We enjoyed our time in Zimbabwe, a beautiful country surrounded by Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa. Our time here was spent marveling at the spectacular vistas of Victoria Falls, chilling in laid back Bulawayo where we trekked after rhinos at Matopos National Park, visiting the Great Zimbabwe Ruins which are sub Saharan Africa’s most…Continue reading Zimbabwe
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Zambia
We only had a day visa into Zambia so unfortunately, we didn’t really get to experience much of this wonderful country. However, from what we did see and do, Zambia is absolutely phenomenal! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves here, from gazing at the world class Victoria Falls from the air in a microlight (the best way…Continue reading Zambia
Botswana
Botswana is a wonderful country to visit. We found the people here to be extremely friendly and welcoming (even the immigration officials were excellent ambassadors of their country, smiling and welcoming us to their country and eager for us to have a good time here). Unfortunately, we only had one week in beautiful Botswana, so…Continue reading Botswana
Namibia
Wonderful Namibia, how we love thee! We’ve had a marvelous time in tourist friendly Namibia, indulging in several adrenaline based sports such as quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, and hiking. In four weeks, we visited Ruacana Falls (magnificent waterfall straddling the border to Angola), Opuwo (a great base to see Himba tribes), Etosha National Park…Continue reading Namibia
South Africa
Alas, our time in beautiful South Africa was too short, but we managed to squeeze in a lot of activities in a short amount of time. After entering from Namibia, our first stop was a picturesque vineyard in Trawal wine country. Then it was onward to the southernmost point of Africa at Cape Agulhas, followed…Continue reading South Africa