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We have just returned from an awesome trip to Ihaha.Es Grüsst, Hans
Ablutions were cleaned twice a day and camp sites also cleared of rubbish every day. A bit of a problem with water on our last day - stayed for 5 nights.
The water level was low and we were able to get onto the Lechwe Flats this time round.
Game was abundant both in the camp site and in the park. Saw 2 dead elephants though and hope that this was due to natural causes and nothing else. Also saw a group of lion cubs playing and were fortunate enough to have a leopard sighting. Thousands of buffalo and elephant as per usual and plenty of giraffe. African Wild Cat and Hyena, sable, roan, lechwe and puku.
In terms of the safety at the camp site, we were fortunate enough to have no issues. We were camping at camsite no 3 where the water was quite away from us. However, further up the river where the water is closer, campsite no 10 had an incident where his window was taken out of the vehicle which set the car alarm off and the thieves escaped without taking anything but the window.
The police vehicle is around and we probably saw him on max 2 occasions each evening. He drives along the river front in front of the camp sites. We did not find them a nuisance at all but maybe they need to up their presence down at the river front a bit in view of the incidents.
However, i do not feel that this should deter people wanting to visit Ihaha. It really is beautiful with an abundance of wildlife.
African beauty at it's best.