Some of you know that my wife and I went on a Safari for the first time last summer: beginning in South Africa, followed by 3 separate lodges in Botswana and two days at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe! Every single place we visited was amazing and the people were as well – and every night was a different sunset, like this one on the Linyanti river at Little Duma Tau in Botswana:

We discovered during our 18 days in Africa that each location offered a different, unique take on nightfall: in South Africa, the rich, lush landscape allowed the sun to capture the animals out at night in a unique way like this:

The trees and shrubs were joined by the Giraffe the were out for one last bite before bedtime…It just got better and better as the sun went down:

Once in Botswana, our three different safari locations each offered a unique landscape – for example, Dinaka is in the middle of the Kalahari desert, so we drove through the savannah as the night sky darkened:

That is the reflection of the brush across from the watering hole that is fed by underwater aquifers: while nearby, as the sun wa setting, these two Lions were fighting over who got to finish their fresh kill – literally fifteen feet in front of us:

Out next lodge was a bit further north in Botswana at the beautiful Wilderness Qorokwe resort, located in the watery Okavango Delta…and their water sunsets are stunningly beautiful and unique:

As with our other lodges, this one also offered up wild animals after dark…because as the sun was setting we drove past this incredible herd of water buffalo grazing:

Once we arrived at Little Duma Tao located on the Linyanti river, we experienced sunsets two ways:

Some nights we were on the plains like this, which gave a completely different feel to the sunset – with palm tress along the river in the distance:

Stunning indeed, but the most spectacular views were on the river itself:

While it seems a sunset like this is the perfect way to end the day…sometimes being in a Mokoro canoe on the Okavanga Delta while the sun is setting is equally magical:

And don’t forget the incredible Zambezi River in Zimbabwe…yes, the water that heads over Victoria Falls nearby…here is what a sunset looks on that river:

We also took advantage of our proximity to Victoria Falls to do a flyover that was incredible:

Click here to see all the details on how, where and when to fly over Victoria Falls!

I’ve shared so many safari sunsets and animal sightings, but there are more as well!

See all of the nocturnal animals from our stay at Singita Boulders:

Singita was the site of a surprise nighttime encounter with a Leopard!

And that was our second Leopard encounter in just two days – and you can see them both here!

As I showed you, one of the most magical aspects of a safari are the incredible sunsets – and a traditional “boma” – here’s more of this traditional celebration here:

We had a magical safari adventure, and I’m going to continue to share the stories…I also shared this story about the freedom that the animals have here and how important safari tourism is – see why here:

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