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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947   
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Pic no 5 is on the 14km off road section to the Nkasa Tented Lodge in Caprivi on the Kwando-Linyanti river pic 11 was the destination.
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17th Feb 2013 11:45am |
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| Tarrel Member Since: 21 Sep 2012 Location: Ross-shire, Scotland Posts: 94  
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Thanks. Looked like the route to Third Bridge in Moremi. 2012 Defender Utility Wagon
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17th Feb 2013 5:17pm |
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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947
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Following on from my trip anybody got any advice where to go in Africa for a couple of weeks early December ?
Cheers CR |
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21st Feb 2013 9:00am |
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| Tarrel Member Since: 21 Sep 2012 Location: Ross-shire, Scotland Posts: 94
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It's a big place.  Are you looking to ship your vehicle, hire, or drive overland from Europe? 2012 Defender Utility Wagon
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21st Feb 2013 10:07am |
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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947
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The only way that makes sense is to hire due to time restrictions, believe me I fully understand the size of Africa, the white patch on the map of Namibia is the size of Ireland
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21st Feb 2013 7:51pm |
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| Tarrel Member Since: 21 Sep 2012 Location: Ross-shire, Scotland Posts: 94
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Given the time of year (i.e. high summer), I'd err towards the south. Karoo in SA, or Kgalagadi Transfrontier park would be possibilities. Weather and under-wheel conditions are likely to be better than further north. Also, game viewing will be more limited as the wildlife is less concentrated around the waterholes during the wet season.
Another possibility would be the Drakensberg mountains in SA and, maybe, Lesotho. You could tackle the Sani Pass. 2012 Defender Utility Wagon 1981 SIII 88 inch SW Follow our blog: www.newlifeinnorthernscotland.blogspot.co.uk |
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21st Feb 2013 9:49pm |
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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947
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amazing driving along with world class scenery and maybe some big game, less desert more mountains and forest this time
Cheers CR |
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26th Feb 2013 9:48am |
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| robharvey Member Since: 14 Dec 2009 Location: Durban Posts: 86  
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Namibia has some fantastic mountains and scenery, but it's desert landscape, and the best of it is really off the beaten track and not for the faint-hearted.
May I suggest starting in Cape Town and following the Cape Mountains, just inland of the coast, eastwards towards Lesotho, landing up in the Rhodes area. That'll take care of the mounatins and spectacular scenery bit. We don't have great forests down here (in the traditional sense), but you will find decent indigenous bush along the mountain route above. For big game you ave two options - the sanitised South African scene where you'll sleep in formal camps in places like the Kruger Park, or Hlulhuwe Imfolozi. the advantage of these is that they'll be easily accessible to you from the mounatins. the disadvantage will be the crowds and formal structure of the reserves. Alternatively you will have to head north to Botswana (which you have just done) and/or Zimbabwe (Hwange). For game, especially predators, don't rule out the Kgalagadi, even though it's semi-desert and will be 40+ degrees every day. |
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28th Feb 2013 10:28am |
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| yobbie Member Since: 15 Nov 2010 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 713  
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I rode a bike late Nov. from Cape Town, round Chapmans Peak Drive (possibly one of the nicest bits of road in the world IMO), did the touristy bits (see the Penguins, Kirstenbosh etc.) then rode north on the road to Nambia. Red bush tea plantations at Clanwilliam, Cederburg wilderness passes. Over to Karoo desert, Price Albert Rd & to Robertson to the wine lands. Only a small area of SA. but lots to do I was there for 17days and had been for 2 weeks previously. Two books I would recommend looking at for ideas are 'Passes and Poorts' for great roads in the Western Cape & 'On Route in South Africa' for good ideas on places to head for.
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28th Feb 2013 6:56pm |
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