Finally waking up without an alarm and after indulging in the brekkie buffet we packed up and headed for the airport. This time we were treated to the tones of Lionel Richie in our mini bus transfer, and overnight the driver had still not figured out how to use the accelerator. Finally at the terminal we braced ourselves for the standard hassles from porters but with game faces on we stared them down and ploughed through. Once in the terminal we indulged in du...

Today we got up early so we could say the final goodbye to our group. They were continuing for another 5 weeks, finishing in Kigali, Rwanda. As we walked away, really on our own now, we felt a little bit jealous, but also pretty excited to be heading onto Mauritius for some luxury. Five more weeks of roughing it sounded a bit overwhelming to us! So we packed up and waited for our transfer to the airport. Arriving in Johannesburg and clearing customs we heade...

Today was our final breakfast as a group, as the tour officially ended. Our guides were all from Zimbabwe, so there offered us a lift across the border. The aim of today was to see Victoria Falls and from all accounts, the view was better from Zimbabwe. So, through another border we went, not quite as exciting as yesterday, but relatively straight forward. Left like kids on their first day of school, we said goodbye to the guides and watched our truck drive o...

Today we left Kasane to head to Livingstone and Victoria Falls. The highlight today was by far the border crossing from Botswana to Zambia. This was more like the dodgy experience we were expecting in Africa. When we arrived at the edge of the river at Botswana we cleared customs and made our way down a dirt track to the river. Here we were faced with a car ferry (debatable!) that had broken down. Meanwhile, on the Zambia side even though the border had open...

Game day again!! Up at 5am to be ready for a 3hour game drive in Chobe National Park. The park covers 10,590 sq km of land and is home to great numbers of hippos, buffalo, elephants and other smaller animals. We all jumped in our open 4WD (very stereotypical of Africa!) trawled the park for animals. As we approached the wetlands we came across some hippos play fighting in the water. They look relatively harmless until they open their mouths! From there we co...