A little story as we experienced it only in Zimbabwe. We pulled into the parking lot in Bulawayo at Food Lovers market, Pick n Pay and some restaurants, got out and stopped briefly at the passenger door because Sonja was still looking for a shopping bag. Suddenly, a little boy about 4-5 years old came
The drive to Sinamatella was unspectacular. The camp is located on a hill, with campsites along the edge. Sinamatella has been arousing tempers for years, as it is badly dilapidated and announced renovations failed to materialize. We were curious to see what would await us. At first we were pleasantly surprised, because the campsites area
The border crossing into Zimbabwe was completely smooth. Unlike in 2019, we experienced an almost empty border with very relaxed border officials. After a total of 30 minutes everything was done and our donkey had Zimbabwean dust under the wheels – we were back in our favorite African country. From Pandamatenga to the westernmost park
Botswana was only a transit stop for us at this point. We had decided to first travel to Zimbabwe for a month and then explore Zambia. Since we had to pass through Botswana to get to Zimbabwe, we decided to get off in Kasane to pay another visit to the Chobe River Front. This time
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
We left the Palmwag concession and with it the staging area of the riverbed. Our plan was to find our way northward close to the border of the Skeleton Coast Park. We followed the appropriate tracks, always checking our path against the maps, and the area again became much more barren. We were in a
Along the Skeleton Coast Park to the Hartmann Mountains Weiterlesen »
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
