We were woken at 5.30 and then as it was still dark we were recollected at 6.00am to have breakfast by the fire before heading out on a drive. When we got to the pan we scoured the horizon;eagle eyed John spotted a lion on the far side - when we got closer we we realised we were with the whole pride, one large male, two sub adults and four lionesses - just missing was one male and two females. They were very active and clearly looking for a meal - two females we...

We arrived in Johannesburg after our 10 hour flight from the UK on board a new British Airways A380 airbus - which due to the upcoming Easter holiday was full. After a relatively smooth flight we landed at a bright but cool Johannesburg @ 0630; we were quickly off and through immigration, aided by the fact that they now have a 'no visa required' queue, we collected our luggage, made our way to departures and checked in for our 1115 flight to Maun. As we had lots...