Visiting Mana Pools was imminent The way from Matobo to Mana Pools is simply too far for a day drive. We decided to spend a night at Chinhoyi. Our goal was to avoid Harare and according to our GPS, there were two possible campsites. The caves of Chinhoyi were our choice. We met some locals
Great Zimbabwe We left Gonarezhou NP and drove via Chiredzi to Masvingo with the aim to visit the largest ruins site in Southern Africa. Great Zimbabwe was built around the 11th century, consists of three different sites and served as a royal seat. Details about it are easy to find on the internet. We wanted
Our way to Gonarezhou NP Our first stop after arriving in Zimbabwe should be Gonarezhou NP. This park, which is part of the “Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park“, impresses with its nature and wildness. Well. To stay with oneself and to gain the greatest possible clarity is our recipe for the journey through life. There were
Giant spiders and a tremendous nature in Gonarezhou Weiterlesen »
On our way to Eswatini After leaving the Kruger Park through the Malelane Gate, we drove via Barberton towards Eswatini (former Swaziland). We followed the Makhonjwa Geotrail to the border of Eswatini. Besides a magnificent view, information boards at lookout points offer the possibility to learn something about the partly 3 billion(!) years old rocks
Entering South Africa After leaving Botswana via a small border crossing to South Africa, we drove about 150 km through game farms, gravel roads and “stone deserts”, which are rather seldom traveled by tourists. Our supplies were depleted, and the fridge was empty. We drove to Vryburg, the first major town on our way to
South Africa and our time in Kruger National Park Weiterlesen »
The map shows the planned route (pink) and the actual route (cyan) through Botswana. The deviations are based on our short trip to Gaborone before visiting Khutse GR, driving to Joburg to buy the adapter and using another border post to cross into South Africa. Intense experiences in Botswana Botswana fulfilled our wishes and was
The KTP is our last destination in Botswana Our last destination in Botswana led us to the Kalahari again. More precisely to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (short KTP). This park is an amalgamation of two parks from Botswana and South Africa with another access from Namibia.The South African part is subject to very strict behavioral
We are back in CKGR To return to CKGR, we left Nxai Pan with a good feeling in our stomachs and headed back to Rakops. We wanted to fill up with Diesel and prepare for the next six nights in CKGR. Diesel was available again and since we had plenty of organic dried vegetables, we
Potholes with a little coating on the way to Nxai Pan Due to the visit of Toyota in Maun, we were late coming back on the road to Nxai Pan. Of course, we still took the opportunity and stocked up our supplies unplanned. The A3 is a cheek! On a distance of 35 km there
River crossing to Makgadikgadi Pan The transfer to Khumaga – to the entrance of Makgadikgadi Pan – proved to be smooth. In Rakops, a small town near the Central Kalahari, we were lucky enough to get diesel. That saved us about 120 km of detour. A few hours later we stood on the banks of
