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Days 8 & 9 Etosha

Although Etosha means ‘place of dry water’, the Park is innovatively set up with watering holes that provide great game viewing opportunities as high concentrations of animals gather to drink. As planned, we arrived early enough to end the day … Continue reading

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Days 6 & 7 Namibia here we come!

On the sixth day of our Namibian Nomad Safari we drive north from Maun for a few hours to reach an area of ancient rock paintings of the San Bushmen. We set up our bush camp and enjoy or last … Continue reading

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Day 5 Maun

This morning we left the Okavanga Delta. The idea of returning to civilisation was met with a certain degree of regret and we said a sad goodbye to the Polers. Once back in Maun we did however welcomed a dip … Continue reading

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Day 4 Okavango Delta

Up early again for day two of our Okavango adventure, this time for a sunrise hike. While the animals were a little sparse at this time of the year the views were second to none. The polers pointed out many … Continue reading

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Day 3 Okavango Delta

Today we departed for the Okavango Delta. After an early wake-up we were whisked away to the river’s edge where our Polers we ready to take us and ALL of our stuff aboard their makoros (dug-out canoes) The journey to … Continue reading

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Day 2 Kasane/Chobe to Maun

Time to get to business – this morning is one of our longer drive days from Kasane to Maun. It is a journey that takes us along the edge of the Chobe National Park and then past the Magadikidiki Salt … Continue reading

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Day 1 Vic Falls – Chobe

Today is the start of the Namibia Nomad section of our trip. We said goodbye to old friends that had traveled down from East Africa with us and began our trip with a new group of adventurers as we left … Continue reading

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Days 25 & 26 Arusha

Although it was the final day for some we could not be too sad as another highlight awaited – the crater itself. Unfortunately it was pouring with rain, but we had put the awning up the previous night so we … Continue reading

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Day 24 The Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

We rose early to make the most of our final game drives, and were not disappointed. Among many other animals we saw a massive pride of 17 lions. They were all lolling around a tree in clear view of the … Continue reading

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Days 22 & 23 The Grumeti & Serengeti

It felt like the home run has begun! We headed back to nature, spending the afternoon at Ikoma Bush Camp. In the evening we jumped into 4×4 safari vehicles for a night drive, and saw hyena, Genet, bush babies and … Continue reading

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