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Every Stop

2012 · Trip A · 7 stops · Botswana, Zimbabwe
  1. Grassland Safari Lodge
    A1Grassland Safari LodgeGhanzi
    The first night in the Kalahari.
    Grassland Safari Lodge →
  2. Okavango Delta
    A2Okavango DeltaNgamiland
    Leopards, mokoro and a lodge in the Delta.
    Okavango Delta →
  3. Victoria Falls
    A3Victoria FallsMatabeleland North
    The falls and the gorge from the Zimbabwe side.
    Victoria Falls →
  4. A4Chobe Game LodgeKasane
    A river cruise on the Chobe.
    Chobe Game Lodge →
  5. Planet Baobab
    A5Planet BaobabGweta
    Baobabs on the edge of the pans.
    Planet Baobab →
  6. Makgadikgadi meerkats
    A6Makgadikgadi meerkatsMakgadikgadi Pans
    Sunrise with the habituated meerkats.
    Makgadikgadi meerkats →
  7. Mokolodi Nature Reserve
    A7Mokolodi Nature ReserveSouth-East District
    The last stop before home.
    Mokolodi Nature Reserve →
2012 · Trip B · 3 stops · Mozambique, Eswatini
  1. Maputo
    B1MaputoMozambique
    Craft market, museums, tuk-tuks and the old railway station.
    Maputo →
  2. Eswatini
    B2EswatiniEzulwini Valley
    Back through what was then Swaziland.
    Eswatini →
  3. Ngwenya Glass
    B3Ngwenya GlassHhohho
    Recycled-glass animals on the way out.
    Ngwenya Glass →
2012 · Trip C · 1 stop · Botswana
  1. Okavango fly-in camp
    C1Okavango fly-in campMoremi Game Reserve
    A leopard kill, lions, wild dogs and a hyena cub.
    Okavango fly-in camp →
2011 · Trip A · 3 stops · Lesotho
  1. Highland lodge
    A1Highland lodgeLesotho highlands
    A stone-and-thatch lodge in the green valleys.
    Highland lodge →
  2. River hike
    A2River hikeLesotho highlands
    Up the river through the gorge.
    River hike →
  3. Waterfall walk
    A3Waterfall walkLesotho highlands
    Basalt cliffs, a tall waterfall and the wild spiral aloe.
    Waterfall walk →
2011 · Trip B · 3 stops · Botswana
  1. San bushwalk
    B1San bushwalkGhanzi
    A morning walk with San guides near Ghanzi.
    San bushwalk →
  2. Ghanzi
    B2GhanziGhanzi District
    Cattle-country town on the edge of the Kalahari.
    Ghanzi →
  3. Central Kalahari Game Reserve
    B3Central Kalahari Game ReserveXade
    Back overland through the reserve: oryx, springbok and the Xade signpost.
2011 · Trip C · 11 stops · Botswana, South Africa
  1. Knysna
    C1KnysnaGarden Route
    A wedding on the lagoon.
    Knysna →
  2. Table Mountain
    C2Table MountainCape Town
    The city and the mountain.
    Table Mountain →
  3. Boulders Beach
    C3Boulders BeachSimon's Town
    Penguins on the sand.
    Boulders Beach →
  4. Cape Point
    C4Cape PointTable Mountain National Park
    The lighthouse cliffs at the tip of the peninsula.
    Cape Point →
  5. Chapman's Peak Drive
    C5Chapman's Peak DriveHout Bay
    Leopard toad crossings and the cliff road.
    Chapman's Peak Drive →
  6. Groot Constantia
    C6Groot ConstantiaConstantia
    Tasting at the oldest wine estate.
    Groot Constantia →
  7. Karoo ostrich farm
    C7Karoo ostrich farmGreat Karoo
    A stop with the ostriches on the drive north.
  8. The Big Hole
    C8The Big HoleKimberley
    The hand-dug diamond mine crater.
    The Big Hole →
  9. Elephant-back safari
    C9Elephant-back safariPilanesberg
    A ride with the elephants and their handlers.
