AFRICA !   More information below video. Join Terry, Sherrie, Michael and Ted as they begin their African adventure in Kenya and Tanzania where Terry and Michael climb Mount Kilimanjaro.  Continue with Terry & Sherrie as they travel to South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and back to Tanzania; completing their journey on Zanzibar.

AFRICA !  - An Introduction

Kenya     Airport arrival and bus to Tanzania   Tanzania - Part 1     Page 1:     Moshi to Karatu   Visits to Karatu, Maasai market & village, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park   Page 2:       Moshi town and orphanages, Mount Kilimanjaro climb   Mount Kilimanjaro climb   South Africa - Part 1      Beginning of G.A.P's "Kruger & Kingdoms Adventure"  from Pretoria to Durban   Pretoria to Manyeleti    Pilgrims Rest, Bourkes Luck Potholes, Manyeleti Game Reserve with a visit to nearby village and stops at a school and kindergarten.   Kruger Safari   An early morning start and an overnight stay in the National Park gives Travel Tales lots of opportunity to seek out "THE BIG 5".   Mozambique   Mozambique coast, village of Bilene, camping on Indian Ocean dunes near Inhambane, impromptu visit to village school and Maputo.   Swaziland   Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaziland's pioneer conservation area, has traditional beehive huts, wildlife and a hike to Execution Rock.   South Africa - Part 2   Page 1:     iSimangaliso /St Lucia Wetland Park where 1200 hippos share the wetlands with 2000 crocodiles.   Zululand and memorial to Tshakaka Senzancakona (Zulu nation's founder & ruler)     Durban; G.A.P's  "South Africa Coastal Experience" starts in Durban.   On the beach at Durban   Howick Falls     Drakensberg Mountains with connection for day trip to Lesotho   Day trip to Sani Pass, Lesotho, go to highest bar in Africa and visit in home of Basuto family.        Page 2:     Haga Haga   Hike to Whale Point, strolled beaches and played in the sand.   Addo Elephant National Park     Shamba Lodge between Hankey and Patensie   Garden Route to Cape Town    Plettenberg Bay, Featherbed Cove, Kynsna, Wilderness Bay, Dolphin Point, Kaaimans River, Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, Swartberg Mountains, Ostrich Farm, Cheetah Outreach, South African wineries, Stellenbosch, pass Khayelitsha "township" and on to Cape Town including Table Mountain.   Cape Town to Windhoek Part 1:  G.A.P. "Cape and Dunes Discoverer" starting in Cape Town goes to Stellenbosch, South African wineries, Lambert's Bay and Muisbosskerm braai before crossing into Namibia to camp along the Orange River then to Fish River Canyon, see Bastard Quiver trees, Geisterschlucht dormitory and Helmeringhausen.   Lesotho   Day trip to Sani Pass, Lesotho, go to highest bar in Africa and visit in home of Basuto family.   Namibia   Cape Town to Windhoek Part 1:  G.A.P. "Cape and Dunes Discoverer" starting in Cape Town goes to Stellenbosch, South African wineries, Lambert's Bay and Muisbosskerm braai before crossing into Namibia to camp along the Orange River then to Fish River Canyon, see Bastard Quiver trees, Geisterschlucht dormitory and Helmeringhausen.   Cape Town to Windhoek Part 2:  features the corn beetle, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Tsauchab River bed, sand dunes, Dead Vlei, shovel-snouted lizard, Sesriem Canyon, Solitaire and  Tropic of Capricorn, Walvis Bay and the Skeleton Coast.   Cape Town to Windhoek Part 3: highlights quad-biking over and sand-boarding down Namib desert dunes, Swakopmund, a lichen field, Herero tribe, Twyfelfontein ancient rock art and the Damaraland petrified forest.   Cape Town to Windhoek Part 4: sees Khorixas and Himba people and features wildlife around a Etosha National Park waterhole and game safaris before moving on to Windhoek.   Windhoek to Livingstone Part 1: begins another leg of the Africa! adventure with G.A.P's  "Delta and Falls Discoverer" leaving Windhoek and visiting with the San (Bushmen) before crossing the border into Botswana.   Botswana   Windhoek to Livingstone Part 2: Features camping in the Okavango Delta, using mokoro transport, going on walking safaris and being entertained by locals around our campfire.   Windhoek to Livingstone Part 3: Highlights wildlife along the Chobe River, crossing the Zambezi River on the Kazungula ferry and being at Victoria Falls the night of a lunar rainbow.   Zambia   Windhoek to Livingstone Part 4: Takes us above and below Victoria Falls and through villages of children.     Day trip to Zimbabwe   Tanzania - Part 2      Dar es Salaam   Zanzibar     Stone Town and spice tour Travel Reflections     Some thoughts from Terry and Sherrie about their travels.

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