After just over 20 months of traveling, we have passed the 60,000 km mark with the Donkey in Botswana, on the way from Maun to Ganzhi. We would like to take this opportunity to evaluate the Donkey and our experiences. What has worked, what has not? How reliable or unreliable has our vehicle been so […]
After stocking up on fresh food in Komatipoort, we drove to the entrance at Crocodile Bridge. We had never been to this part of the Kruger National Park before. We were still in the last week of the South African Christmas vacation, so we were not surprised that the southern camps in particular were still
From Barra, we drove back to the N1 via Inhambane and followed the road to Vilanculos. On the way to the center we discovered the VIP-Spar-Market. This supermarket also offered many of the products that Europeans like to buy and declared war on the dreariness of the usual products available. We gladly accepted the offer
In the morning, we left Tsendze Camp at around 7.00 am and drove slowly towards Giriyondo, the border of our choice with Mozambique. The opening hours of this small border post at this time of year are from 8.00-15.00, and we planned to arrive at the border at around 8.00 due to our estimated driving
We drove from Louis Trichardt via the Punda Maria Gate into Kruger National Park and spent the first night at the Punda Maria Camp. Our aim was to travel to Mozambique on our third attempt. One of the best opportunities for crossing the border is at the Giriyondo border, in the middle of the Kruger
We left Namibia via Gobabis in the direction of Botswana. Our plan was to use Botswana as a transit country to South Africa. We decided to take the Ghanzi, Maun and Gweta route to Nata. From there we followed the road south to Francistown. On the way, we wanted to visit the Khama Rhino Sanctuary,
Our last visit to a national park with a focus on wildlife was a long time ago. If we remember correctly, it was a visit to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in February 2023. We spontaneously decided to visit the Etosha Pan. We discovered online that Halali Camp had a few bookable days. At first, we
After the (culinary) pampering program, solitude awaited us. We experienced a revival of 2018 and decided to visit the Erongo Plateau Camp on the Eileen farm. This was where we met Geli and Uwe with their bright red car (Citroën 2CV) and the place where we first experienced the vastness of Namibia in a visually
On August 30, Sonja’s parents drove us to Zurich Airport with four packed travel bags. We boarded the Qatar Airbus bound for Doha and opened a new chapter in our journey. Qatar’s planes are new (and of high quality), the service is excellent and traveling with this airline is fun. We toasted our new adventure
We had some bright moments during our time in Southeastern Europe that we would like to share with you. Our life, which literally “ran on rails” in southern and eastern Africa, snagged at one point or another in Europe. We realized quite quickly that the Land Cruiser is only conditionally a great travel car for
