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The Leopard
Leopards usually are very difficult to sight because they are lying around up in the trees looking for lunch. They blend in really well and even if you do see…
Journey to Savuti
After the wonderful time at Toka Leya it was time to say goodbye to our new friends Alice, Pam, and Janet and travel to our next stop – Savuti. Toka…
Twabuka School
One of the options when staying at Toka Leya is to visit a local village to see what it’s like to live in a small Zambian village. You get to…
Sneaky Hippos
On our last morning at Toka Leya we arranged to be taken back out on the Zambezi to hopefully see some hippos. They generally are morning creatures, nap during the…
Toka Leya Game Drive
Toka Leya isn’t known for it’s wildlife owing to it’s location in a very small national park and being adjacent to Livingstone town. So we didn’t have high, high hopes…
White Rhinoceros
The white rhinoceros is one of the most endangered species in the world. In all of Zambia there are only nine left, and each of them are under armed guard…
Victoria Falls
Coming to Victoria Falls is a lifelong dream, one that I never thought would be possible. But here we are. Our camp is located about 18km upriver from the Falls…
Our First Day in Africa
After 35 hours of our journey we finally arrived in Livingstone, Zambia. We couldn’t really believe our eyes! Zambia always seems like one of those made-up places, an African country…
Qatar Airways
We are finally on our way to our next adventure in Africa! After our obligatory 1+ hour trip to O’Hare, we boarded our Qatar Airways flight to Doha. Our full…