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 Wildmoor at a decent time and drove quite relaxed the upcoming 200 km to Mata Mata Camp inside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The exit from Namibia was without complications. We had fun with the officials, laughed together and no one was interested in the fridge or similar. After 10 minutes we were out
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 we left the CKGR, the road led us first to Maun. There we had our service done at Toyota. We were pleased to see that the best mechanic we had experienced in Africa is still employed by the company. He is now working in the Kasane branch. We stayed two nights at Audi Camp,
Our border crossing at Victoria Falls was quick and easy. We stayed another night in Kasane and refilled our supplies. There we met other travelers again whom we knew from Zimbabwe and Zambia and the next morning we set off to tackle the 700+ km route to CKGR. After an overnight stop at Planet Baobab,
Christmas is a time when we like to treat ourselves to some quality time off. We then enjoy sleeping in a big bed and being pampered all around. There is no better choice for us than a lodge in a national park. We are driven by experienced guides on the game drives, they cook for
Wayne loves Black Forest Cake and because we had remembered that, we quickly drove by Pick n Pay in Kariba after crossing the border and bought a small cake as a surprise. After our arrival at Warthogs Bush Camp, the disillusionment was great, because Wayne and Louisa were at home with a guest and not
Our expectations of Zambia were high. These resulted from our experiences in 2018. At that time, we had come to know the country as very lovely. The people were similarly open-minded and friendly as we had experienced in Zimbabwe. We felt comfortable and we quickly realized that we wanted to explore this country at our
We reeled off the drive to Lusaka as quickly as possible and arrived in the capital without further incident. There we replenished our supplies at the Cosmopolitan Mall, spent the night at Lukasa with Harry and Keke and then set off in the direction of South Luangwa National Park. The distance of about 720 km
Zambia is known for its multitude of waterfalls. There are entire travel guides that deal only with the visit of the many small and large waterfalls. Sonja has dealt intensively with the topic and has selected five waterfalls that we could combine very well with our favorite route to the South Luangwa National Park. From
