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Published: November 2nd 2009
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Packed Up!
Carrying on for three week trip. Will require at least 3 loads of wash. The adventure begins! Intensive Planning Over
We are finally all set to go on the trip, it was a far more laborious process than I would have liked.
Last Minute Planning Begins
Now we scurry around for those things we may have missed. My only complaint is how bulky all of our camera and video equipment is, but then that is the point. My Sony that Pat gifted me 5+ years ago still takes amazing pictures, especially when mated to the lens adapter from Sony. But I am betting nothing will beat the Nikon D80 for good pictures of wildlife.
Our goals remain as follows:
5 Countries in 3 Weeks:
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Namibia
Must Sees:
- Kruger NP - Seek the 'Big 5' in Famed Game Park
- Victoria Falls - One of Seven Natural Wonders, twice as deep as Niagara Falls, and considerably longer
- Namib Desert - Oldest in the World, with famous red sand dunes of Sossusvlei
- Swakopmund - German Seaside Resort Town
- Table Mountain - Imposing Mountain Overlooking Cape Town
- l'Agulhas - True Southern Point of Africa
- Stellenbosch - Famed South African Wine Country
Part of the problem with the amount of planning I do is that by the time I am done, I feel like I don't need to go see the place anymore. The itinerary is as follows, yes we are BLAZING through the southern quarter of Africa, but realistically we will not be coming back to this neck of the desert anytime soon:
Day 1 - Johannesburg, South Africa -
Hilton Sandton Day 2 -
Kruger NP, SA -
Tinga Private Game Lodge Day 3 -
Kruger NP, SA -
Tinga Private Game Lodge Day 4 - Mbabane and Mhlamanyati, Swaziland -
The Foresters Arms Hotel Day 5 - Johannesburg, South Africa -
Hilton Sandton Day 6 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe -
Ilala Lodge Day 7 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe -
Ilala Lodge Day 8 - Livingstone, Zambia to Windhoek, Namibia -
InterCape Mainliner (it's a Mainliner, NOT a Sleepliner)
Day 9 - Windhoek, Namibia and Sossusvlei - Sossusvlei Lodge
Day 10 - Walvis Bay, Namibia -
Villa Margherita Day 11 - Swakopmund, Namibia -
Villa Margherita Day 12 - Cape Town, South Africa -
Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays Day 13 - Cape Town, South Africa -
Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays Day 14 - Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa -
Arabella Western Cape Resort & Spa Day 15 - Agulhas, Western Cape, South Africa -
Arabella Western Cape Resort & Spa Day 16 - Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa -
Arabella Western Cape Resort & Spa Day 17 - Cape Town, South Africa -
Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays Day 18 - Cape Town, South Africa to Johannesburg, South Africa -
Premier Classe Train Day 19 - Cape Town, South Africa to Johannesburg, South Africa -
Premier Classe Train Day 20 - Johannesburg, South Africa -
Hilton Sandton Day 21 - Johannesburg, South Africa -
Hilton Sandton
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