The Map shows our route in an anticlockwise direction from Johannesburg, 29 Days in Total and more than 6000 Km’s
Monday 26th October
Leave Exeter on the 12.00 Noon National Express coach to Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Transfer to Terminal 5 to catch our British Airways flight BA057 at 21.15 to Johannesburg (arrival 10.15 local)
Tuesday 27th October
Arrive Joburg with Meet & Greet by J&C and go back to theirs in Boksburg and stay with them for 3 nights
Friday 30th October
Jeff takes us to Midrand to pick up Bush Camper at Bushlore early am.
Drive North on the N1 & N11 via Pretoria towards the Botswana border for our first nights stay at Big Fig Oasis camp https://www.bigfigoasis.com
Saturday 31st October
Head for Botswana border (very close) at Martins Drift and do all the necessary protocols to get through the formalities on both sides.
Drive to next nights camp Segaigai Farm www.segaigaifarm.com near Palapye
Shop for needed supplies if all goes well. Long day next day
Sunday 1st November
Hopefully we will have shopped.
Longish drive (350 Km’s) to Nata staying at Nata Lodge Campsite https://www.natalodge.com for three nights.
Chill around the pool and take a trip to the Salt Pans etc
Wednesday 4th November
North again (310 km’s) towards Chobe Game Reserve and staying one night at Kubu Lodge Campsite https://kubulodge.net/
Might shop in Kasane ??
Thursday 5th November
Travel the Chobe Game Reserve Waterfront for the Day https://www.chobe.org.za
Exit the Ngomo Gate and travel across the Botswana border via Ngomo Bridge into Namibia
Make our way for two nights at Chobe River Campsite https://gondwana-collection.com/accommodation/chobe-river-campsite
Saturday 7th November
Travel on the B8 towards Katima Mulimo (Shop Here ?) and branch off on the C39 towards our next two night stop at Livingstone Camp http://www.livingstonescamp.com/
Explore the Nkasa Rupara Nation Park if not flooded. https://www.meft.gov.na/national-parks/nkasa-rupara-national-park/221/
Monday 9th November
Leave Livingstone Camp and head North’ish towards Kongola ,back onto the B8. Chuck a left and travel along the Angolan border through the Caprivi Strip (Now known as the Bwabwata National Park. https://www.meft.gov.na/national-parks/bwabwata-national-park/213/ towards Divundu.
Two nights stay at Shametu River Lodge Camp https://shameturiverlodge.com/about-us
The Camp is in the Kavango Region and is beside the Okavango River. https://kavangoeastrc.gov.na/regional-profile
Two days to explore the area and the Popa Falls https://www.meft.gov.na/national-parks/popa-falls-game-park/226/
Wednesday 11th November
Taking the gravel road and travel west along the Okavango River and the Angolan border towards Rundu for a two night stay at Hakusembe
campsite https://gondwana-collection.com/accommodation/hakusembe-campsite
Explore the area along the river
Friday 13th November
Head WSW towards Etosha National Park https://www.etoshanationalpark.org/ for two nights at Ongouma Tamboti Campsite.
https://onguma.com/onguma-tamboti-luxury-campsite/ Enter the Park from Ongouma Camp for a day or so and chill around the pool
Sunday 15th November
Long slow day travelling right through Etosha National Park from East to West for a one night stay at Olifantsrus Camp. https://www.nwr.com.na/resorts/olifantsrus-campsite/
Monday16th November
Leave Etosha and travel South towards the Brandberg Mountain https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1744/ to stay two nights at the Brandberg Mountain White Lady Lodge Camphttps://www.brandbergwllodge.com/
See if we can find some Desert Elephants !!
Wednesday 18th November
Continue South on the Western side of Namibia to the Tsaobis nature reserve for one night at the Tsaobis Rest Camp https://www.tsaobisnaturepark.com/
Thursday 19th November
South towards Solitaire and stay for one night at the Weltavrede Guest Farm. https://weltevredeguestfarm.com/
Friday 20th November
Travel South towards Sesriem, Big decision, do we go to sossusvlei again ??
Head towards Aus for two nights at Klein Aus Vista Desert Horse Inn Campsite https://www.klein-aus-vista.com/contact-us/
Sunday 22nd November
Travel East towards the South African Border and the Kgalagadi Game Reserve for a one night stay on the Namibian side at the Kalahari Game Lodge. https://kalaharigamelodge.com/
Monday 23rd November
Cross Border into South Africa at Mata Mata and enter the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park https://www.sanparks.org/parks/kgalagadi .Travel through the Park for the day towards Nossob Camp for two nights. Two days exploring the Park.
Wednesday 25th November
Travel through Park to Tweerivieren Camp by the Park exit/entrance gate for one night.
Thursday 26th November
Exit the Park and travel East towards Johannesburg staying at Red Sands Lodge and a proper bed for the night https://www.redsands.co.za/
Friday 27th November
Last camper day. Longish last day drive back to Johannesburg to drop off Camper at Bushlore.
Bushlore to take us to the airport for a one night stay at Garden Court Hotel on the airport site. https://www.southernsun.com/garden-court-or-tambo-international-airport
Saturday 28th November
Visiting J & C at Keimouth on the Wild Coast.
Safair flight FA-386 to East London at 12.05 arriving at 13.40.
Pick up hire car and drive to Keimouth.
With J & C for 4 nights
Wednesday 2nd December
Drive back to East London , drop off car and catch Safair flight FA-157 at 12.40 to Capetown arriving 14.20
Five nights in Capetown staying at Point B guest house https://pointb-travel.com/
Monday 7th December
Fly back to Johannesburg on Safair flight FA – 621 at 12.30 arriving Joburg at 14.35, staying again one night at Garden Court Hotel
Tuesday 8th December
Last day in SA. Hang around the Hotel all day until taking shuttle to airport to catch our BA flight BA056 at 19.35 back to the UK .
Wednesday 9th December
Arrive Heathrow at 04.55 am UGH !, transfer to Central Bus Station for our coach to Exeter at 08.20 arriving at 12.10
That’s the end of the journey
