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 Icarus Adam Adam Mares Post Count: 1 Msg: #1 146 weeks ago, March 2nd 2007 | A friend and I will be traveling south/east Africa this summer, May11th-July 25th. We plan to move from Cape Town to Nairobi making detours along the way. | Basically, we will go from Cape Town up the garden route to Durban, to Pretoria, to Krueger, To Vic Falls via Zimbabwe, Lusaka, Malawi, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Olduvai, Nairobi, Lake Turkana, Nairobi. Having never been to Africa, I need some advice. Has anyone taken this route, or a similar one? What was the best part? Worst part? Best deals on travel/lodging, food, reserves etc.? Worst? How much should I expect to spend? Keep in mind I plan on staying in the cheapest hostels, taking the cheapest transport, etc. Will I feel rushed taking only 10 weeks? Has anyone been to Lake Turkana or Koobi Fora? How did you get there? Any other advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this and responding.  MotoBaridi MotoBaridi Post Count: 44 Msg: #2 146 weeks ago, March 4th 2007 | Info here only for Nairobi to L. Turkana/Koobi Fora. | Nairobi to Gilgil to Nyahururu to Maralal. (Good road) Maralal to Baragoi to South Horr to North Horr to Loingalani to Alia Bay (L. Turkana) then to Koobi Fora. (4WD vehicle a must) MotoBaridi MotoBaridi Post Count: 44 Msg: #3 146 weeks ago, March 4th 2007 | Cheapest transport here are the matatus (vans). However, in the north towards L. Turkana (that means any point past Maralal) the transport is mainly cattle trucks. Hitch a ride on these, else try your luck to catch the very few buses on these routes. | curious george Georgia Ohm Post Count: 2 Msg: #4 134 weeks ago, May 23rd 2007 | I travelled through Zim, Bots and S.A. by train and found it to be an absolutely fabulous experience! I'm planning to return, this time to travel from Cape Town to Dar es Salaam. I found a good site with info about trains in Africa: http://www.seat61.com/Zambia.htm. Hope it helps! | rconpascua Rcon Franchesca Pascua Post Count: 46 Msg: #5 134 weeks ago, May 29th 2007 | 10 weeks is long enough! make the best out of it! enjoy your trip! :) |  concorde Concorde de Gusman Post Count: 1 Msg: #6 132 weeks ago, June 7th 2007 | Hi there will be travelling South Africa on 14th June will land on Johannesburg and get domestic flight to Durban well check my multiply site for the itinerary: http://concorde.multiply.com/journal/item/72 | [Edited: 11:15 - concorde ] Number of Users: 5 | Number of Posts: 6 | ||||||||||||||
