Lonely_Planet_Asia_February_2017

POSTCARDS

The Okavango Delta floods each year, reaching its peak during the dry Botswana winter, attracting wildlife from miles around

The supervolcano beneath Lake Toba erupted some 70,000 years ago, causing global temperatures to fall by up to 5°C

Hannah Mitchell works for a

charity in the West Midlands

This picture was taken on the last

day of my stay in the Okavango

Delta. I’d spent my time camping

and going on walking safaris,

seeing zebras, giraffes, hippos

and elephants. It was the most

incredible experience: the stars,

simple existence, no running

water, no facilities, cooking on an

open fire. We were on a evening

ride in a mokoro boat to watch

the sun set over the delta. I

battled mosquitos to get this shot.

The silhouette of the poler

looked beautiful in the reflection

on the still water.

OKAVANGO DELTA,

BOTSWANA

Pole position

Suwandi Chandra lives in Medan

in the province of North Sumatra

My friends were visiting me in

North Sumatra for the first time

and I wanted to show them

Lake Toba. It was also my first

time visiting the lake at this

time of day, with the sun just

beginning to set. We went to

the north side of Toba, and

there were not many visitors

left, which gave us more

freedom to explore and to find

the perfect spot to capture this

beautiful lake. It looked so

peaceful, with the low golden

light hitting the water and

hills. It was very special for me.

LAKE TOBA, INDONESIA

Crater good