Monthly Archives: July 2011
07/07 & 08/07: Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Thursday morning on Hanne’s birthday we left around 8h with a big 4×4 to the Okavango River Lodge where a motorboat was waiting for us to bring us to the boat point from where all the mokoros leave. Around 9h we stepped in our mokoros. It was us and a married couple from the United … Continue reading
06/07:Maun, Okavango Delta (Botswana)
After a relaxing morning bath we left Nata and headed to Maun, a bigger city in central Botswana at the tip of the Okavango Delta. We arrived already around 1h at the Old Bridge Backpackers. We pitched up our tent and headed towards the town to do some shopping. Maun is quite big with some … Continue reading
05/07: Nata (Botswana)
After a good night rest we headed towards Kazungula, the border between Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia. We crossed the border to Botswana, which went extremely fast. After only 30min we were already in Botswana. It was just a bit strange that we had to disinfect our shoes and drive through some kind of disinfecting … Continue reading
04/07: The Vivo is still alive! (Zimbabwe)
Because we haven’t done much today besides lying next to the swimming pool and buying petrol for the trip tomorrow, it’s maybe time to report that we’ve driven around 3900 km now. The road until now was quite good with fewer potholes than expected. Our car, a VW Polo Vivo 1.6 is doing great so … Continue reading
03/07: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
The previous night we woke up several times because of the cold nights in Zimbabwe. Luckily we’re staying in a tent with normal beds, so we at least have the comfort of sleeping in a bed. In the morning we left early to visit the Victoria Falls. The entrance fee is quite high ($30 a … Continue reading
02/07: On our way to the Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
This morning we left Matobo National Park early. We again drove through Bulawayo. We needed petrol but it wasn’t easy to find. In Zimbabwe petrol is not always available. We drove past a lot of petrol stations that didn’t have petrol but we were lucky to find one with petrol. Before we began our trip … Continue reading
30/06 & 01/07: Matobo National Park (Zimbabwe)
On our way to our new destination: The Matobo National Park, where we were going to stay in a chalet at Maleme Dam, we stopped in Bulawayo to do some groceries and of course to get some meat for a braai. After all the fish in Mozambique it’s now time to eat meat again. After … Continue reading
29/06: Great Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
We had no idea on how busy the Zimbabwean border was at Mutare, so we left around 7h30. Arriving at the border, we noticed that it was quite calm. Leaving Mozambique and handing in the ‘Temporary Vehicle Input’, was extremely easy and nobody even checked it correctly. At the gate to go to the Zimbabwean … Continue reading
28/06: Chimoio (Mozambique)
We left early at ‘Beach Village’ to go to Chimoio, a small city in Central Mozambique, close to the Zimbabwean border. On our way to Chimoio we were pulled over by the police for the very first time. They checked all our documents, and after a few minutes we could already leave as everything was … Continue reading