  10. Game reserve
    C10Game reservePilanesberg (to confirm)
    Lions on the red roads and a lake ringed by hills.
    Game reserve →
  11. C11Mokolodi Nature ReserveSouth-East District
    The cheetahs, back near home.
    Mokolodi Nature Reserve →
2011 · Trip D · 14 stops · South Africa, Botswana
  1. Table Mountain
    D1Table MountainCape Town
    Up the cableway on the first day.
    Table Mountain →
  2. Chapman's Peak & Hout Bay
    D2Chapman's Peak & Hout BayCape Peninsula
    The cliff road and the harbour below.
    Chapman's Peak & Hout Bay →
  3. Cape Point Ostrich Farm
    D3Cape Point Ostrich FarmCape Peninsula
    Ostriches up close on the way to the point.
    Cape Point Ostrich Farm →
  4. Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope
    D4Cape Point & Cape of Good HopeTable Mountain National Park
    The most south-western point of Africa.
    Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope →
  5. Boulders Beach
    D5Boulders BeachSimon's Town
    The penguin colony.
    Boulders Beach →
  6. La Petite Ferme
    D6La Petite FermeFranschhoek
    Lunch above the Franschhoek valley.
    La Petite Ferme →
  7. Camps Bay & Llandudno
    D7Camps Bay & LlandudnoAtlantic seaboard
    The beaches below the Twelve Apostles.
    Camps Bay & Llandudno →
  8. Gaborone
    D8GaboroneSouth-East District
    Home base, and Botswanacraft.
  9. Mokolodi Nature Reserve
    D9Mokolodi Nature ReserveSouth-East District
    The cheetah walk and the rhinos.
    Mokolodi Nature Reserve →
  10. Maun
    D10MaunNgamiland
    The flight up, then a small plane into the Delta.
    Maun →
  11. Chief's Camp
    D11Chief's CampMoremi Game Reserve
    Tented camp on Chief's Island, and the mokoro.
    Chief's Camp →
  12. Helicopter over the Delta
    D12Helicopter over the DeltaOkavango Delta
    The Delta from a doors-off helicopter.
    Helicopter over the Delta →
  13. Stanley's Camp
    D13Stanley's CampOkavango Delta
    The last camp in the southern Delta.
    Stanley's Camp →
  14. Living with Elephants
    D14Living with ElephantsOkavango Delta
    A morning walk with the elephants.
2011 · Trip E · 1 stop · Botswana
  1. Chobe riverfront
    E1Chobe riverfrontKasane
    Hippos, crocodiles and elephants from the boat.
    Chobe riverfront →
2011 · Trip F · 13 stops · Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini
  1. The Three Dikgosi monument in Gaborone
    F1GaboroneBotswana
    The base for the trip, in the southeast corner of Botswana.
    Gaborone →
  2. Mosaic sculpture outside a shopping centre on the drive east
    F2eMalahleniMpumalanga
    The old Witbank, a coal city on the N4 and the last stop before the Lowveld.
  3. White rhino drinking at a waterhole in Mthethomusha
    F3Mthethomusha Game ReserveMpumalanga
    A community-owned Big Five reserve on Kruger's southwestern boundary; game drives and San rock art in the koppies.
    Mthethomusha Game Reserve →
  4. The Bilene lagoon on a grey, windy afternoon
    F4Praia do BileneGaza
    A warm lagoon cut off from the Indian Ocean by a single line of dunes.
  5. A dive boat launching through the surf at Tofo
    F5Praia do TofoInhambane
    Whale sharks and manta rays year-round, snorkelled and dived straight off the beach.
  6. Sunrise over the Incomati from the Macaneta ferry
    F6MacanetaMarracuene
    A cable ferry across the Incomati, then deep sand between the river and the surf.
  7. Zip line across the Malolotja gorge
    F7Malolotja Nature ReserveHhohho
    Highveld grassland and waterfalls, with a canopy tour on cable spans over the gorge.
