At the very last minute just prior a long weekend, Brendan from our workshop in Francistown, Botswana, manages to finally release our spare part…
Category: Landscapes
The West of Zimbabwe – Dollars or $-Bonds?!
What have we not all read or heard about Zimbabwe from other Overlanders: countless roadblocks with corrupt police officers who want to improve their…
East Botswana – encounters of a very special kind
After having diagnosed the problem of Shujoo in a competent workshop in Francistown - the second largest city of Botswana with 100,000 inhabitants -…
Through the central Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pans
Impressed by the most intense animal experiences in the Okavango Delta and equipped with a new starter battery for our Quad Shujoo (... we…
In the heart of the Okavango Delta – a dream lodge and many cats
Before we drive south from the Khwai River to Maun, the entrance gate to the Okavango Delta, we make a detour to Moremi N.P.…
The Caprivi Strip: Always hungry hippos and lush green river landscapes
On our tour Namibia was dry, rocky and sandy. The farther we come to the east and, especially in the Caprivi Strip (named after…
Expedition into the Kaokoveld: absolute remoteness and driving challenges
The Kaokoveld is considered one of the loneliest and most impassable regions in the whole of southern Africa: it is recommended to undertake expeditions…
From the Skeleton Coast to the farthest corners of the Damaraland
After a very nice meeting in Swapkopmund with friends who live in Windhoek for several months of the year and who have traveled a…
Through South Namibia in search of the Kgalagadi Lion
Over the remote Tiras mountains, we leave the Namib Desert and drive to Lüderitz on the Atlantic Ocean. The city has clearly left behind…