Steve UK
Adventurer
Hi,
We took a 3 week vacation to Namibia and Botswana this summer just gone. We went last year too and such was the draw of Africa, Botswana in particular we had to return this year. This was a self drive trip, just myself and my wife in a Suzuki Jimny rented from Bobo Campers in Windhoek Namibia. All the campsites were booked myself over the internet using information and help from the great people on 4x4community.za forums.
The pictures and short captions I hope will share our vacation with you. I will add one standout memory of the whole trip was listening to the Lions roar not far from camp whilst we were in the tent. That really does get your attention
This was the route we did, 21 nights camping on a Suzuki Jimny
IHAHA campsite, Botswana. Bushnell camera captured this while we were sleeping on the roof of the Jimny.
Next morning we found these prints through our camp. ps Wife's hand on the right, I don't have 1 girls hand
Cheetah at Okanjima cat sanctuary just North of Windhoek, Namibia
Searching for Leopard unsuccessfully at Okanjima.
This Leopard was in isolation sadly, but still had a huge area.
Etosha, Namibia. It was wise to wait for the Elephants to cross
Etosha, we watched this Lion and his family for over 2 hours.
This Cub was put in his place for this playful swipe!
So he went off for a snack
The Suzuki Jimny was awesome, reliable, unstoppable, frugal and above all FUN...
The squirrel agreed
One stretch of the journey was 500km off road with no opportunity to buy fuel, we took 40 litres in the main tank 1 20 litre jerry 2x 10 litre plastic cans
and 1 10 litre MSR Dromedary water carrier full of petrol. This as you see here was used up ASAP. We arrived in Maun, Botswana with 10 litres spare.
Remember the wildlife is dangerous
Typical campsite, this is at Linyanti, Botswana
Elephants playing in the road. We have this on the wall at home, one of our favourites
Bwabwata park in Namibia. Sadly there is still hunting and the Elephants can be very dangerous here..
Heading back to camp in Savuti, Botswana one evening we took this great picture.
This is at our camp in the Khwaii community, Botswana
He came to visit us later as we had a cup of tea. What an experience
Same campsite in Khwaii community, Lions just 1 km from camp.
Elephants on the move to a water hole.
This is Michael, a regular visitor to Nambwa campsite in Namibia
We took a 3 week vacation to Namibia and Botswana this summer just gone. We went last year too and such was the draw of Africa, Botswana in particular we had to return this year. This was a self drive trip, just myself and my wife in a Suzuki Jimny rented from Bobo Campers in Windhoek Namibia. All the campsites were booked myself over the internet using information and help from the great people on 4x4community.za forums.
The pictures and short captions I hope will share our vacation with you. I will add one standout memory of the whole trip was listening to the Lions roar not far from camp whilst we were in the tent. That really does get your attention
This was the route we did, 21 nights camping on a Suzuki Jimny
IHAHA campsite, Botswana. Bushnell camera captured this while we were sleeping on the roof of the Jimny.
Next morning we found these prints through our camp. ps Wife's hand on the right, I don't have 1 girls hand
Cheetah at Okanjima cat sanctuary just North of Windhoek, Namibia
Searching for Leopard unsuccessfully at Okanjima.
This Leopard was in isolation sadly, but still had a huge area.
Etosha, Namibia. It was wise to wait for the Elephants to cross
Etosha, we watched this Lion and his family for over 2 hours.
This Cub was put in his place for this playful swipe!
So he went off for a snack
The Suzuki Jimny was awesome, reliable, unstoppable, frugal and above all FUN...
The squirrel agreed
One stretch of the journey was 500km off road with no opportunity to buy fuel, we took 40 litres in the main tank 1 20 litre jerry 2x 10 litre plastic cans
and 1 10 litre MSR Dromedary water carrier full of petrol. This as you see here was used up ASAP. We arrived in Maun, Botswana with 10 litres spare.
Remember the wildlife is dangerous
Typical campsite, this is at Linyanti, Botswana
Elephants playing in the road. We have this on the wall at home, one of our favourites
Bwabwata park in Namibia. Sadly there is still hunting and the Elephants can be very dangerous here..
Heading back to camp in Savuti, Botswana one evening we took this great picture.
This is at our camp in the Khwaii community, Botswana
He came to visit us later as we had a cup of tea. What an experience
Same campsite in Khwaii community, Lions just 1 km from camp.
Elephants on the move to a water hole.
This is Michael, a regular visitor to Nambwa campsite in Namibia
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