    Malolotja Nature Reserve →
  8. F8NgwenyaHhohho
    Glass blown entirely from recycled bottles, in what was then Swaziland.
    Ngwenya →
  9. Sunrise over Melville rooftops
    F9JohannesburgMelville
    Tin-roofed Victorian houses and pavement cafes in the old inner city.
  10. An elephant walking down a tree-lined path at the sanctuary
    F10Hartbeespoort DamNorth West
    A dam in a gap in the Magaliesberg, and a morning with the elephants on its shore.
    Hartbeespoort Dam →
  11. Stroking a cheetah at Mokolodi
    F11Mokolodi Nature ReserveSouth-East District
    Rhino, giraffe and a cheetah visit, twenty minutes south of Gaborone.
    Mokolodi Nature Reserve →
  12. The Okavango Delta from the plane out of Maun
    F12MaunNgamiland
    The flight up from Gaborone, and the gateway to the Okavango.
    Maun →
  13. Leopard resting in a tree near Xakanaxa
    F13XakanaxaMoremi Game Reserve
    A lagoon camp deep in the Delta, where mopane woodland meets permanent water.
    Xakanaxa →
2011 · Trip G · 9 stops · South Africa
  1. Kimberley
    G1KimberleyNorthern Cape
    The old mining village on the way south.
    Kimberley →
  2. Franschhoek
    G2FranschhoekCape Winelands
    The village and the valley.
    Franschhoek →
  3. Kanonkop Estate
    G3Kanonkop EstateStellenbosch
    Tasting at Kanonkop.
    Kanonkop Estate →
  4. Noordhoek Beach
    G4Noordhoek BeachCape Peninsula
    A horse ride on the long beach.
    Noordhoek Beach →
  5. Lion's Head & Camps Bay
    G5Lion's Head & Camps BayCape Town
    Lion's Head at sunset over the Atlantic.
    Lion's Head & Camps Bay →
  6. Table Mountain
    G6Table MountainCape Town
    On the slopes of the mountain.
    Table Mountain →
  7. Hartenberg Estate
    G7Hartenberg EstateStellenbosch
    Tasting at Hartenberg.
    Hartenberg Estate →
  8. Fairview
    G8FairviewPaarl
    Wine, cheese and the goat tower.
    Fairview →
  9. Diemersfontein
    G9DiemersfonteinWellington
    The last estate before the drive home.
    Diemersfontein →
2010 · Trip A · 6 stops · Botswana, South Africa
  1. Ramatlabama border post
    A1Ramatlabama border postLeaving Botswana
    Out of Gaborone and into South Africa for the long drive south.
  2. Kirstenbosch & Skeleton Gorge
    A2Kirstenbosch & Skeleton GorgeCape Town
    Up the wooden ladders of Skeleton Gorge from Kirstenbosch.
    Kirstenbosch & Skeleton Gorge →
  3. Table Mountain
    A3Table MountainCape Town
    Across the top past the reservoirs, then the cableway down.
    Table Mountain →
  4. Camps Bay
    A4Camps BayCape Town
    Morning mist on the beach below the Twelve Apostles.
    Camps Bay →
  5. Franschhoek
    A5FranschhoekCape Winelands
    Vineyards and roses below the mountains.
    Franschhoek →
  6. Cape to Cuba
    A6Cape to CubaKalk Bay
    Thanksgiving-weekend dinner by candlelight over the water.
2010 · Trip B · 5 stops · Botswana
  1. Maun
    B1MaunNgamiland
    Gateway town, with the two 4x4s loaded for the Delta.
    Maun →
  2. Moremi Game Reserve
    B2Moremi Game ReserveNgamiland
    Buffalo in the mud on the way into Moremi.
    Moremi Game Reserve →
  3. Scenic flight over the Delta
    B3Scenic flight over the DeltaOkavango Delta
    The channels and islands from the air.
    Scenic flight over the Delta →
  4. Third Bridge
    B4Third BridgeMoremi Game Reserve
    The pole bridge and the campsite by the water.
