I arrived in this tiny Hambukushu village more than 30 years ago and here, a tale of huge Dragons that live in the Kavango river was and is still spoken of with much familiarity by so many as to make me a believer too. They spoke of a Female dragon, with features of a black mamba, but can also fly …
The ‘Ngepi Poftjie Kindergarten’ was built by us in the Divayi village near our gate and our teachers focus more on lessons on environment rather that the western education system. We have 3 teaching assistants from the local village who are amazing – we supply a TV with only environmental programs and on the odd occasion some big soccer …
The sun is just beginning to set as you poll your mokoro along the panhandle of the Okavango. It’s been a successful but long day of fishing, and tonight there’ll be tilapia for dinner, enough for the whole family! Suddenly, your mokoro [traditional dugout] won’t move. Nomatter how hard you pull, it remains stuck. You notice dust and ripples spreading …
We would like to introduce you to our resident African wood owls! At night time they can be seen perched on a branch near the bar, making use of the insect-attracting lanterns to find their dinner… Wood Owls eat arthropods, reptiles, small mammals and birds, which they catch on the wing, off the ground or in trees and shrubs. Sometimes they …
There is undoubtedly no better way to explore the Okavango Delta than on a mokoro… I loved my mokoro trip at Ngepi Camp! Gliding through the water unobtrusively (without a noisy engine to scare away the wildlife) allows you entry into a secret world. Reedy islands and riverbanks are alive with birds of all kind; small buff-coloured Squacco Herons, Little …
An article about Ngepi Camp on the Namibian Tourism Expo blog! Ngepi camp on the Kavango river in the far north east of Namibia is a magical remote destination in the Okavango swamps. It is a paradise of flooded plains and secret swampy backwaters, teaming with wildlife, as we are nestled between Mahangu National park, a few km’s to the south, …
A blog by Rachel Lang You haven’t experienced the full magic of Ngepi Camp until you have stayed in one of their tree houses… This morning I woke up with the sunrise between my toes. Little chirping birds – bou bou’s, babblers, and white-browed robin chats – were happily hopping on the branches near my bedside. A fish eagle called …
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS LETTER WHICH DESCRIBES THE REALITY OF THE WONDERFULL PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND HAVE TO ENDURE Mr. Westerner……. Dear Mr. Westerner, My name is Potsotso Motchopi and my family and I still live in a mud hut near a great river you call the Okavango. Many foreigners visit these last years to witness our country and …
Ngepi camp Namibia I spent months pondering…. in an attempt to maintain my sanity and understand why I had been unjustly brutalised for years by the very people who I had been putting so much effort into helping. How could they justify attacking the hand that fed them with abuse at every level and many attempts to violently and illegally …
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, “I love you and I wish you enough”. The daughter replied, “Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish …
