Waterhole, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

More Elephants and Giraffes than you could shake a stick at!

April 5th 2009
The last 4 days have been amazing! On Thursday morning we started our 3 day Hwange experience. Hwange is Zimbabwe's largest national park. We arrived at the travel agent meeting point at 8:45 to find we were the only 2 people on this trip. We were previously surprised by the lack of tourists around Victoria Falls and it is evermore apparent that the bad political state of the country is putting ... read more

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The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... ... read more

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Simon Hartley & Jessie Watts

Si and Jess 2009 RTW adventure

Travel Itinerary 31/03 - 25/08/2009 31st March London - Jo’burg; transfer flight to Vic Falls 1st April Vic Falls to Cape Town Overland Tour (Zimbabwe/Botswana/Namibia/South Africa) 3 weeks 02/04-24/04 Capetown Township Teaching Volunteer Project 3 weeks 24/04-15/05 16th May Cape Town - Bangkok (in Bangkok for check in 2pm on 17th) Gap Adventures Siam Discovery 22 day tour 17/05-07/06 (Bangkok - River Kwai - Ayutthaya - Chiang Mai - 3 day hilltribe trek - Chiang Rai/Golden Triangle - Khao Sok NP - Koh Samui - Koh Tao) 7th June (after 1pm) Bangkok - Melbourne Backpacker camp... full info

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