After being woken up by the morning grunting of the hippos, we have a hearty breakfast on the lodge's viewing terrace and enjoy the birdsong. We have decided to drive our two cars in different directions today, as Christian wants to go hunting for wild animals with the children again, but the others want to learn more about the culture of the Mafwe people.

Our car heads north to Singalamwe, where the Mafwe Living Museum is located. There we are met by 4-year-old Konrad and shortly afterwards the team currently stationed in the village welcomes us. Every week a group of Mafwe runs the museum and introduces tourists to the culture of the people, while the others carry out normal activities, such as cattle breeding.

After a short introduction, we are shown various stories through songs and dances and we learn a lot about the coexistence of the settled tribe. It revolves around agriculture, hunting and the social structures of the community. After that, the crafts are demonstrated, strictly separated into men's work (building traps, musical instruments and hunting equipment) and women's work (clothing, food and everyday objects).

We learn about African chess, a game played by men with lots of nuts in hollows in the ground, and the women's equivalent. We are also allowed to taste the fruit of the baobab and the homemade millet flour. Finally, we go to the craft shop, where homemade products such as baskets and carvings are offered. Overall, we learn a lot on this tour and would recommend this Living Museum of the Mafwe a higher rating than that of the San. The entrance fee is currently NAD 150 per person.

Namushasha from Joerg on Video.

We arrived back at the lodge late in the afternoon, almost at the same time as the big game hunters. The trip through the Mudumu National Park was also successful and revealed a new species: the sable antelope. Otherwise, we saw the usual animal sightings, although not particularly numerous. However, our group was the first car that day (despite arriving late at around 10 a.m.) and there was accordingly little going on in the park. The entrance fee was NAD 50 for an adult and the car was also less than usual; the children were free.

The afternoon belongs to the pool, which is a welcome way to cool down for some of us and is simply too cold for others. We enjoy the peace and quiet in the lodge, are alone by the pool and read, write or doze. A very welcome break before we have to leave this beautiful place again tomorrow for Divundu. Before that, however, we enjoy an excellent dinner, for which we again find suitable South African wines. Incidentally, these are extremely cheap for us at around EUR 10 per bottle, which is also due to the current exchange rate.