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Mokala National Park

Leaving Karoo National Park , we took again the road less travelled towards Victoria West and Mokala National Park . We passed some (big) bits and pieces of a wind turbine, passed over a lonely straig...

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Feb 7, 2022

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Karoo National Park

After we left SALT in Sutherland , we headed into the direction of Beaufort West , criss-crossing our way through the wet Karoo via back roads and dirt roads, past some vanilla and chocolate sheep and...

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Feb 4, 2022

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Tankwa and Sutherland

When we left Cape Town for Johannesburg we had a few weeks time before flying to Australia to visit kids and grandkids and we decided to spend some more time in the Karoo. One of the things we still w...

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Jan 24, 2022

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Goodbye Botswana...Hello South Africa

Our last stop in Botswana was Palapye where we needed to take a PCR test before being able to enter South Africa again. The PCR test was a quick and painless process and by 9am the following morning, ...

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Jan 4, 2022

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Boteti River, saltpans and elephants

We spent our last night in Maun, sleeping somewhere along the road side and then we set out into the direction of Francistown. As said… the exorbitant park fees for Trokkie had made any visit to parks...

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Nov 5, 2021

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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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Caprivi Strip part 2

We left Mudumu park and continued to Nkasa Rupara National Park , further south, situated along the Kovango River which makes a natural border between Namibia and Botswana. As we wouldn’t make it into...

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Oct 22, 2021

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Caprivi Strip part 1

We arrived at Divungu where it was hot and humid. We decided to visit the Popa waterfalls and split ways: we went to the south side and Gavin and Lee went to the north side to see which side would be ...

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Oct 20, 2021

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Grootfontein and Okavango River

After our amazing week in Etosha , we headed east towards the Caprivi. Actually first south towards Grootfontein and then north again towards Rundu, where we would follow the Cubango River towards Div...

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