It was my 41st day in the beautiful continent of Africa, which meant that the 40-day tour, where I had the chance to travel through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa had sadly come to an end; but what a trip it had been! It was now time to embrace the … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Twelve – Cape Town
Namibia It was our final day in this astonishing country, as today we were crossing the border from Fish River Canyon into Orange River, South Africa. Before reaching the border we came across an Aloidendron dichotomum, or “quiver tree”, Namibia’s national tree. They grow for up to 100 years and their nickname comes from the … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Eleven – South Africa
Namibia The day began with a medium-length journey as we departed the granite landscapes of Spitzkoppe. (It was seven and a half hours, but at this point we’d had much longer drives so it didn’t feel too tedious). Today’s destination was Swakopmund; “mund” means mouth in German and this coastal city is situated at the … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Ten – Namibian Sand Dunes
Namibia It was the 30th day of my amazing African adventure and I couldn’t believe I had been driving around this continent for a month now! Today we were leaving spectacular Etosha behind and travelling onward through the desert, to Damaraland. As we departed Etosha we were fortunate enough to be greeted by a few … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Nine – Damaraland and Spitzkoppe
Namibia It was our 27th day of the tour and we had just crossed the border from D’kar in Botswana to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Though Windhoek is sparsely populated, it was a thought-provoking city to drive through. Supposedly, Namibians relocate here looking for greener pastures, but it is not all it seems. For … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Eight – Etosha National Park
Botswana The day began with a drive towards the Okavango Delta. Our journey took us through a farming area in the village of Nata, central Botswana and parallel to the Nata River, (the length of which is roughly the same as Switzerland from east to west, but only makes up around 5% of the length […]
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Zimbabwe It was day 22 of the tour and I couldn’t believe that we were now over half way in our incredible journey through Africa. Today we were driving from Victoria Falls, Zambia and crossing the border into Kasane, Botswana. On our drive, our new guide Wellington plied us with information on his home country. … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Six – Chobe National Park
Zambia The day began with a 3:30am wake up, as we had a 12 hour drive ahead of us. We saw the sun begin to rise when we departed from our campsite in the South Luangwa National Park and the sky glistened a brilliant bright red as we headed towards our next destination, Zambia’s capital … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Five – Victoria Falls
Malawi After a 5am wake up to watch our final Malawian sunrise, we began our departure out of the country through Nkotakhota National Park. At 1,800km² it is the largest, and also the oldest wildlife reserve in Malawi. Sadly, poaching almost eliminated all of the animals in the park, but in 2015 other reserves throughout … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Four – Zambia
Tanzania It was the eleventh day of our 40 day tour and the early starts, along with constantly putting up and down our confined tents was becoming a burden. That being said, I firmly believe that living amongst the wildlife was an essential part of the experience and looking back now, I wouldn’t change it. … More Serengeti, Falls and Cape Part Three – Tanzania and Malawi
