Yesterday was the start of the Dragoman overland trip from Cape Town to Gondar in Ethiopia. There's 22 passengers and 3 crew on the first leg of the trip up to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It's a mixed group with the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Holland, Germany, Argentina, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Belize represented with ages ra…
Yesterday was the start of the Dragoman overland trip from Cape Town to Gondar in Ethiopia. There's 22 passengers and 3 crew on the first leg of the trip up to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It'…
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Rob V
I did the same trip, same time of year 1995. Stayed at Felix's camp. Interested on Sparky. Was he an overland driver with Dragoman by any chance, originally from Tanzania?
Arrived safely back in Cape Town on the Premier Class sleeper train. The train itself was really good - fabulous buffet lunch in a dedicated passenger lounge in Johannesburg station, followed…
During the month long course I saw the following:
Felidae: Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, African Wild Cat
Canidae: Black Backed Jackal, Side Striped Jackal
Hyaenidae: Spotted Hyena
Herpestidae…
You can learn about tracking animals - finding their spoor (footmarks), looking for signs of fresh dung, listening to alarm calls of other animals - but sometimes all you need is luck…
For…
I suppose it was only a matter of time… without electricity, internet, TV, or radio, other forms of entertainment were required. Around camp there are a number of Tamboti trees (Spirostachys…
Rob V
I did the same trip, same time of year 1995. Stayed at Felix's camp. Interested on Sparky. Was he an overland driver with Dragoman by any chance, originally from Tanzania?
Nic
Told you Dubai airport would be wide awake!
The headbanger with the coke sounds like a perfect start to your travels across the continent too. It will only get madder.
Let me know if you find the ark of the covenant by the way...
Rob V I did the same trip, same time of year 1995. Stayed at Felix's camp. Interested on Sparky. Was he an overland driver with Dragoman by any chance, originally from Tanzania?