Ice cream truck in Maun.
After two months of traveling South Africa, from Cape Town to Kruger Park, I still wasn't ready to leave the region.
South Africa is the most developed country on the continent, and therefore in my mind, not the best representation of it.
Before heading to Egypt, I booked a week long trip to Botswana's Okavango Delta.
It required a lot of driving, but it was worth it once we were gliding through the Delta waters in our mokoros, and going on game walks looking for wildlife.
- Day 1 – Botswana or Bust
- Day 2 – Reaching Maun
- Day 3 – Mokoro Rides, A Sunset Game Walk, And Delta Camping
- Day 4 – The Okavango Delta From Sunrise to Sunset
- Day 5 – Departing the Delta and My Scenic Flight
- Day 6 – Elephant Encounters at Elephant Sands
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio, a food blog. He's been to 65 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Originally from New York, Dave now calls Austin, TX home. Read the complete story of how he became a pro travel blogger.
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Melissa
Friday 10th of September 2010
Nice Van, it looks like a toy :D, You must have a real good time out there camping and going around. I hope I could also do this one time. Anyway, it was nice looking at your shared links:)
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Tuesday 13th of July 2010
Thanks for your articles on Africa, I hope to visit there ina one year's time.
Tom Volpe
Tuesday 25th of May 2010
Great flashback post. I didn't see any of your southern Africa posts at the time so really enjoyed them. Thanks!
Laura
Saturday 22nd of May 2010
Glad you posted this. I'm actually trying to plan the Southern Africa leg of my trip right now!
Laura
Saturday 22nd of May 2010
Glad you posted this. I'm actually trying to plan the Southern Africa leg of my trip right now!