    Third Bridge →
  5. Moremi floodplains
    B5Moremi floodplainsMoremi Game Reserve
    Lechwe, hippos and a leopard on the last day.
    Moremi floodplains →
2010 · Trip C · 5 stops · Zimbabwe
  1. Mutare
    C1MutareManicaland
    The border city in the Eastern Highlands.
    Mutare →
  2. Nyanga
    C2NyangaManicaland
    Green hills, a lake and the highland lodges.
    Nyanga →
  3. Bvumba
    C3BvumbaManicaland
    Misty mountain forest, Tony's and Leopard Rock.
    Bvumba →
  4. Epworth Balancing Rocks
    C4Epworth Balancing RocksHarare
    Granite boulders stacked above the city plain.
    Epworth Balancing Rocks →
  5. Harare
    C5HarareZimbabwe
    The capital, and New Year's Eve.
    Harare →
2006 · Trip A · 21 stops · South Africa, Eswatini
  1. A1JohannesburgGauteng
    Where the trip with Amy began.
    Johannesburg →
  2. Tshukudu Game Reserve
    A2Tshukudu Game ReserveHoedspruit, Limpopo
    Hand-raised lion, cheetah and rhino, and walks with the animals on the reserve.
    Tshukudu Game Reserve →
  3. Jessica the Hippo
    A3Jessica the HippoHoedspruit, Limpopo
    The orphaned hippo raised on the Blyde River, fed at her deck.
  4. Blyde River Canyon
    A4Blyde River CanyonMpumalanga escarpment
    The canyon and waterfalls on the edge of the escarpment.
    Blyde River Canyon →
  5. Camp Jabulani
    A5Camp JabulaniKapama, Hoedspruit
    Elephant ride with the rescued Zimbabwe herd.
    Camp Jabulani →
  6. A6Ngwenya GlassHhohho, Eswatini
    Glass animals blown from recycled bottles near the Oshoek border.
    Ngwenya Glass →
  7. Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
    A7Mlilwane Wildlife SanctuaryEzulwini Valley, Eswatini
    Eswatini's oldest sanctuary: warthogs at the rest camp and a bike ride below the peak.
    Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary →
  8. A8Swazi CandlesMalkerns, Eswatini
    Hand-made candle workshop in the Malkerns Valley.
    Swazi Candles →
  9. Coral Divers, Sodwana Bay
    A9Coral Divers, Sodwana BayiSimangaliso, KwaZulu-Natal
    Dive camp in the dune forest at Sodwana Bay.
    Coral Divers, Sodwana Bay →
  10. A10DurbanKwaZulu-Natal
    Indian Ocean surf city, before the flight to Cape Town.
    Durban →
  11. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
    A11Table Mountain Aerial CablewayCape Town
    The rotating cable car to the top, and the city from above.
    Table Mountain Aerial Cableway →
  12. District Six Museum
    A12District Six MuseumCape Town
    The Richmond Street panels and the story of District Six.
    District Six Museum →
  13. Castle of Good Hope
    A13Castle of Good HopeCape Town
    The 1666 star fort and its walls.
    Castle of Good Hope →
  14. La Petite Ferme
    A14La Petite FermeFranschhoek
    Lunch above the Franschhoek valley.
    La Petite Ferme →
  15. Rondebosch & UCT
    A15Rondebosch & UCTCape Town
    Jameson Hall and the campus below Devil's Peak.
    Rondebosch & UCT →
  16. A16Robben IslandTable Bay
    The ferry out and the prison where Mandela was held.
    Robben Island →
  17. Boulders Beach
    A17Boulders BeachSimon's Town
    The African penguin colony among the granite boulders.
    Boulders Beach →
  18. Cape Point
    A18Cape PointTable Mountain National Park
    The cliffs and the Cape of Good Hope sign.
    Cape Point →
  19. Chapman's Peak Drive
    A19Chapman's Peak DriveHout Bay
    The cliff road above Hout Bay.
    Chapman's Peak Drive →
  20. A20Groot ConstantiaConstantia
    South Africa's oldest wine estate.
