While staff pack up we leave for our fly camp riding deeper into the heart of the delta. On reaching another river system we find our fly camp looking out over a hippo pool. Here we stay for two nights. The afternoon may be spent swimming or walking. Fires are lit at night to create a strong human presence to keep marauding animals away from the horses.
Night watches are fun and guests usually join in.
Having kept watch under the stars the next morning we splash through water on the vast open plains, home to wildebeeste and zebra. The riding may be fast as we approach deep reedy areas full of bird life. After a picnic lunch we venture out again to the large lagoon to listen and watch as the night draws in and a lion starts to call. After breakfast we ride back to Macatoo along the myriad of waterways lined with large trees. We canter through the shallow flood plains admiring the deeper pools of lilies.