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
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 spent 111 days in Namibia, 80 days in South Africa, 54 days in Zimbabwe, 25 days in Botswana and 23 days in Zambia. In total we drove 37,899 km with our Donkey through these five countries. The map shows the driven route of this travel section. Donkey facts The average consumption over all routes
Hard Facts after 10 months of traveling with the Donkey Weiterlesen »
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.
After this prelude, all four of us were completely exhilarated and happy. Not only were we lucky enough to experience this rather barren part of the country in fresh colors, but we were in the right place at the right time to make contact with desert elephants. There are four riverbeds on our route where
Swakopmund once again made it easy for us to leave with its fog and very unfriendly weather. We spent the morning to get all the groceries that were still missing. Relaxed and well prepared we left the city and drove in the direction of Henties Bay along the coast before we turned left at some
Departure to Windhoek On May 09th 2022, the time had come. After weeks of intense tension, coping with a lot of stress and realigning our lives, we flew from Zurich via Frankfurt to Windhoek. Everything was the same as before, you might say. While in Zurich everything was very relaxed, friendly and courteous, we had
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