Abu Camp – safari with the Elephant Master

A trip to the other side of the world, an encounter with wild animals? while traveling on elephant back. Somewhere in the middle of the winding waterways of the Okavango Delta, is Randall Moore, an American who could be straight from the pages of fiction, who has devoted his life to the elephants of Africa, and is offering visitors a truly amazing experience.

In the Okavango Delta, sunrise seems primeval, as if it were the very beginning of the world. One by one, the different species stir after a night of sleep or hunting, always in the same order, and making so much noise. The insects are the first to dance, with a deafening screech; then flamboyant birds join in and greet the sun, followed by the big cats, growling as they emerge from their slumber.

Seen from a « bird’s eye » position on top of an elephant, this agitation is reduced to a miniature scale. Up high, rocking back and forth in silence, we were following a leopard busy marking out its territory after a downpour; and what luck, for leopards usually do their wandering at night.

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