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Northern Botswana and north-eastern Namibia self-drive itinerary 2 weeks

Botswana is known as a high-end safari destination and I had always assumed that the alternative to expensive luxury lodges, was to camp. Stories of hyenas and honey badgers raiding campsites, however made me wary.   A friend’s comment about their trip to Botswana, set me researching, and I realized that there are more reasonable […]

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Namibia

Central Namibia road trip itinerary 6 days

This travel itinerary covers most of the main attractions of central Namibia: Windhoek, Sesriem, Sossusvlei, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Cape Cross and the Welwitschia Plain. The trip was completed without difficulty in a standard car (non-4WD). We were impressed with the quality of the untarred roads that we travelled on. Day 1: Windhoek Afternoon: We arrived […]