Southern Africa
On Table Mtn, Cape Town
We originally planned on limiting our trip to
South Africa, but after investigating a tour from
Drifters
Aventure Tours Company that included Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe,
the countries bordering South African on the north, our trip
expanded to Southern Africa.
We found the travelling much easier than we
anticipated and rented a car to travel on our own both before and
after our tour with Drifters. The people were friendly and
helpful, English was the main language all over and as long as
exercised normal caution, stayed away from certain areas in the
larger towns and took taxis at night, the country was safe. The
roads were generally excellent and traffic, except around major
cities, was almost non-existent. The public transport options
were very limited but renting a car worked perfectly when we were
not on our tour. The roads were well marked and the double rooms
we booked in backpack accommodations recommended in our Lonely
Planet guide were clean and comfortable. Our guide on the tour, a
South African named Johan, said that he considers South Africa to
be a first world country in a third world setting. That is true
of the cities, tourist areas and larger towns, but the majority
of black townships still operate in a third world environment.
If you would like to read more about our
travels in Southern Africa, Jeanne wrote up a description of
their trip, which is included on this website with a selection of
photos for each episode.
Choose one of the following to read about
our trip and see an album of photos
Cape Town and
Western South Africa
From South Africa
to Namibia with Drifters
Botswana and
Zimbabwe with Drifters
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