Camping somewhere in nowhere
Xakanaxa Finally arrived
Mirko is now our driver and has to take us the last 17 kilometres to the campsite. Without further incidents, but with monkey sighting, we reach the unspeakable Xakanaxa Camp after another hour and we are nevertheless somewhat surprised that our camping site lies in the
Okavango Delta Ahoi: Panic in the Safari car
No beer in paradise
The next morning starts with a 30 minute detour to the supermarket, because we still have to buy beer and meat. While I take care of the car, Pierre and Mirko are in a shopping paradise. In our group the men are the shopping vultures and will probably not leave the shop
Mokorro – Can I eat it?
With mokorro through the Okavango Delta
Today we want to leave early, because yesterday the nice ladies from the hotel organised us another tour with the mokorro across the delta. A mokorro is a traditional Botswana boat that actually resembles a nut shell. The passengers are seated in front and at the rear
Border crossing and onward journey to Maun
After a cosy breakfast in the morning and a little relaxation we start the next day’s stage to Botswana. We have about 500 kilometres ahead of us, which means at least 6 hours of driving, if not more.
Since our current camp is located just before the Botswana border, it
Zelda Guest Farm: The slightly different pets
On our farm we are welcomed with Schlager music in the lobby. The Namibians are actually a bit strange. After we moved into our house, drank about 12 cans of beer from our stock and watched a huge caterpillar trying to enter our rooms over and over again, we already have
Welcome to Windhoek
After a very long, exhausting and sleepless flight we land punctually at 7:00 o’clock in Windhoek with best weather. As always we quickly organize a SIM card for Namibia and then drive with our shuttle service to the rental car company. I sincerely hope that we will also
Good preparation is everything
If you are planning a trip to Botswana, you should be prepared for the African spirit at the time of planning. If you think that hotels and camping sites are quite easy to find via one of the well-known online booking portals, you are mistaken. Instead, I’ve been emailing