After we did some big shopping in the capital Lusaka and met various very nice overlanders, we headed for the lonely and infrastructurally poorly…
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South Zambia: rivers, lakes and waterfalls
After we have entered Zambia in record time and without any problems, we first head north-west along the Zambesis to the Sioma waterfalls. Here…
In Corona times travelling from Namibia to Zambia
The international terminal "B" in Frankfurt is entirely empty. Restaurants are closed, we satisfy our hunger with bakery products. After a lot of back…
Adventure Angola: through the Baobab country up to the Congo River
W/R to Angola, we are really curious: after decades of civil war, the battered but resource-rich country was slowly reviving before the significant decline…
Transit Namibia: from South Africa to Angola
After the exciting detour to the Richtersveld N.P., on the South African side, we enter again Namibia at the border near Oranjemund. Oranjemund was…
The Eastern Cape – The province of extreme contrasts
Coming from the impressive Drakensberg mountains, we drive through lovely farmland: sparsely populated, well-ordered, scenic landscape ... like in the Allgäu in Southern Germany.…
Through colorful Swaziland to the wildlife of Khwa-Zulu Natal
Swaziland or Eswatini - as the king renamed his country for the fiftieth anniversary of independence recently - surprises us. The small country, which…
Touching encounter with Nana – the elephant grand mama of the Thula-Thula Game Reserve
Friends recommended reading the famous book by Lawrence Anthony, The Elephant Whisperer, as an African reading. Lawrence, a gifted animal rights activist, buying a…
Via the “Black Forest Panoramic Road” to the Kruger N.P.
South Africa welcomes us with high wire fences (even the orchards are hermetically sealed, otherwise they steal ... not just the fruit, but all…