Bahurutse and Mokolodi

This weekend was AMAZING. I will try to describe it as best as I can, but words can’t possibly do it justice.

On Saturday, we went to the Bahurutse Cultural Village, and we learned about the culture of the people with the Baboon totem. We also hiked in the unbelievably gorgeous Mmamotshwane Gorge. One of the trip leaders and I climbed all the way to the top of one of the crags and enjoyed the glorious views. While we were up there, though, the truck left without us! We ended up having to walk back along the trail until we could get cell service and call the truck to pick us up, but the walk was absolutely breathtaking. That night, we heard a beautiful choral concert back at the Village, and we slept in the huts you can see below.

 

The next day, we visited Mokolodi Nature Reserve. We had a great time playing on the playground, and then we went for a game drive, where I saw my first ever rhinos, giraffes, warthogs, kudu, and impala! Here are a few pictures. (My personal favorite was the baby rhino).

Finally, we relaxed by one of the first bodies of water we’ve seen in Botswana. The view was beautiful, and it was the perfect end to our trip.

 

Next week, we’ll be doing more traveling as we head to the village of Kanye to learn about rural area clinics. Until then, sala sentle!