Today we came very close to entering another country that we didn’t expect while on this trip, as the road from Petauke to Lusaka brushed the border with Mozambique. Unfortunately it only brushed the border and we didn’t enter the country so no passport stamps, but I’ll make it to […]
Category: 2022 Southern Africa
Overlanding in Southern Africa in 2022, travelling through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Overnight in Petauke
Today is the first travel day for a long time where we haven’t arrived at our destination close to, or after, sunset and it made a nice change. We’re at the Chimwemwe Lodge near Petauke which is around half way between the South Luangwa National Park and Lusaka, the capital […]
Lions and Leopards at South Luangwa
Today was one of the best days of game viewing that I have ever had in all of my visits to Africa, and I finally did something that I was hoping would happen on this trip – finally see all of the Big 5 in the wild during game drives […]
Crossing from Malawi to Zambia
The problem with doing Malawi as part of an African overland tour is that you never spend as much time as you should in the country. We only spent 3 nights in the country, staying only at overland camps on Lake Malawi, without seeing the National Parks or cultural attractions […]
A day at Lake Malawi
Snorkelling didn’t happen today in the end, as the lake is still too rough, which is a shame as it was something that I was really looking forward to. I’ve heard that the marine life of Lake Malawi is incredible so I brought my own snorkelling equipment, planning to do […]
To Kande Beach on Lake Malawi
We have finally made it to Kande Beach on Lake Malawi and I couldn’t be happier. The Kande Beach Resort is right on the lake and it’s going to be a relaxing place to spend a couple of nights. The journey here was, luckily, a lot smoother than yesterday’s border […]
Crossing into Malawi
Today was, I hope, the longest day of the trip so I’m glad that I slept well last night. The single supplement, and the stuff that I bought in Dar es Salaam like pillows, are so far proving to be worth every penny. We’re finally in Malawi after a day […]
Mikumi National Park
Today I had my first taste of African wildlife since arriving. It meant a very early start though, with a quick breakfast before a 06:30 departure that would get us to the Mikumi National Park as soon as it opened. We weren’t sure that we would ever get there, however, […]
From Zanzibar to Mainland Tanzania
Today was the start of the overland portion of the tour. Travelling from Zanzibar to Victoria Falls is a route that I have wanted to do for years and so it feels great to be on the road again. But first, we needed to take the ferry from Zanzibar to […]
Meeting our overland group
Today was the welcome meeting of our group tour with Intrepid. This took place in the evening so there was plenty of time to explore Zanzibar, and to relax, beforehand. I decided to have a slow start to the morning and had breakfast at the Stone Town Cafe across the […]