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After the long and hard road to Livingstone, it was time to take stock. We only had 3 weeks to get to Cape Town, but now, after all that driving, the odds were shifting in our favour. A quick check of the sat nav, revealed we were only 3 days drive from the Cape if we headed straight for it,…
I forgot to mention that on the way to Mkushi Farm, on the 27th March, I reached the milestone of driving 10 000km! It was so exciting, and Warrick and I were watching the odometer closely as it ticked its way towards 10 000km. We “ooh-ed” and “aah-ed” as it closed in on 9999.99km and planned to stop and take…
We arrived in Lusaka and stayed at Pioneer Camp again. The camp was much busier this time around and we bumped into a lot of overlanders who only had good things to say about traveling North. The next day we headed into Lusaka on a mission. We were going to make the Tracks4Africa download happen, come hell or high water.…
We spent our last night in Lusaka at Pioneer Camp. Pioneer Camp was really good to us, and all the staff were really friendly and helpful! I mentioned in my last blog that they had allowed us to use their computer and Wi-Fi to download our Tracks4Africa maps. Well, I spoke too soon. Yes, they did allow us to do…
We decided to leave Livingstone and the comfort of our adopted home at the back packers, and head for Lake Kariba. As my Dad said, “Everyone has to see Kariba!” We decided to spend a night along the way, and we found a lovely looking camp on the net called Moorings Farm, and it’s comments boasted to have the best…
It was border time again, not my favourite! It’s common knowledge that border posts tend to get more difficult the further North you go – but entering Zambia turned out to be way more of a mission than I had expected. Leaving Botswana was pretty easy – it always seems easier to leave a country, I guess they’re just glad…
With Alpheus gone, we decided to gun it through Zambia in order to arrive in Tanzania for some holiday cheer with old friends. On the recommendation of Toast Coetzer, editor for go!Namibia magazine, we took a detour to Kasanka National Park in central Zambia. Our arrival would serendipitously coincide with Kasanka’s annual bat migration. Every October, millions of gigantic fruit…
After a mad dash escaping the rains and a border crossing later, we found ourselves in Livingstone, home of the Zambian side of the mighty Victoria Falls. The Falls were initially underwhelming, a result of our visit coinciding with only the beginning of the rainy season and low water-flow. A dry-ish Victoria Falls The low water did, however, enable us…
Hello, my name is Chief William Mulele. I am 91 years old and I live in southwest Zambia, close to the Caprivi Strip. I am chief of a small village of pastoralists. About 50 people live in my village, most of which are family. We have one group of cows near the Caprivi, one at the river and one in…
A billion reasons to believe in Africa!!! Coca-cola is running a campaign throughout East and Southern Africa, big billboards run across the entrance to most towns and cities and in big bold colors it reads “A million reasons to believe in Africa” When you read this you actually start counting all the unbelievable moments we have shared in Africa with…
WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!! What a surprising site, totally unexpected and worth the time getting here!! BEACH??? WOW!!!! What a sight!!! …
22 December 2012 Jeffrey de Visser Livune, Western, Zambia. Hello, my name is Chief William Mulele. I am 91 years old and I live in southwest Zambia, close to the Caprivi Strip. I am chief of a small village of pastoralists. About 50 people live in my village, most of which are family. We have one group of cows near…
When Mr Livinstone stumbled upon Victoria Falls in the 1800’s, I cannot even start to comprehend just how taken-a-back he must have been. It is truly a natural wonder. We started our walk at The Devils cataract and by the time we had reached Rainbow falls we were drenched, but loved it. We actually thought all the tourists strolling through…
This park didn’t have the number of animals but it packed way above its weight in terms of birds and scenery!!! We will definitely return and hope to see the massive conservation effects having a positive effect on the park. One to look into in the future!!! Love the Saddle Bills and the sunset!! hmmmm……. The Wattled Crane won!!!…
