My first leopard cub sighting

December 4, 2009

We had to leave at 9.30am so didn’t have the chance to do a full game drive, however Desert & Delta arranged for us to go out with our guide again and then be met by someone else to transfer us to the airstrip. So off we headed back to the kill. We spotted the leopard lying down in the grass and drove up to where she was. She hadn’t taken the kill up the tree yet which is very unusual but it was very obvious that she had enjoyed a big dinner the night before.

We were also incredibly lucky to see her baby, it was about 3-4 months old and so cute. We snapped a couple of quick photos. We didn’t want to disturb her and her baby’s breakfast too much so just watched them for a few minutes then left her to it. What a way to start the day!

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We then headed off to the airstrip for our 30 minute flight to Kasane. We were met and headed towards the Kazangula River and the border to Zambia. We crossed by ferry and paid our USD50 visa fee and entered Zambia. It took us an hour to reach Royal Livingstone in Livingstone, a stunning 5* hotel right on the banks of the Zambezi River, that looks across to the spray coming off the falls.

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Our adventure continues tomorrow….

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