Breakfast stop with the authors of Cry of the Kalahari

Enjoy your breakfast at a special spot in the middle of Deception Valley. Here, under the shade of acacia trees, you have a wonderful view over the ancient riverbed. In the 1970s this tree island was also the base camp of Mark and Delia Owens, who are known for their important conservation work.

The Owens came to Botswana in 1974 to study the wildlife in one of the most remote and untouched wilderness areas in the world. They recorded their experiences in their gripping book "Cry of the Kalahari". For seven years the Owens lived here, far from civilisation.

Today, only a concrete block that was once the toilet still recalls their camp. After a morning safari through Deception Valley you can take a relaxing breakfast break here in this remote wilderness and ask yourself: how long could you live here?