in 2009, especially as it’s so far removed from all the politics in the rest of the country and it’s just a short hop from Victoria Falls - and without ridiculous prices!

I’ll be in Botswana on safari in April/May and off to the Central Africa Republic/Congo/Cameroun in June, otherwise chained to my desk, hopefully making everyone's Safari dreams come true!

I hope you and your family have a Peaceful, Merry Christmas and all the best for 2009.

Warmest regards, Chris. 

Chris Worden - Professional Guide/Director :: chris@zambezi.com  :: Tel +44 1548 830059

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