We were lucky enough to once again be invited to join John and his family on their trip up to Botswana. This time for 5 nights at 3rd Bridge campsite in Moremi. John’s friend Graham, his wife Louise and son Ben would also be…
Mana Pools (July 2013): Part 3 – Mapungubwe and then home
Harare to Mapungubwe And so it was time to head south on our journey home. We’d booked 3 nights at the Mazhou campsite in Mapungubwe and had originally planned to go via Bulawayo and then through the Plumtree border post into Botswana…
Mana Pools (July 2013): Part 2 – Mana Pools at last!
…and on to Mana at last! We had an early start from Harare and arrived at the Zimbabwe National Parks office at Marongora later that morning to meet up with my brother John, his wife Judith and their 2 sons, Warren and Brett. Their…
Mana Pools (July 2013): Part 1 – Cape Town to Harare
Cape Town to Molopo Lodge A year after our first eventful venture into off-road travelling, we were given an opportunity to join my brother John and his family again, this time to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe – we didn’t need a…
Trip report – July 2012 Northern Cape, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe
After months of planning and preparation we were about to set off on our first overland trip. Our planned route was from Cape Town up through Northern Cape, into Botswana via Bokspits border post, Mabuasehube, Maun, Moremi, Savuti, Chobe, Kasane,…