    Groot Constantia →
  21. Kirstenbosch
    A21KirstenboschCape Town
    The gardens and the strelitzias on the last morning.
    Kirstenbosch →
2006 · Trip B · 21 stops · South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana
  1. B1Cape Town
    Trip origin.
    Cape Town Tourism →
  2. The Christuskirche in Windhoek
    B2Windhoek
    Namibian capital; the Christuskirche and the Tintenpalast gardens.
    Visit Namibia →
  3. Two white rhino grazing nose to nose
    B3White rhino game driveErongo — likely Ameib Ranch
    Afternoon drive among white rhino and giraffe, warthogs on the lodge lawn by evening.
  4. The white elephant rock painting in Phillip’s Cave
    B4Phillip's Cave & Bull's PartyAmeib, Erongo
    Rock-art shelter with the famous white elephant painting, then sunset among the giant balanced boulders of Bull’s Party.
  5. The rock arch at Spitzkoppe
    B5SpitzkoppeErongo
    Granite peak rising out of the desert; climbing to the rock arch and sleeping out under the stars.
    Visit Namibia →
  6. A small figure among the dunes outside Swakopmund
    B6SwakopmundErongo
    Seaside town between the Namib dunes and the Atlantic.
    Visit Namibia →
  7. B7Skeleton Coast / Cape Cross
    Shipwreck-strewn coast; Cape Cross holds one of the largest Cape fur seal colonies.
    Visit Namibia →
  8. A giant baobab in the Caprivi
    B8Caprivi StripZambezi Region
    River camp on the long drive east — baobabs, elephants under the acacias and a pod of hippos.
    Visit Namibia →
  9. Vervet monkey on a lodge sign in Livingstone
    B9LivingstoneSouthern Province
    Base town on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls.
    Zambia Tourism →
  10. Looking down into the gorge below Victoria Falls
    B10Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)Livingstone
    The world's largest sheet of falling water; UNESCO World Heritage site.
    Zambia Tourism →
  11. Victoria Falls from the helicopter
    B11Helicopter flight over the FallsLivingstone
    Aerial loop over the Falls and the zig-zag Batoka Gorge.
    Shearwater →
  12. Sunset on the upper Zambezi
    B12Zambezi River cruiseUpper Zambezi
    Sunset boat trip on the upper Zambezi above the Falls — hippo and elephant.
    ZimParks →
  13. Main Falls through the spray from the rainforest walk
    B13Victoria Falls townMatabeleland North
    Zimbabwean side of the Falls; the rainforest walk and Victoria Falls Bridge.
    ZimParks →
  14. A raft punching into a big rapid in the Batoka Gorge
    B14White-water rafting, Batoka GorgeBelow Victoria Falls
    A day of big-water rapids through the Batoka Gorge below the Falls.
    Zambia Tourism →
  15. The Kazungula pontoon on the Zambezi
    B15Kazungula ferryZambezi crossing into Botswana
    The old pontoon across the Zambezi where four countries nearly meet, since replaced by the Kazungula Bridge.
  16. Lionesses resting in the shade on the Chobe riverfront
    B16Chobe National ParkKasane
    Chobe riverfront — Africa's largest elephant concentration; game drives and river cruises.
    Botswana Tourism →
  17. An elephant herd at a Savuti waterhole
    B17SavutiChobe National Park
    Long sandy drive south through Savuti — elephant herds at the waterhole and a big-sky sunset.
    Botswana Tourism →
  18. Sunrise on the water in the Okavango Delta
    B18Okavango DeltaNgamiland
    Inland delta of the Okavango River; boats, mokoro and game viewing.
    UNESCO →
  19. B19MaunNgamiland
    Safari gateway town to the Delta.
    Botswana Tourism →
  20. Namibia's State House on the hill in Windhoek
    B20Windhoek
    Back through the capital on the Trans-Kalahari Highway.
    Visit Namibia →
  21. Cape Town
    B21Cape Town
    Return.
    Cape Town Tourism →