Stories from our overland travels in Africa – newest first
Sunday Pan, Central Kalahari Game Reserve to Makgadikgadi National park. We left our camp at Sunday pan around 0630 for a leisurely drive out the park, game viewing on the way with not too much distance to cover to get to the Khumaga campsite in Makgadikgadi National Park. The drive out was…
We spent five nights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Each day was filled with a similar routine, the game drive. Rise before dawn for an early morning drive, take a midday break for lunch and a few chores or reading and then head out for an evening game drive. The primary activity of…
396kms, 8hrs 15min total travel time To the Central Kalahari Game Reserve We were late arriving at the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Tracks4Africa (T4A) estimated our travel time at 5 hrs, but for us, naturally, it took us over eight, thought that was including stops. We made a strategic error with not stocking up on…
Blog – Mokolodi & Khama 363k , 6hrs 30min total transit time, Gaborone-A1-A14-Khama Rhino Sanctuary (note: times include all our messing about in town, shopping, fuel, getting lost, etc.) We were still making the Big Push to get up into Botswana, to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, our first major destination. This means another day…
