Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Africa Trip Web Sites

Africa Trip Web Sites

What follows is a simple list of websites for the places we will be staying in Southern Africa beginning this September. All websites should open in a new window.
  • Johannesburg (September 18-20) We will all spend two nights here to acclimate to South Afica and the time change.
  • Franschhoek (September 20-October 10) Barbers and Rintas will spend three weeks here. Briggs will join us for week three.
  • Zulu Nyala (October 11-17) Our first safari camp
  • Victoria Falls (October 17-20) A World Heritage Site and officiallly one of the Seven Wonders of the Wordld
    • Ilala Lodge - Our hotel at Victoria Falls
    • Ilala Lodge - I'm not sure this site still works, but it was much better than the one above.
  • Wilderness Safaris - The company we will be with for most of the rest of our trip
  • Mango Travel - Our travel agent for almost all of the trip. Like them on Facebook for regular reminders of where we are going. 
  • Muchenje Safari Lodge (October 20-24) Our Botswana safari site in Chobe National Park.
  • Spionkop Lodge (October 25-30) At this point, Cherie and John Briggs will return to visit the Cradle of Humankind Musuem before returning home. Barbers and Rintas will continue on  to Spionkop. Located in the Drakensburg Mountains, Raymond Heron is an expert on the Zulu and Boer Wars. Many of the battlesites are nearby.
Marcia and Jim Rinta will return home after our stay at Spionkop. Linda and David will travel on to Namibia.
  • Elegant Guest House (October 30) We fly to Windhoek and spend one night here before moving on. 
  • Kulala Desert Lodge (October 31-November 2) We spend a couple of nights here to see the desert.
  • Villa Margherita (November 2-4) We spend a two nights here where we will have  boat trip and enjoy the old German town of Swakopmund. 
  • Doro Nawas Camp (November 4-7) In Damaraland
  • Ongava Lodge (November 7-10) In Etosha National Park
  • Frans Indongo Lodge (November 10-12) Near Waterburg Mountain
  • Sanbonani Resort (November 13-21) The time share Linda found near an east entrance to Kruger National Park in South Africa