| wimmers12:17 UTC26 Dec 2010 | Hello all,
After reading through the complete LP Southern Africa and the last three month posts of the 4 countries we wanna travel to, we still have some fundamental questions :-)
First our idea: We (couple, mid 30s) rarely have 5 weeks off together and wanna use it now to see the Southern Africa highlights. We are used to travel at a faster pace then some of you and hopefully we will manage one day to also spend many weeks in one country. Our planned road so far, flying in and out from Johannesburg, by far the cheapest option, then flight to Cape Town. Then Day 1 = 03 April 2011) Cape Town, 2) CT, 3) Lambert's Bay, 4) Drive and overnight in Hobas, 5) Fish River Canyon drive to Luderitz, 6) Kolmanskop + drive to Sesriem, 7) Sossusvlei, 8) Drive towards Walvis Bay or Swakopmund, 9) Swakopmund, 10) Drive, via Cape Cross to Outjo, 11) Drive towards Halali Camp, 12) Drive towards Namutoni Camp, 13) Long drive to Ngepi Camp via Rundu, 14) Mahango GR, 15) Drive to Maun, 16) Mokoro trip (overnight Maun), 17) Makgadikga Pans GR, 18) Long drive to Kasane via Nata, 19) Drive to Ihaha Camp (Chobe Riverfront), 20) Drive to Buffalo Ridge Camp (Riverfront), 21) Drive, via Transit Route, to Vic Falls, 22) Victoria Falls, 23) Drive to Sinamatella Camp (Hwange), 24) Drive to Hwange Main Camp, 25) Drive to Matobo NP, 26) Matobo (morning) + drive to Antelope Park, 27) Antelope Park, 28) a spare day, 29) Drive towards Tzaneen, 30) Drive via Blyde River Canyon to Graskop, 31) Other parts of Panorama Route back to Graskop, 32-33-34) (so Wednesday-Thursday-Friday) 3-day Napi Wilderness Hike (Pretoriuskop Rest Camp), Day 35 = 07 May 2011) Drive to Johannesburg and fly home OR 30) Drive via Phalaborwa Gate to Letaba or Olifants Rest Camp, 31) Drive to Satara Rest Camp, 32) Drive to Lower Sabie Rest Camp, 33) to Graskop and part of Panorama Route, 34) Blyde River Canyon, Day 35 = 07 May 2011) Drive to Johannesburg and fly home.
a) Our idea was a 4WD rent and camp but given the high prize and fuel of a 4WD, our kms to drive and our quick pace it seems a better idea now to rent 2WD and use cheap (as cheap as) overnights. Possible to do our program with a small or medium 2WD? If no 4WD, should we bring tent and sleeping bag or go for a huts/rooms? If only really small parts not possible with 2WD (like maybe Chobe Riverfront or the last drive into Sossusvlei) we don't mind taking a little tour with other people or local 4WD transport.
b) Are Easter Holidays causing us problems in any area, reservation wise? Kruger we will already try to book ahead.
c) Kruger: Should we go for the 3-day wilderness trail or see more with self drive / morning walk / night tour?
d) Other suggestions are also very welcome. Yes, also the ones that say we should never do this :-) If I should skip something now it might be Matobo or Antelope Park. Yes, I also thought about starting at Windhoek but the other half wants also to include CT-Fish River Canyon :-)
Thanks already for reading this, Wim (posted this message in Botswana and Namibia chapters)
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