I was all set to visit the recently refurbished and reopened Bumi Hills Safari Lodge (well, it is about 2 years now since it was reopened), and to get there I flew with Solenta Aviation from Vic Falls. The plane was a Cessna Caravan seating 12 when full, and what a great plane this is ... with it's crew of Captain and First Officer, I couldn't quite figure out if it was a big little plane, or a little big plane, but it was great being able to leave your seat to swop sides and check out an alternative view (the flight wasn't full). Passengers can help themselves to an assortment of ice cold drinks from the cold box at the back of the plane.
The flight from the Falls to Bumi was as smooth as can be and it was fun picking out well known places from the air.
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| A view of the Falls spray |
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| Rain shower over Zambia |
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| The Zambezi River at Deka |
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| Msuna Island |
The flight is not long .. and hour and a quarter .. so all very quickly the Bumi air strip came in to sight. We did a low fly past (the operative word here is LOW !!) to clear the air strip of animals ... there were impala on the runway, zebra on the side, and some elephant close to the water's edge... and did a circle around the lodge, seeing it from "eye level", and giving them a bit of time to drive down to meet us.
In my next posting I will tell you about my stay at this wonderful place !
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