AFRICA ! 
 
 Join Terry, Sherrie, Michael and Ted as they begin their African adventure in Kenya and Tanzania where Terry and Michael climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Continue with Terry & Sherrie as they travel to South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and back to Tanzania; completing their journey on Zanzibar.
 
  
 
AFRICA !  - An Introduction 
 
   
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You can click to follow their travels day by day , or, if you would like to skip directly to a destination, then pick and click on map above or your choice of link below.

  Kenya

  • Airport arrival and bus to Tanzania

  Tanzania  - part 1 

  • Page 1: Safaris to Karatu, Maasai market & village, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park
  • Page 2: Mount Kilimanjaro climb, Moshi town and orphanages

  South Africa - part 1 

  • G.A.P's "Kruger & Kingdoms Adventure" beginning in Pretoria; Kruger National Park

  Mozambique

  • Mozambique coast, village of Bilene, camping on Indian Ocean dunes near Inhambane, impromptu visit to village school and Maputo.

  Swaziland

  • Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, sleep in traditional beehive huts, Execution Rock

South Africa - part 2

  • Page 1: iSimangaliso / Greater St Lucia Wetland Park

  • Zululand and memorial to Tshakaka Senzancakona (Zulu nation's founder & ruler); Durban; G.A.P's  "South Africa Coastal Experience" start in Durban; Howick Falls; Drakensberg Mountains with connection for day trip to Lesotho

  • Page 2:  Haga Haga

  • Addo Elephant National Park

  • Shamba Lodge between Hankey and Patesie, Plettenberg Bay, Featherbed Cove, Kynsna, Wilderness Bay, Dolphin Point, Kaaimans River, Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, Swartberg Mountains, Ostrich Farm, Cheetah Outreach, South African wineries and Stellenbosch.

  • Khayelitsa "township", Cape Town including Table Mountain.

  • G.A.P. "Cape and Dunes Discoverer" starting in Cape Town

  • Stellenbosh, South African wineries, Lambert's Bay and Muisbosskerm braai.

  Lesotho  

  • Sani Pass, highest bar in Africa, visit in home of Basuto family.

  Namibia

  • Orange River camping, flatlands, Fish River Canyon, Bastard Quiver trees, Geisterschlucht dormitory, Helmeringhausen, corn beetle, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Tsauchab River bed, sand dunes, Dead Vlei, shovel-snouted lizard, Sesriem Canyon, Solitaire and  Tropic of Capricorn.

  • Walvis Bay, Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund, quad-biking over and sand-boarding down Namib desert dunes.

  • Lichen field, Herero tribe, Twyfelfontein ancient rock art, Darmaraland petrified forest, Khorixas and Himba people.

  • Etosha National Park tenting, waterhole sightings and game drives. 

  • G.A.P's  "Delta and Falls Discoverer" starting in Windhoek

  • Visit with the San (Bushmen)

  Botswana

  • Okavango Delta mokoro transport, camping and walking safaris

  • Chobe River Safari, Kazungula ferry across Zambezi River

  Zambia  

  • Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park,  view Victoria Falls by foot and helicopter,  Livingstone
  • Day trip to Zimbabewe
  • Jet boat below Victoria Falls and dinner cruise above.

  Tanzania - part 2 

  • Dar es Salaam

  Zanzibar  

  • Stone Town, Spice tour 

 

Travel Reflections

  • Some thoughts from Terry and Sherrie about their travels.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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