Mokolodi Nature Reserve

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Over the weekend we headed to the outskirts of Gaborone or a night at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve. It is only about 15 km outside of the city, but it was still great to get away camping for a night.

Since it was closer, we were able to avoid the bus experience that we had last weekend. Instead, we took a cab which was a little easier and probably a little quicker.

Mokolodi calls itself a Nature Reserve rather than a game reserve. I know it’s not good to compare, but there didn’t seem to be as many animals as at Khama. It could have also been that we went on a game drive with a much bigger group of people and a much louder vehicle. It seemed like whenever we came around a corner, the animals were already running away. As a result, we didn’t get nearly as many pictures of the wildlife, and very few worth posting.

On Saturday night, we enjoyed a nice dinner at the restaurant at the reserve. It is known to be one of the better restaurants in Gabs. After a day outside, our appetites were well satisfied with a giant lean beef burger!

The next morning, we woke up early, packed up camp and set off for a guided bush walk. It was nice to be able to walk around the reserve instead of being confined to a vehicle and we got some great scenery pictures of the area. We are hoping to find more opportunities to walk and hike in the future as it’s a nice change from seeing the wildlife from a jeep.

All in all, an enjoyable low key weekend. You can see all the photos here.

UPDATE: Amanda’s post about the weekend is here.