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Trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe this past October: report and photos
This past October, I went on a 3 week trip to southern Africa. We
visited Kruger, the Klein Drakensberg, went caneoing down the Zambezi River (Zimbabwe side), stayed at Musango camp on Lake Kariba, and explored the Cape Town area for a few days. The web and Usenet were very helpful in organizing the trip (independent travel, not part of a tour group). In the spirit of giving something back, I have posted photos and a few words on logistics and arrangements at: http://pergler.netfirms.com/africa Hope this is helpful, and happy to answer questions Martin Pergler |
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Trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe this past October: report and photos
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(Martin Pergler) wrote: This past October, I went on a 3 week trip to southern Africa. We visited Kruger, the Klein Drakensberg, went caneoing down the Zambezi River (Zimbabwe side), stayed at Musango camp on Lake Kariba, and explored the Cape Town area for a few days. The web and Usenet were very helpful in organizing the trip (independent travel, not part of a tour group). In the spirit of giving something back, I have posted photos and a few words on logistics and arrangements at: http://pergler.netfirms.com/africa I'm getting a 404 on that URL. -- _Deirdre http://deirdre.net "Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran |
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Trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe this past October: report and photos
"Scott Elliot" wrote in message news:b0ICb.67524$bC.6142@clgrps13...
"Deirdre Saoirse Moen" wrote in message ... In article , (Martin Pergler) wrote: The web and Usenet were very helpful in organizing the trip (independent travel, not part of a tour group). In the spirit of giving something back, I have posted photos and a few words on logistics and arrangements at: http://pergler.netfirms.com/africa I'm getting a 404 on that URL. There are some good pictures, although a few of them have incorrect titles. I was interested because it has been quite a few years since I went to Zimbabwe and I would like to go back some time, but am uncertain about travel and safety conditions. Scott Sorry about the URL. It should have been http://pergler.netfirms.com/africa.html I've gone back and kluged it so even using the old URL should work via a redirect. Any title corrections appreciated (email, let's not clutter up newsgroup) to the extent people feel it is worth it. I made notes, but I rather expected to get around to organizing my photos sooner than 2 months later... Zimbabwe safety - I put a short discussion on the logistics page (http://pergler.netfirms.com/Africalogistics.htm - I think that's right this time ) The brief answer is that where we went (Kariba and area) and when we went, there was no occasion at which we felt unsafe or threatened. There were very few tourists, which actually made for an excellent experience - basically an experienced, quality tourist infrastructure thirsting for visitors. The people are suffering, however, as a consequence of the systemic economic collapse. Cheers, Martin |
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Trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe this past October: report and photos
"Martin Pergler" a écrit Zimbabwe safety - I put a short discussion on the logistics page (http://pergler.netfirms.com/Africalogistics.htm - I think that's right this time ) The brief answer is that where we went (Kariba and area) and when we went, there was no occasion at which we felt unsafe or threatened. There were very few tourists, which actually made for an excellent experience - basically an experienced, quality tourist infrastructure thirsting for visitors. The people are suffering, however, as a consequence of the systemic economic collapse. Cheers, Martin thanks for information I've been in southern africa last year and I'll return next year do you travel to lake kariba By road ?? Thanks for your anwser and pardon for my poor english I'm french You can see some pictures of my last travel on my web site (in french) my site : http://revafrique.com last travel in southern africa is "let there be rain" you can see the pictures by choosing in menu on left : "les albums" thanks jp wolniaczyk from france |
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Trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe this past October: report and photos
do you travel to lake kariba By road ??
Thanks for your anwser and pardon for my poor english I'm french Nous sommes alle en avion jusq'a Lusaka, et puis par auto (avec chauffeur, arrange par l'agence de voyages) de Lusaka a Kariba - a peu pres 3 1/2 heures. A cause des regulations d'essence et des inspections aux frontieres, on etait content de ne pas falloir conduire soi-memes. De Kariba a Musango on a pris un petit avion (20 minutes). Les seuls autres tourists que nous avons rencontres (sauf d'un medecin americain en vacances, en train d'aller par bicyclette d'un cote de Zim a l'autre...) sont venus en avion charter de Malawi jusq'a Kariba et puis allaient aussi en avion a Victoria Falls. Plus cher, certainement, mais ca gagne du temps. Enfin, on a passe un jour complet en route au debut et a la fin de la visite au Zim. Short translation: We flew in to Lusaka and had a car and driver take us to Kariba. You can also fly by charter aircraft, which saves time. |
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Trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe this past October: report and photos
"Martin Pergler" a écrit
Nous sommes alle en avion jusq'a Lusaka....... merci pour la réponse et bravo pour votre français !! best regards... jpw |
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