A rough sketched out route that we want to do, taking in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.
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A rough sketched out route that we want to do, taking in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.
The purpose of this post is to cover the steps we had to take in order to get our vehicle from the UK to Namibia. There is a fair amount of paperwork and cost involved, and I will outline it all below. These steps will be very similar for shipping vehicles from anywhere in the world to...
My cousin Hannah and her fiancee Martyn were due to get married in Malawi on 10th August 2022. Suma has family in central and southern Tanzania. It seemed that a road trip was in order, and we had 6 weeks in which to do it… Dar Es Salaam We hung out in Dar for a couple of days with Suma’s...
Almost everybody who comes to Tanzania for a safari goes up to the northern part of the country, home to the world-famous Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks. Mount Kilimanjaro is also up in the north. As a result, the northern parks can be extremely busy. It is not uncommon to see 50...
If you have the time, driving is the best way to explore the vast and beautifully diverse country that is Tanzania. Driving in Tanzania can be both liberating and terrifying. There is no idiotic road-rage nonsense because nobody cares about road rules. There is a degree of freedom that...
General info about Tanzania: Lying just south of the equator, Tanzania is located in the tropics and has a hot climate. They have 2 seasons: warm and dry, coinciding with the northern hemisphere summer. Hot and wet, roughly in the northern hemisphere winter months. The landscape is...
We opted for a budget package deal to Hurghada, arriving there for the last week of April. Our hotel was the Royal Lagoons Resort, a 5-star hotel that is not too far from a mediocre beach. The hotel is fine, the food is great, the rooms and staff are fine. I couldn’t fault the place...
For self-driving, there are items you’ll need that are specific to the vehicle and camping setup, but whether you self-drive or fly in and take guided game drives, there are some essential items you’ll need to take: 1: Toilet paper: best to have it and not need it than to need it and not...