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Hwange N.P. Just before entering the park, we stumbled upon a herd of Sable and a great big herd of Buffalo that ran right across the road in front of our car. We started off on a great note, and were further treated to a male Lion, Ele (far away in the distance) and Kudu. We spent three nights in…
Worth the stop in Bob’s playground!!! Mid-yawn…
he ever beautiful VIC FALLS. We went at the end of the dry season so unfortunately the falls were at there lowest point!!!!! …
We decided to see the Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side since we were more interested in getting a frontal view. From Zambia, you are getting a view right on top. We got a bit late crossing into Zimbabwe, but along the way we saw tons of wild elephants taking shade under trees near the road. It was getting a…
Monday 3rd to Tuesday 4th September 2012. Tete, Zobue. Getting past the border post took a little longer on the Mozambique side. We had to fill in an entry form as well as a visa application form. It was all straightforward, but extortionately expensive. They issue just one type of visa; a thirty day single-entry tourist visa for US$80. Our…
Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd September 2012. Chimanimani National Park, Mutare. We got an early start so we could spend as much time as possible in the mountains. The first leg of our walk took us straight up, between msasa trees and boulders. The view from the top was a spectacular mass of green and red foliage trimming dramatic mountains.…
Thursday 29th to Friday 30th August 2012. Masvingo, Chimanimani. The next morning it was time for us to say goodbye to Harare. Udiah had scrambled eggs waiting for us all at 7am, so we sat down for our last breakfast with Mark and Nats. Over the past five days they thoroughly spoilt us and made us feel incredibly welcome. We…
Thursday 23rd to Wednesday 28th August 2012. Harare. Thursday morning we set off for Harare. It promised to be a long drive and we hoped to make it before sunset. We joined the main road and at Lupane we turned towards Kwe Kwe. As well as being shorter than the main road via Bulawayo, we think it’s always much nicer…
Sunday 19th to Wednesday 22nd August 2012. Plumtree, Bulawayo, Victoria Falls. The Zimbabwean border post of Plumtree would have been an impressive building in its day. Now it seemed wanting in the way of maintenance and repair, with its peeling paintwork and scuffed surfaces. Posters dotted the interior, encouraging people to check their HIV/AIDS status and practice protected sex. Several…
Chimanimani en de Bvumba mountains liggen in het oosten van Zimbabwe in de Eastern Highlands. De natuur is er prachtig. We hebben er gewandeld naar watervallen en een berg beklommen. We waren de enigste bezoekers in het nationaal park sinds enkele dagen. Het was er prachtig. Maar zoals je op de foto`s kan zien was het ook erg koud… De…
Eerst bezochten we Matobe NP. Volgens onze reisgids “het drukst bezochtste park na Vic Falls”. Dat viel allemaal nogal mee. De prijzen daarentegen vielen minder mee. We betaalden in totaal 56USD voor de entree en camping fees. Belachelijk veel als je weet dat alle dieren daar gestroopt zijn, ondanks de waarschuwing dat je ter plekke wordt neergeschoten als je betrapt…
Alweer een hele tijd geleden dat we geblogd hebben… Internet in Zimbabwe is dan ook niet zo evident. We hebben ons Zimbabwaans avontuur gestart in Hwange NP. De Big5 zijn er vertegenwoordigd en dat hebben we geweten. Er zijn 3 camps in het park waar we overnacht hebben. In Robins camp brulden de leeuwen `s nachts rond de campsite en…
When you start travelling you make a plan for your trip and I do not know how many times the plan change along the way. Our original plan was to drive north from Cape Town then through Namibia, Botswana, and then spend about two weeks driving through Zimbabwe. Then we spent one week longer in South Africa than planned and…
We decided we wanted to have a look at the Victoria Falls, and from Kazangula in Botswana it is not far. First we thought about parking the car in Kazangula and catch a bus across the border, but this turned out to be more expensive than actually paying for our own vehicle at the border. And we like to drive…
