From the Okavango Delta, we flew from Banoka airport to Kasane airport. Then we drove by bus to the Zambia border. We crossed the river by small boat, went through immigration and boarded another bus. We drove to the Livingstone International Airport. Then we boarded a 7-seater airplane for our flight to the Lufupa International Airport – at least that’s what our tickets said. After three days in Lufupa, we flew back the same way. These photos combine our arrival and our departure from the Lufupa International Airport. Lufupa and the international airport were really all about the game viewing…

On our way to the Lufupa International Airport for our departure, you can see our plane behind the elephants. There was only a small memorial of elephants but several (not pictured) were about as big as our plane.

You can see the entire airport in this photo. Cory is between the terminal and our plane. Right behind Cory, on the left end of the terminal, is the safety station. Over to the right – the small green building – is the restroom. I would have to say that having a restroom was a big step up from the Banoka Airport, but more on that later.

The Lufupa International Airport did not have any employees, just the facilities that you saw in the prior photo. We did our own security check. You can see Cory here security clearing the runway – after chasing off the few odd animals. Again, it was all about the game viewing.

We noticed this animal track between our plane and the runway. We got our guide and asked for an identification. He said it was a lion track and a big one at that. Standing out in the wide open spaces, I inquired about how soon our flight was boarding.

Now back to the restroom. Like I said, it was all about the game viewing at the Lufupa International Airport. I went to use the facilities, and you can see them in the last photo. I looked at it this way: if the elephants came back, I had a great seat for viewing them. If that big lion came along, my plan was to sit high on the throne and act like I was the king of the jungle…