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Okavango Delta scenic flight

After our amazing few days at Xakanaxa , we had returned to Maun and booked our scenic flight. We took off around 4 in the afternoon in our tiny helicopter… with doors off, for better viewing! An...

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Nov 3, 2021

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Moremi part 2

We woke up in Xakanaxa to buffaloes grazing their way through the campsites as campers were enjoying their morning coffee. They behaved like domesticated cattle, but we would definitely not give it a ...

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Nov 1, 2021

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Moremi Part 1

When we arrived in Maun , gateway to the Delta , we looked up where the Parks department was so we could arrange for our stay at the various camps in the Delta and Botswana in general. There we got th...

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Oct 31, 2021

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Border Crossing and Mohembi Tusk Bridge

After we had our PCR test in Katima Mulilo , we got Trokkie on the road, put pedal to the metal as we wanted to cross the Botswana border that same day! We only had one short toilet break along the wa...

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Oct 27, 2021

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Twyfelfontein and Doros Crater

After our night stop along the road we drove the last few km’s to Twyfelfontein and got ourselves a guide who took us on an hours walk to see the rock engravings of this World Heritage Site . Seeing t...

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Sep 15, 2021

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Namib Sand Sea: Sossus and other Vleis

To get an early go into the Unesco World Heritage Site Namib Sand Sea , we booked in at Sesriem Campsite because we knew that insiders may leave for Sossus (and the other vlei’s) an hour earlier than ...

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Aug 25, 2021

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Cederberg

After our few days of R&R at St Helena Bay, we headed for the mountains. As we came closer to the Cederberg mountain range, part of the greater Cape Floral World Heritage Site , we could see snow on t...

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Jul 15, 2021

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Sentinel and Tugela Falls

We left Monk’s Cowl in quite overcast conditions which luckily cleared mid morning when we passed through bright and yellow fields. We took a short break at the Sterkfontein Dam , peaceful and azure i...

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May 15, 2021

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Monks Cowl

The challenging and partially scary Sani Pass done and dusted, we turned north-north east towards the next part of the Drakensberg, a Unesco World Heritage Site . We skirted the south side of the Malo...

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May 10, 2021

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Underberg and Sani Pass

After our time at the various beaches of the Kwazulu Natal north coast ( part 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) , it was time to head inland, towards Sani Pass and the Drakensberg, which are part of the greater Drakens...

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May 5, 2021

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KZN North Coast part 3: Lake St Lucia and Cape Vidal

Our trip from Sodwana to St lucia took us via Hluhluwe, where we made a quick stop to do some shopping. As we packed everything away in the truck and were preparing to get on the road again we saw an ...

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Apr 20, 2021

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KZN North Coast part 1: Kosi Bay

A few years ago we had done a weekend road trip to Kosi Bay , part of the iSimangaliso Unesco World Heritage Site , and we liked it so much it had been on our bucket list to do with Trokkie. Leaving t...

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Apr 7, 2021

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