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 […]
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
There is a place in Namibia that experiences a great gift of nature every year. The Sandhof Farm near Maltahöhe and the millions of wild lilies that sprout there in the pan after a required rain. The number of lilies that show up varies considerably. Sometimes it is only strips where the lilies sprout and
We left Botswana satisfied and set out to spend another five weeks or so in Namibia before heading to Switzerland to visit our family. However, we experienced a little excitement before leaving Botswana. A review: Would you please serve as our anchor? After leaving the Khwai region, we drove again via Maun to Planet Baobab.
As we left Mudumu National Park, we were looking forward to a day of pampering at Camp Kwando. We really enjoy such downtime. After all, we knew we would be living simply in Nkasa Rupara National Park for the next few days, so we were looking forward to the Treehouse so much more. The houses are exactly
We drove from Spitzkoppe on the direct way to Swakopmund. There it turned out that Hansen’s geyser was the problem. He had a leak somewhere and was removed. We had tried it once during our travel time so far, but otherwise had not used it. The loss was bearable for us and we got new
After we had parted ways, we made our way to Khorixas. There we wanted to do some shopping before the weekend. In Khowarib we noticed a problem in the water system. There was a leak at some as yet unknown location and water was leaking slowly but regularly. After closer inspection, we determined the region
We followed the corrugated road in the direction of Orupembe and enjoyed a cold coke in Shop No.1. We saw the white drum on the map and our curiosity led us there. Our decision was to drive to Puros via the Khumib Riverbed 4WD Trail and the Hoarusib Riverbed 4WD Trail. There was a lot