Northern Kafue….amazing. We landed up partying with one of the lodges as they were packing up to leave as they were closing for the summer….however we lost the Garmin as I was thrown in the pool and I swear my sunnies were in there too!!! Otherwise it was extremely beautiful but game wise…..the park was saved on the last day…
@ Cafe Zambezi, Livingstone, Zambia –Christine…
Kafue National Park Northern Kafue is where all the magic lives, we started in the South and drove all the way up. Again, we have arrived in the rainy season so we never saw all that this park has to offer at the right time of the year. It was still worth visitng though and we met some great people…
We enjoyed great bush camping in Southern Kafue…..and a nice lake but that was as far as it went. All set-up Watching the African TV…
Mike and I were meant to be back home in S.A. for Christmas, we were hoping to drive into Cape Town around the 20th Dec. Since we have lingered in certain countries longer than we had expected, we will only be joining our families’ back home in March next year. Due to this delay we have arrived in Zambia in…
3 Days in the Lower Zambezi was relaxing, we didn’t see that much of a variety but the park is beautiful!!!! The community campsite we stayed at was perfect as we were all alone right on the banks of the river!!! Morning yoga!!! Sunrise over the Zambezi:)…
Well…..after a 2 day downpour 3 days before we arrived South Luangwa was a mess!!!! After some serious 4x4ing we were able to still capture a few excellent images!!! Family Love Isn’t she beautiful!!! Trekking through mud for 3 days…
Eastern, Zambia. From Malawi we quickly had to make our way to South Africa to meet our parents, who were soon flying in for a 4-5 week holiday to see us and get a little taste of Africa. There was still lots to organise before then. In particular, we had to get a mechanic to fix countless problems with the…
The drive back Our return trip to Zambia was always meant to be a quick one and I thought we did well to get back to Lusaka in around 3.5 days, although our days were very long! From Diani Beach we headed south back into Tanzania, a very quick border and the Tanzanian customs officials were great giving us a…
Malawi kwam in niet voor in onze initiële planning maar uiteindelijk zijn er planningen om aan te passen. De toegankelijkheid van South Luangwa NP in Zambia heeft ons doen besluiten via Malawi te reizen. Entry was erg eenvoudig en we hoefden zelfs geen visa bij de grens aan te schaffen. Het is echt opvallend dat ook deze keer weer bij…
Visit – On call Africa, Zambia What: Mobile clinic Where: Livingstone region, Zambia When: 05-06-2012 till 09-06-2012 In Zambia we met Mattea and David Clark, who are two young and ambitious medical doctors from the United Kingdom. They have taken the initiative to make a difference in the world by providing rural villages with their medical expertise by running ‘mobile…
Het is al een beetje lang geleden dat we nog eens iets op onze blog geschreven hebben, en dit vooral omdat we van 26/05 – 21/06 heel wat bezoek hebben gehad: Eerst kwamen Mama en Barbara, die met ons reisden van Lusaka via Kafue NP (very remote and wild) naar Livingstone (Vic Falls, tijdens volle maan een lunar rainbow gezien…
“It’s time to get up now, the time is six thirty” … our alarm kindly informs us a new day has started. Half awake we take a peek out of our window. Almost a hundred children have surrounded the Landy and are looking at us… wow! After admiring the force of the water at the Victoria Falls and assisting a…
Sinazongwe si Siansowa Peninsula pe malul Lacului Kariba au fost doua locuri minunate, cu multe surprize placute, intamplari inedite, ca pescuitul pentru Pestele Tigru si intalnirea asa de apropiata cu crocodilii. Animalele si pasarile, mai ales Vulturul Peste, m-au impresionat profund. Deasemenea oamenii au fost foarte amabili si hospitalieri. Din pacate, expeditia nu ne lasa sa stam prea mult intr-un…
In Livingstone taxiurile turcoaz somau. In Livingstone the turquoise cabs were desperate for customers. Dar pe drumul de pamant catre Nsogwe, mirosea a cascada Victoria si la un moment dat i-am zarit si jetul de aburi, o treime fata de februarie. Aveam emotii. Pentru prima data in aceasta calatorie, ne intorceam intr-un loc cunoscut, unde stiam numele oamenilor si fiecare…
Astazi 02 Iunie a fost o zi in care am facut cunostinta cu doua specii de animale care nu sunt deloc rusinoase sa-si arate dintii . Dimineata la ora sase am inchiriat o barca si un ghid sa merg la pescuit pe Lacul Kariba si anume sa prind renumitul, Pestele Tigru (Tiger Fish) care este renumit prin faptul ca este…