BOTSWANA in the rainy season | Moremi Game reserve, Khwai Magotho

[Music] foreign [Music] across the green grass the Symphony of nature awakens welcome to the wondrous expanse of the marimi game reserve a Haven of Primal Beauty and draw magnificence [Music] graceful giraffe stretched index towards the heavens and gentle Giants traversed a landscape leaving massive Footprints up on the very Earth itself in the heart of Africa's Untamed Embrace where the Golden Sun paints The Horizon with fiery use lies around where the wild grand supreme and Adventure awaits those with ideal in spirit truly is a place like no other thank you [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] game reserve [Music] here we add some of the best Wildlife sightings that will leave us with Everlasting memories [Music] [Music] [Music] the cats mainly lions and cheetahs will not shy at all [Music] we donated over to the makarihari pants National Park and explodes the butiti river [Music] thank you foreign [Music] camp and topped up supplies in Mahone before we headed further north into the marimi game reserve [Music] deflating tires is a necessity when traveling on these corrugated gravel roads it not only puts less strain on your vehicle but also protects the road [Music] foreign [Music] was full of water pools but luckily most had a detour which was dry [Music] [Music] [Music] so we are finally here in the muremi game reserve we just entered through Southgate McQueen gate we are currently taking a break here in South Gate campsites [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] the muremi bridges always feel unsafe especially with such a heavy vehicle and Caravan thank you [Music] [Music] second bridge was out of order but luckily there was a detour around it which is a very Scenic Road foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] we are at Fairbury tree we are here at third Bridge finally after a long delayed trip and isn't this just a fantastic campsite [Music] it was a long drive from my own tier we arrived here I think it was just after three this afternoon the roads are extremely wet lots of Crossings to take on it's not that deep and there's always some Route Around The Deep Crossings itself but we made it now it is time to go and explore third Bridge Is An Open and wild camp where the animals roam free between the campsites [Music] the campsites are very spacious with cyboma and a braai as well as a running tap the abolitions are also very well maintained and we have never had any issues foreign [Music] [Music] Bridge also has a shop that has some of the basic necessities like bottled water drinks and toiletries [Music] thank you murimi's open Plains and Lush Greenery serve as a sanctuary where the drama of survival unfolds daily the open Plains are a Haven for an incredible array of wildlife cunning Predators like lions crawled across as well General planes came gracefully navigated the rain the air resonates of the Symphony of bird calls from The lilting Melodies of tiny birds to the sharp calls of fish Eagles in the distant the marimi does not have a shortage of Wildlife and the sounds are truly amazing [Music] [Music] questions [Music] [Laughter] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] to our campsite just as a midday storm was brewing [Music] it wasn't long until the heavens opened up foreign just as fast as it started which means it was time for a game Drive [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] okay [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] hahaha [Music] [Music] we had a very fruitful game drive after all the rains on the way back to our campsite we found some wild dogs on the move [Music] [Music] they ended up heading in the direction of the campsites at third Bridge [Music] what I ever did [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] so today is my birthday and I do not think I could have asked for a better place to spend it than we are at Paradise Pools in the mirami game reserve [Music] thank you [Music] one of the most beautiful areas Cinema rimi game reserve is Paradise Pools [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] all right [Music] [Music] the entire area around was full of water but this just added to the beauty of Paradise Pools thank you [Music] [Music] [Music] that afternoon which was our last day in the murimi we finally got to see some proper muremi lions but when I say proper they were proper lazy lions and had a very full tummy [Music] thank you laughs [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] area is always rewarding the sightings were quite slow this time but just being near and unwinding at the campfire makes it all worthwhile [Music] [Music] foreign it was time to pack up but with excitement in our hearts as we were heading towards one of our favorite places in Africa [Music] we are on our way to Kauai Community campsite Makoto just outside of the marimi game reserve we drove this morning from third Bridge and we have highly underestimated the time it's going to take us to drive this road it is already one o'clock and we have not even reached the Kauai campsite itself the skl campsite so we are making a lunch next to the road and then we are off again to Kwai let's see what it holds for us foreign [Music] there were a few places that were badly dug out by other vehicles which made it a bit difficult with a trailer but fortunately the Cruiser has Lockers in the front that made it possible to easily get through [Music] foreign foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] we left the marimi game Reserve at Kwai Northgate just outside the gate is the choir Village here we found a shop with a lot of basic Goods but most importantly we found what we considered at this stage as gold a few blocks of ice we continued on the Transit Road towards guayamohoto and as soon as we turn towards the campsites the scenery immediately changed thank you foreign [Music] third bridge to the community campsites at Kauai is a long one but unwinding with a fire in the wild makes it all worthwhile [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] river is an overflow of the okavangu and forms the border of the marimi game reserve [Music] the area surrounding the river is very fruitful with a lot of wildlife especially elephants [Music] thank you foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] [Music] oh yeah that's so funny because they do anything to spill foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign region is well known for its large elephant population and encounters with elephants in your campsites [Music] after a proper bath they throw dirt on themselves the dirt acts as a barrier to protect his skins from insects as well as some protection from the Sun thank you [Music] foreign River boasts with some of the best elephant sightings that we have ever seen [Music] this was Christmas day so we did not drive around a lot and the Elise gave us hours of entertainment after which we returned to our campsite and prepared a proper Feast for that afternoon [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] my God [Laughter] so we headed out for our morning drive it was a quiet drive just general game and as we are headed back to our campsite we found this right next to our campsite [Music] [Music] [Music] unfortunately for some reason the sighting got very busy very quickly with six Vehicles driving right into our campsite and chasing them off [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] once again did not disappoint it is one of those places where you will always find something new something different some other way to recharge your own mental batteries [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign ly it was time to leave this Majestic place behind [Music] we were pleasantly surprised with the effort that quiet community makes to keep the area clean the ablutions were working perfectly and were always clean [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] there is also a rubbish area provided [Music] all of the campsites are very large and provide enough shade as well foreign thank you for watching don't forget to hit the like button [Music] and please subscribe not to miss the next episode as we head to naipans National Park and add some lasting memories with some spectacular sightings no no [Music] [Music]

Channel: Our Life In Africa

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Keywords: africa, wildlife, travel, safari, our life in africa, game drive, self drive, moremi, moremi game reserve, khwai, khwai river, khwai magotho, magotho, khwai community campsites, landcruiser, cruiser, mud, 4x4, 4wheel drive, offroad, botswana, caravan, conqueror, companion, bushlife, wild camping, overlanding

Id: kApaULASkiU

Length: 52min 56sec (3176 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 19 2023