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A longer way to Serengeti - Or the one where we cross the rift valley to Lake Natron

A longer way to Serengeti – Or the one where we cross the rift valley to Lake Natron

After organizing the permit for Ngorongoro (involves making a deposit in a bank, getting a receipt and going to an hidden office to charge a chip card with the amount you deposited at the bank) and buying the last needed stuff in Karatu We drive back Mto Wa Mbu, turn left and we are on […]

Tarangire NP, or the one with the Cheetahs

Tarangire NP, or the one with the Cheetahs

When I asked some friends about Tanzania everybody mentioned Serengeti and Ngorongoro, then while planing the rough itinerary, we listened the guys from fortes car hire, and put Tarangire national park into the plan without knowing much about it.

Welcome to Tanzania - or the one packing the Land cruiser

Welcome to Tanzania – or the one packing the Land cruiser

After the long bus ride back to Lusaka, some very hectic moments getting out of the bus terminal with tens of people pulling us to get into their “taxi” and finally a very relaxing flight we are back in Nairobi airport. Just in time to realize that we’ve not enough dollars with us to pay […]

The mighty zambesi and its victori(a)ous falls

The mighty zambesi and its victori(a)ous falls

Zim side view, many people, pumba and croc dinner Rafting zam (2 rip off), royal livingstone hotel rhino walk Livingstone island TODO TEXT

Chobe again

Chobe again

A sad goodbye, a quick flight over the whole route we drove (1h flight for 9 days driving) and here we are in Kasane again, direction Zimbabwe, but wait a second why don’t we go out again on the river? Asked, done, the Chobe riverfront is so rich in wildlife that we decide to stay […]

A longer way to Serengeti – Or the one where we cross the rift valley to Lake Natron
A longer way to Serengeti - Or the one where we cross the rift valley to Lake Natron

After organizing the permit for Ngorongoro (involves making a deposit in a bank, getting a receipt and going to an hidden office to charge a chip card with the amount you deposited at the bank) and buying the last needed stuff in Karatu We drive back Mto Wa Mbu, turn left and we are on […]

Tarangire NP, or the one with the Cheetahs
Tarangire NP, or the one with the Cheetahs

When I asked some friends about Tanzania everybody mentioned Serengeti and Ngorongoro, then while planing the rough itinerary, we listened the guys from fortes car hire, and put Tarangire national park into the plan without knowing much about it.

Welcome to Tanzania – or the one packing the Land cruiser
Welcome to Tanzania - or the one packing the Land cruiser

After the long bus ride back to Lusaka, some very hectic moments getting out of the bus terminal with tens of people pulling us to get into their “taxi” and finally a very relaxing flight we are back in Nairobi airport. Just in time to realize that we’ve not enough dollars with us to pay […]

The mighty zambesi and its victori(a)ous falls
The mighty zambesi and its victori(a)ous falls

Zim side view, many people, pumba and croc dinner Rafting zam (2 rip off), royal livingstone hotel rhino walk Livingstone island TODO TEXT

Chobe again
Chobe again

A sad goodbye, a quick flight over the whole route we drove (1h flight for 9 days driving) and here we are in Kasane again, direction Zimbabwe, but wait a second why don’t we go out again on the river? Asked, done, the Chobe riverfront is so rich in wildlife that we decide to stay […]

High over the Delta
High over the Delta

Ok, it did cost us half a kidney, but boy it was worthed. After rushing from the sand issue at Nxai pan, we arrived just in time for the flight, a quick question to the pilot about which lens to mount on the camera and there we are walking on the tarmac near the horizon […]

The dry landscapes of Makgadikgadi and Nxai pans
The dry landscapes of Makgadikgadi and Nxai pans

That’s it Okawango is over, and we move to dryer landscapes again. Just to the east of Maun, the Makgadikgadi/Nxai pans national park acts as a transition zone between the Okawango swamps and the arid Kalahari desert. The park is separated in two by the East-West highway to the south the Makgadikgadi, to the north […]

The Okawango Delta
The Okawango Delta

Our first full day in the okawango is dedicated to a return trip to 3rd bridge. The very curvy road goes through a wonderful mix of dry savanna and swampy landscapes giving us amazing sightings. Just before Xini lagoon, we spot a sausage tree with a dead impala on it, blood is still dripping, the […]

Khwai river to Moremi south gate or the delta outskirts
Khwai river to Moremi south gate or the delta outskirts

The Khwai river defines part of the north border of the Moremi game reserve with a a swamp like region, that is perfect for hippos and other water creatures. When we get to the Khwai river trust camp we go for a walk. Very calm and relaxing until we notice that we are being stalked… […]

Crossing Chobe national park
Crossing Chobe national park

Still trying to recover from the “million animals shock” we pack our tent and start moving toward Savuti in the center of the Chobe national park, It’s a rather long drive but it is a very nice scenery and we get to see our first zebras, some ostriches and have a quick glimpse of a […]

Welcome to Botswana, or getting spoiled at Chobe riverfront
Welcome to Botswana, or getting spoiled at Chobe riverfront

Short walk, river crossing and here we are… OK I skipped the 11-12 hours plane transfer to Lusaka (Zambia) and the 8 hours bus ride to Kazungula but it doesn’t matter, the whole trip was smooth and we are In Botswana! Bags dropped in the fantastic Chobe Bakwena eco lodge and we quickly leave for […]

Wrecks of Scapa Flow
Wrecks of Scapa Flow

Just a quick post to showcase some nice pictures of my ongoing diving trip. Not the usual warm water lots of nice fish destination, no this time it#s big ass wrecks. Yep, exactly, siper nice battleships sank in the Orkney islands in northern Scotland. The diving is amazing, we’re usually doing 30-40 min bottom times […]