Tigers and SitatungasThe Okavango Panhandle is renowned among fishermen as a place of the legendary fighting tiger fish and bream bird watchers have recently become interested in the area for its Okavango specialities such as the Pels fishing owl, and photographic safari-goers are beginning to take note, exploring the channels in luxury houseboats. Although the Panhandle area is not known for its big game there is a variety of wildlife to be seen such as hippo, crocodile, lechwe and the elusive sitatunga antelope. The sitatunga is an aquatic antelope that spends its time in the thick vegetation of the waterways, occasionally coming out into the open to feed. Panhandle JournalsThe meandering waters of the Panhandle lazed out on my right. After taking a few images I put my camera down to enjoy the view from the air. The plane banked and I glanced quickly to my left and a strange outcrop caught my eye. Blue from a distance the sight was nonetheless haunting. I glanced at the map on my lap and soon realised that the hills I was looking at were the well known San spiritual grounds of the Tsodilo Hills ........ I was to be spending some nights on a houseboat on the Panhandle and visiting the Hills during my stay ...... By Leigh Kemp | 
