It has been 7 months since returning from my epic overland adventure through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – with layovers in Qatar and South Africa – which added 6 new countries to my list. Since I have now booked my next trip, which is also to Africa, I wanted […]
Tag: Overland
A long layover in Johannesburg
I’m currently in Johannesburg airport waiting for the second of my three flights that will take me back to the UK. This is the third time that I have had a long transit here – the previous times being on the way to and from Namibia back in 2002. Unfortunately […]
A full day exploring Victoria Falls
After spending an entire day checking out Victoria Falls from both sides of the border, and from the air, I’m almost lost for words at how amazing the site is and I can only imagine what it’s like during the rainy season when the falls are at their peak flow […]
From Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
We have arrived at our final stop on this trip and tomorrow we will see the mighty Victoria Falls up close. I’m definitely glad that I did the trip this way round – North to South – so that we finished with the shorter travel days and the better sights […]
Walking with Rhinos at the Matobo NP
Today we spent a whole day travelling around the Matobo National Park and, while it was an expensive day, it was definitely worth it as we learnt a lot, saw some amazing scenery, and got up close to some Rhino while on foot. The day started with something that is […]
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe
Today was the first of the shorter travel days that we had been promised and it made a huge difference. We left Harare at 7am and were at tonight’s campsite – Clever’s Lakeview Resort near Masvingo – before 1pm. This meant that we weren’t as exhausted as on previous days […]
Travelling from Lusaka to Harare
We’re finally in Zimbabwe which is a country that has been on my bucket list for so long. However, unlike Malawi which is my other bucket list country of the trip we will be spending 6 days here and have plenty of time to see the country. Travelling to the […]
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 […]