EXTRAORDINARY THREE TUSK ELEPHANT SIGHTING

While staying at Kwando's Nxai Pan camp, Stuart Arnold, a Botswana based professional photographer was amazed to spot an unusual elephant drinking at the waterhole at the front of the camp. Upon closer inspection it was discovered that the elephant carried an amazing 3 tusks!!

The tusks of an African Elephant grow continuously throughout their life - a bull elephant's tusks can grow up to 18 cm in a year. Tusks are an elephant's tool and they are used for a variety of tasks including digging for water and roots or to strip bark from trees.
All elephant's, like humans are either right- or left-handed, favouring a right or left tusk. The most often used tusk, is generally shorter due to wear and tear. While the majority of elephants have two tusks, occasionally individual elephants exhibit abnormal growth which can include additional tusks. Such examples are extremely rare. As one can see from the images, the elephant is a mature bull and therefore has managed to live a long life despite his unusual third tusk.

AFFORDABLE AFRICA. Refreshingly good value

Now That is Refreshing.....

We have put together a selection of more affordable safaris, which use carefully chosen camps in key wildlife areas and like all of our safaris includes pretty much everything in the cost.

These are not budget discount or poor quality, just well planned and using slightly less upmarket camps, although some are what we call premier camps the others extremely comfortable but more , Real!

Botswana 6nts Kalahari Plains & Banoka (Delta) = US$3085 pp

Malawi 6nts Mvuu Camp & Mumbo Island (Lake Malawi )= US$2090 pp

Namibia 6nts Kulala Desert Lodge, Doro Nawas Namib, Andersson's Etosha = US$ 4595 pp

Zambia 6nts Lufupa, Kafue Np & Toka Leya Livingstone = US$2450 pp

All En suite, comfortable accommodation- Adventurous, nature-orientated, fun, cultural, historical focus- Supports wildlife research, embraces sustainability & local communities.

Very good value with no compomises, expect great camps and guides and wildlife etc etc....

You will find each safari on our website in the respective country / region but just click on these links to go direct.

This is why we do it. Our Guest Comments...

"...Where next ?"
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HI TONY - WE'RE HOME !!!!! Well , once again, a fantastic time was had by all....
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I wanted to send my thanks to you for the brilliant time we had atKafunta, the Bush Camp and Kasaka. It exceeded my wildest dreams and Icannot stop talking about my experiences there. Absolutely everything youhad arranged for us ran so smoothly and the staff in the camps wereexcellent. Brilliant organisation and attention to detail and I cantwait for my next safari!!!! Many thanks again.
Patricia Richardson
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Tony, wow what can i say?
You listened and got it spot on... what an adventure, an adventure of a life time... still finding it hard to adjust to normal life, i.e. electrics and the bloody phone... all 3 camps were as you said, very different from each other, but all still as interesting and friendly... still couldn't believe just how awesome it was and the best experience ever!... and yes we will be returning without a doubt.
Thanks a million and hope to speak soon.
Barry & Netty
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Our visit to Tafika was a joy. We had the camp to ourselves for the first five nights and lived like kingsThe guiding and game viewing were superbIt was bad luck John Coppinger had gone to Durban - but at least I was spared the decision about the microlight flight - and it's a great excuse to go back again another time.I will keep an eye on your website for ideas for our next holidayMany thanks for organising our trip.Best wishes
The Stewarts
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" Back safe and sound after an amazing trip. Nkwali was magic – probably the best weeks wildlife I have ever experienced anywhere in the world. 7 leopard sightings in 7 days, including a male and a female on a kill in a tree, 15 lion, buffalo, hippo, crocs etc etc. The staff were amazingly helpful, professional, the food and service superb,and we didn’t really want to leave. The transfer flights were excellent and what a treat to be wafted through African airports and to have your own pilot. Overall an excellent experience and one which I would recommend without hesitation to anyone who will listen (and they are probably fed up with listening already). We look forward to planning our next trip – please keep in touch."
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"A massive thanks to you and all at Busanga for the most incredible trip... I'm back but actually not back really, all the time it's flashbacks and looking at people in the street and thinking they know NOTHING. What have you done to me? The wildlife was amazing, the people wonderful. Shall contact you again with regard to going somewhere else when I get my head round being back here.Thank you again.."
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Well Tony!
as you can tell we had the most wonderful time and we thank you so much for organizing it. Everything worked exactly to your planning, and the minor adjustments were easily made enroute. Cant wait to start looking into what we will be planning for next year.
Thank you once again, I will definitely recommend you to anyone else who is thinking of taking "the Africa Experience".
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Hi Busanga,
The Luangwa was just great , just as you said it would be "lion, lion everywhere and 100% addictive."
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Just to let you know that my family and I have returned safely from our safari to North Kafue with lots of photos and video. The staff everywhere were excellent . We saw 9 species new to us including oribi, spitting cobra, black mamba, bushbaby and porcupine.
Regards,
Robin
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Hi Tony,
I arrived there and back safely and the tour was fantastic. Saw loads of Lions and Black Rhino, Was a nice cool 41c on Sunday too! The scenery was out of this world and so hard to explain what it's like. I haven't sorted my pics yet but will hopefully do that later today. All the best Tel of Namibia !
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Hi,
I just wanted to say, MEGA THANKS... wow what a holiday... i'm still sorting out photos... we had a fantastic time... it was all that you promised an more... flight was ok too!
Thanks again guys,
Mel and Jade
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This is just to say how much I enjoyed my Busanga safari to Zambia.It was my Seventh African safari and it was equal to the best. The staff at camp were wonderfull and I got a few firsts , Pels fishing Owl -White backed night Heron, Penanet wingned nightjar. A memory remains of a female Ratel and young on a night drive.
Many thanks for organizing everything so well, it was much appreciated.
Best wishes,
Graham
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From the Newman family - seasoned Kenyan adventurers!
What can we say - that holiday you sorted for us was absolutely fantastic. Even on the drive from the airstrip to Lewa camp we were amazed at the number and variety of animals we saw - and it only got better and better. By day 2 we had seen the big 5 and all CLOSE UP - very close. We didn't believe it would get any better but it did - it just kept getting better. The walk in the wilderness was fantastic 12 masai warriors and 24 camels all to look after just us. Tracking 3 or 4 lions. we didn't get to see them but had an absorbing 2 hour hike through a gorge following their footprints.
Il Ngwesi was beautiful and the staff were so friendly, even moving us on the second evening so we could sleep in the poster under the stars - very romantic. Watching a family group of 9 lions in the headlights of the jeep in the dark is a very moving experience. All in all a truly wonderful and unforgettable holiday/experience which was beyond our dreams, and which we cant wait to repeat.
Thank you!
The Newman family