by Pieter Booyens | Sep 9, 2017 | Trip Reports
Planning and preparations for the trip We just could not get Malawi out of our minds since our previous trip – December 2015. It was not long being back home that we made the decision to go back to Malawi in December 2016. During the previous trip we wanted to see as...
by Pieter Booyens | Jun 27, 2017 | Trip Reports
We spent the long weekend of the 16th – 18th of June 2017 bush camping on “Oupa se Plaas”. Oupa se Plaas is situated on the Grootfontein road which turn off from the Modimolle (Nylstroom) Mookgopong (Naboomspruit) road, also known as the R101. The Grootfontein road...
by Pieter Booyens | Jun 1, 2017 | Trip Reports
Part Four – The Journey Back South This trip report is posted with recognition to the author, Frans Nieman, who granted us the permission to use his trip report on our page. Frans wrote …………. Time to move on. We left Senyati with heavy...
by Pieter Booyens | May 31, 2017 | Trip Reports
Part One – Spending time in the North This trip report is posted with recognition to the author, Frans Nieman, who granted us the permission to use his trip report on our page. Frans wrote …………. No leopard sighting richer, at about 10:30...
by Pieter Booyens | May 30, 2017 | Trip Reports
Part Two – Going up North Part two of this trip report is posted with recognition to the author, Frans Nieman, who granted us the permission to use his trip report on our page. Frans wrote …………. When pulling in at the Spar in Maun, after...
by Pieter Booyens | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
We have been in the CKGR numerous occasions and have subsequently received a number of requests regarding our itinerary. We will finalise our detailed trip report (now long overdue) and post it to our website soonest. However, please find below information to answer...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
We woke up later than normal and only got onto the road at 10:00. The road from Nata to Francistown was in a terrible state – and it took much longer than the suggested GPS time. Also … when you drive over the speed limit you get fined – again. This time round, Pieter...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 5, 2017 | Photo Gallery
Kazungula Ferry Shrek on the Kaxungula Ferry crossing from Zambia to Botswana. Kazungula Ferry View of the new bridge under construction that will link Botswana and Zambia at the Kazungula Border Post. Kazungula Ferry The Kazungula Ferry approaching the docking bay on...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
Sad to leave Zambia, but also excited to know that we had found a camp site in Livingstone that really delivers. We will be using The Bushfront Lodge again in December 2017 when we plan to visit Bangweulu Wetlands and North Luanda. Because we were not staying over at...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 4, 2017 | Photo Gallery
African Queen African Queen – Sunset cruise on the Zambezi African Queen African Queen – Sunset cruise on the Zambezi African Queen African Queen – Sunset cruise on the Zambezi African Queen African Queen – Sunset cruise on the Zambezi African...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
Today was going to be a tough day. 470km to Livingstone. Our GPS indicated that this would take us approximately 6 hours. Our GPS does not keep track of donkeys, bicycles and goats though … *Giggle* We got an early start at Eureka Camp and started our journey to...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 4, 2017 | Photo Gallery
Bushfront Lodge Bushfront Lodge Campsite Bushfront Lodge Bushfront Lodge Campsite Bushfront Lodge Bushfront Lodge Campsites Bushfront Lodge Bushfront Lodge Ablution Block Bushfront Lodge Bushfront Lodge Ablution Block Bushfront Lodge Bushfront Lodge Campsite Ablutions...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
We got up early as driving to Lusaka was a long stretch – but apart from this, the road conditions and amount of trucks we encountered on our way made for a pretty long trip. We woke up to a very cloudy and rainy Bridge Camp. It was drizzling when we started to get...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 2, 2017 | Blog
Our journey from Chipata was pretty uneventful and it did not take us that long until we reached Bridge Camp. The Luanga River had since had significant rain, and the level of the river had risen since we camped there in the beginning of our journey. The humidity had...
by Pieter Booyens | Jan 2, 2017 | Photo Gallery
Dean’s Hill View Dean’s Hill View Campsite Chipata Dean’s Hill View Dean’s Hill View Campsite Chipata Dean’s Hill View Dean’s Hill View Campsite Chipata Dean’s Hill View Dean’s Hill View Campsite Chipata Dean’s...
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