Oxley OSSO Botswana Sept-Oct 2019

The Oxley College OSSO trip to Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls only) and Botswana is designed to give students an introduction to southern Africa before they meet the community that they are going to work and share experiences with.

Starting at the world-famous Victoria Falls, the itinerary caters for the differing geographical features available by taking the group from the lush Chobe River banks (teeming with wildlife) through the Kalahari Desert to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans and on to the Okavango Delta (the largest inland delta in the world) before finishing in Maun, on the Thamalakane River.

There will be wildlife to be seen throughout the trip, whether it is by park jeep, boat cruise, mokoro pole, horse-back or on a walking safari, or even just driving down the main roads in the safari truck.

With this background, the Oxley students are then a little more prepared to understand Botswana and work with the students of Sedie Junior Secondary School and Mathiba Memorial Primary School in Maun.

Once the 'safari' component of the trip is completed the Oxley group will be based at Sitatunga Camp (13 kms outside of Maun) from where a daily bus trip will take them to the two Maun schools with which they will be involved.

While based at Sitatunga, all students will have the added experience of riding a horse in a local private game reserve.

The whole fortnight will be an experience that the students will never forget and hopefully will provide a start to a greater awareness of the world in which they live, and how they can contribute positively to it.