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…
O seara la Restaurantul Boma din orasul Victoria Falls, unde mancarea este buna dar la fel de exotica ca si dansurile…………..O seara adevaratb Africana…
Atat de simple si totodata atat de semnificative …….o alta dovada ca nu trebuiesc multe cuvinte sau semne sa poti descrie o poveste a vietii….o poveste de mii de ani.…
O alta creatie a naturii, un alt semn de intrebare…………………………….…
Riul Zambezi prin maretia lui si prin Cascada Victoria te face sa te indragostesti de el cu multa usurinta. Probabil si petrecand atatea saptamani prin desert si stepa si vazand atatea riuri complet secate, praf, nisip si uscaciune peste tot, ajungand la imensitatea aceasta de apa, nu mai vroiam sa plecam. In ultima seara am mers in croaziera cu un…
O experienta unica si de neuitat. Dorinta de a mangaia un Leu a invins frica……..…
La 5:30 dimineata pe 28 Mai am mers la o ferma sa facem ceva foarte deosebit si nenatural, un lucru ce ne-a tinut trezi toata noaptea, ne stiind daca dimineata vom manca micul dejun sau vom fi mic dejun. O plimbare prin savana cu Leii. Nu este un lucru ce oamenii normali o fac de obicei. Decizia era luata, banii…
Drumul pe data de 26 Mai 2012 de la Bulawayo la Victoria Falls a fost fara evenimente daca extrag opririle nenumarate de catre Politie. Am si pierdut numaratoarea de cate ori am fost opriti pentru diferite motive, dar din nou nu au gasit nici un motiv sa ne amendeze ceea ce se vedea pe fata lor ca nu sunt prea…
Botswana pe langa Delta Okavonga, are trei parcuri Nationale foarte renumite, Chobe, Moremi si Savuti, care din pacate sunt situate in Nordul tarii si nu erau in traseul nostru. Animalele sau mai bine spus aceleasi specii, din aceste parcuri le vom vedea in Zambia, Tanzania si Kenya. Am plecat din Maun, Delta Okavango inspre Nata, un orasel mic situat…
Just outside Mvumba at one of the countless roadblocks we were once again stopped due to the wood on the roof, this time we were not lucky and Larry got his first fine in Zimbabwe, $20 dollars later and cursing all the way. We were then stopped again the following morning just outside Kodama and they wanted to fine us…
From Ethandweni we headed back to Bulawayo and onwards towards the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. We went through many roadblocks and just before we reached Masvinga we were stopped and told that the method of carrying our wood on the toolbox was an insecure load and that we would have to pay a fine of $20 fortunately after Larry speaking very…
11/5/12 Total KMS travelled so far: 13,008 SADBABWE (Zimbabwe) What better place to write a blog than on the banks of the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park whilst watching the sun go down highlighting elephants drinking on the banks and hippos snorting in the river? There is no doubt that the wildlife areas and views across Lake Kariba…
It has been 25 years since my family left Zimbabwe; I was about 8 years old at the time. With all the negative press I was quite nervous about returning back for my first time. From Blantyre, Malawi we made a quick blast through Mozambique via the Tete corridor into Nyampanda, Zimbabwe. Border formalities were…
So stranded in the shutin (bush) not far from Kariba, with a broken prop-shaft and messed up gearbox wiring loom, I have informed people. Colwyn (my cousin) had phoned her friends, already in Kariba. They had arrived early with their boat to do some fishing. George and Shane arranged for AMC (Amalgamated Motor Company) to fetch me, but without GPS,…
Today, 2nd August, I added 3 new blogs so you should go down until Botswana Part 2 and work back up. As an interim update, I am in Harare with my couzens, checking how life is here. I have dropped the Range Rover of at the dealer as the propshaft chewed the gearbox wiring loom! Harare is nothing like I…
Having left Terry at the airport, I need to backtrack past Hwange before being able to take the road north. I won’t make it to my destination tonight and decide I will try for Binga, which is about half – way up Lake Kariba. The road is tight, bumpy and hilly: signs along the route urge you to engage low…