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Southern Africa – Day 31 – Onguma Tamboti Campsite to Okaukuejo Campsite , Etosha NP, Namibia
We left our campsite and signed in, to the Etosha NP, we had to pay for 3 days as you need to be out of the park by 7.30 am and it would take us a few hours! As soon as we have entered we have impala playing games withRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 30 – Tsumske to Onguma Tamboti Campsite, Etosha NP, Namibia
Cows, with bells, kept walking past the campsite, dogs barking and chickens making noises kept us awake during the night. We left the site – the roads are made with Dolomite, a very white gravel, and are in good condition. We have a vet stop outside of Grootfontine- there isRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 29 – San Bushmen Village, Tsumske, Namibia
Up early, (yes we do this a lot!) for an 8 am pick up for our tour. We met Steve, our guide for the day and make tracks, it will take approximately 25 minutes to get to the village. Brendan and I sit in the back of the safari vehicleRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 28 – Mochaba Crossing to Tsumske, Namibia
to On the road travelling. Just outside of Sehitra, we were stopped at a police road block – once he found we were from Australia all he wanted to do was chat – he was very hot & would like to see snow… we had a few patient cars waitingRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 27 – Mochaba Crossing Lodge, Mokoro Trip, Moremi NP – Botswana
After breakfast (and a mix up with times) we bundled into our safari vehicle (it’s an 8-seater – just for the 3 of us!) we travelled for about 1/2 an hour, passing thru a few tiny villages, traversing wooden log bridges, dodging pot holed mud patches & bouncing over sandyRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 26 – Khwai to Mochabe Crossing Lodge, Okavongo Delta – Botswana
We had a spattering of rain overnight, and the hippo’s were enjoying it, they serenaded me all night (Brendan & David slept thru it). Again, a cooler early morning, but heating up extremely quickly. The vervet monkeys were again impatiently waiting for us to get up so they could pesterRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 25 – North Gate Camp, Khwai, Moremi NP – Botswana
We had a cool night compared with others, so we all slept well. This morning we had a sleep in – only 6.15am today! Once up we were surrounded by the vervet monkeys again and had a waterbuck walk thru the camp. We did a morning drive hoping to seeRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 24 – Savuti to Khwai, Moremi NP – Botswana
Huge lightning and thunder storm, overnight- but only a few splatters of light rain. Lots of flies this morning! Today’s travel distance is only 137km but it is estimated to take 6 hours to get there yippee! We had to let the tyres down today to go along the dryRead More …
Southern Africa – Day 23 – Savuti Campsite, Chobe NP – Botswana
Up early and packed, ready for our morning drive. We first went to the waterhole – but no animals, we drove around and passed by a tour vehicle who advised there was lions at ‘Hippo Vlei” (marsh) – we made our way down there, but once again didn’t see anything,Read More …
Southern Africa – Day 22 – Kasane to Savuti, Chobe NP – Botswana
Checked out of the Old House & headed to the local hardware store – Haskins, to see if we could get some ground matting. They didn’t have anything but suggested the store across the road which was like our Costco. Nothing there either, but we found some coke cans andRead More …