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Bushman’s Reservation, Day 56

The previous day we entered Namibia,  which was previously known as South West Africa when it was part of South Africa, and before that as one of Germany’s few colonies.  The country only broke away from South Africa in 1990 … Continue reading

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Okavango Delta, Days 52 – 54

The next highlight of the safari and the major tourist attraction of Botswana, is the unique inland Okavango Delta.  The Kavango River has water feeding into it from a massive catchment area in Angola and eventually travels downstream till it … Continue reading

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Chobe River, Day 50

After excess adrenaline and excess partying it was time to leave Vic Falls and Zim behind.  Zimbabwe was great to us and we saw and did alot of activities during those days so it was sad to say goodbye.  However … Continue reading

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Victoria Falls over New Years, Day 48 and 49

The Victoria Fall on the Zambezi River are located on the boundary between Zimbabwe and Zambia and are a major highlight on the trip.   It is where you do those crazy adrenaline activities that can scare the pants off you.  Such things at … Continue reading

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Matopos National Park, Day 46

We leave Antelope Park early to make it early to Bulawayo & the Matopos National Park.  The park is just outside the city of Bulawayo and the park is not much larger than 100SqKm.  It is where Cecil Rhodes is buried and the birth … Continue reading

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Antelope Park, Day 44 and 45

Why go to the Antelope Park?  Are people really that interested in looking at Kudu, Impala, Zebra and Wildebeests?  Not really!   The real reason we head there is because it doesn’t really focus on Antelope at all.   It is home … Continue reading

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Xmas Day, Houseboats, Day 42

Ho, Ho, Ho! It’s Xmas! Our expectation on the houseboat was to have an enjoyable Xmas on our own, we did not expect to be interrupted by anyone or anything,  just spending time enjoying the lake and laying back eating … Continue reading

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Xmas Eve, Lake Kariba, Day 41

The previous day was spent in preparation for our time on Lake Kariba.   We spent hours shopping for food for Xmas,  the Houseboat trip and Xmas gifts for secret Santa.  We left Lusaka on Xmas eve to make a border crossing … Continue reading

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Kande Beach, Malawi, Day 36 to 38

There are some parts of the trip that really takes the fancy of the ladies.  For example shopping at curios and carving markets and massages on the beaches of Zanzibar.   For the dudes, there is the rotation of a spit … Continue reading

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Chitimba Beach, Malawi – Day 34 and 35

We enter into Malawi, the poorest country that we visit on this safari.   A large portion of the country is covered by Lake Malawi  which is located almost at the end of the Great Rift Valley.   Our time in Malawi is very chilled and … Continue reading

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