Two hearts upon a branch... ̈ – Eyan Desir (Commitment)
Love, dedication and true commitment are what were spread all over Deception Valley Lodge the past few weeks. It was definitely a glorious time that we will forever cherish and remember…
The center of this newsletter, is an event we were very honoured of hosting. One of our guests, decided to choose Deception Valley Lodge to propose!!! Everyone was so excited to make this an unforgettable and unique day. The groom to be, Bertin, organized everything between us and Lelobu Safaris in a hush, hush manner. His fiancée, Natalie, didn’t expect a thing.
The afternoon of the special day, Knowledge took them in a private vehicle, first to see a magnificent lion sighting and then to one of the most beautiful spots overlooking the valley. The spot is called the Wedding Spot, which was the most suitable for this occasion. While the glowing, red, setting sun painted the perfect romantic skies, he went down on his knee. However, this was not your average proposal. Due to the uniqueness of the Bushman culture in the Kalahari, he decided to do it in the traditional way the Bushman proved their love.
We provided him with the ̈love bow and arrow, which is a small bag which contains a miniature bow and arrow. He had to shoot her with this tiny bow and arrow, almost like “Cupid”. He then went down on his knee and asked the question in Naru – the bushman language. Our guide and tracker constantly repeated the phrase on drive, so that he won ́t forget it.
Natalie must have thought they were just chatting to each another in the local language. And then the moment everyone was waiting for!!! She said YES!!! We wish them the most beautiful journey ahead and want to thank them that they included us in this extraordinary moment.
Once they were back at the lodge, not only the staff, but even the animals came to congratulate them, at their romantic dinner. The Lions, Elephants, Porcupines and a personalised congrats from our resident Small-Spotted Genet had turned this perfect day into an African Fairy tale!!