Zimbabwe & Zambia | Claudia & Carsten's World Expedition

ZIMBABWE / ZAMBIA - Victoria Falls - Mana Pools

Border from Botswana into Zimbabwe		Vic Falls camp in Zimbabwe
	Walking to Vic Falls in Zambia
My new best friend He was trying to sell me copper jewelry...	Zambezi river from the bridge	Welcome to Zambia
OK.....	Vic Falls Zambia Side
	In wet season there's LOTS of water

Walking to the Melting Pot		Melting Pot and bridge
Zambezi River	Bunjee Jumping
Nice restaurant	Vic Falls Zimbabwean side
		Wet!!!
Dr. Livingstone David Livingstone was a Scottish medical missionary and African explorer. One of the national heroes of the 19th-century Victorian Britain.		The Big Baobab
	Driving to Lake Kariba In Maun, Botswana, we met a Dane who suggested us to visit Mana Pools in Zimbabwe. He said: "Even if the grass is too high and you don't see a lot of animals, the scenery is beautiful and it pays off to go". He was absolutely right.	People carrying water Obviously there is no water supply into the villages in Zimbabwe. Remember that Robert Mugabe has been Zimbabwe's president since 1987 and he has managed to destroy all industry in Zimbabwe, as well as steal everything there is to steal. He is 92 years old and wants no successor as he wants to live until he is 100 years old....good luck Zimbabwe....

		This car has probably been here since 1987.
		Local towns in Zimbabwe
Masumu River Lodge Was an excellent place to stay		Termite nests
Local bus Which was stuck and they were trying to fix it.		Local kids I wonder what they think when they see our car. South African license plates are not popular around here.
Shops We always wondered if they were really selling something or if they were completely abandoned.
Bus stop It was funny every bus stop seemed to have the name of the chief of the village next to it.	Fishing African people always smile, no matter what.	Village Corn, wheat and some tobacco are almost the only crops these people produce. Only for own consumption or trading with the villages close by.
Check point We were checked for Tse Tse flies....
	Local school? One of the many schools built by NGOs in Zimbabwe, which have been abandoned because the government refuses to pay the teachers. Uneducated citizens are easier to rule. NGOs who are not present in the country can easily fool their supporters into thinking they are doing something good for Zimbabwe, when in fact, they are not changing anything at all.	Makuti
We chose the cold beer road...	Hotel We spent the night in a Hotel in Makuti because it was the only place close by. Worst hotel ever.	Zambezi beer Not recommendable for people who know their beer....unfortunately for us, and for Zimbabweans, there is no other beer around here.
Mana Pools National Park	Ground Hornbill!	HUGE hippo
Mana Pools!!	Local kids	Small Tiger Fish
Stuck! For the first time on the trip, we got really stuck in black mud. Luckily two cars came on the same road and they helped us out. This was the day when Carsten's shoes were soaked in elephant urine and started to die....	Little Red Our new best mate, Shane.	Shane had been taking a guide course in South Africa, so he was great at finding tracks and animals. We saw a lot of hippos that morning.
		And short legs can run pretty fast!

		Stuck again! This time in sand. Luckily, we also got help this time.
Perfect roads...
	Crocs	Our spot We spent five nights in Mana Pools. Shane and us were the only ones there. One day we got a visit from a nice czech couple, which spent one night there, and three "local" people (2 Zimbabwean and a French girl) who were working in one of the Park's lodges.
		Rainbow Kingfisher
Bee eaters		Sunset in Mana Pools We will never forget the sounds of the animals at this time of the day. You can see the hippos right next to where we slept. In the night they came into the campsite to grass and walked very close to our car. It was fantastic!

		Fresh cat footprints "Maybe it's not a good idea to be out of the car. It seems to be a female with cubs....we should probably get into the cars." Fifty meters further, there they were....
Lion Family Three female and four cubs....luckily they didn't smell us or felt threatened.



	Lion sitting in the tree	Campsite
	Giant Eagle Owl
Exiting the park	On the way to Harare
Driving back to South Africa		Antelope Park
Antelope Park	Bye bye Zimbabwe! Hope we meet again soon!

ZIMBABWE / ZAMBIA - Victoria Falls - Mana Pools

Border from Botswana into Zimbabwe

Vic Falls camp in Zimbabwe

Walking to Vic Falls in Zambia

My new best friend

He was trying to sell me copper jewelry...

Zambezi river from the bridge

Welcome to Zambia

OK.....

Vic Falls Zambia Side

In wet season there's LOTS of water

Walking to the Melting Pot

Melting Pot and bridge

Zambezi River

Bunjee Jumping

Nice restaurant

Vic Falls Zimbabwean side

Wet!!!

Dr. Livingstone

David Livingstone was a Scottish medical missionary and African explorer. One of the national heroes of the 19th-century Victorian Britain.

The Big Baobab

Driving to Lake Kariba

In Maun, Botswana, we met a Dane who suggested us to visit Mana Pools in Zimbabwe. He said: "Even if the grass is too high and you don't see a lot of animals, the scenery is beautiful and it pays off to go". He was absolutely right.

People carrying water

This car has probably been here since 1987.

Local towns in Zimbabwe

Masumu River Lodge

Was an excellent place to stay

Termite nests

Local bus

Which was stuck and they were trying to fix it.

Local kids

I wonder what they think when they see our car. South African license plates are not popular around here.

Shops

We always wondered if they were really selling something or if they were completely abandoned.

Bus stop

It was funny every bus stop seemed to have the name of the chief of the village next to it.

Fishing

African people always smile, no matter what.

Village

Corn, wheat and some tobacco are almost the only crops these people produce. Only for own consumption or trading with the villages close by.

Check point

We were checked for Tse Tse flies....

Local school?

Makuti

We chose the cold beer road...

Hotel

We spent the night in a Hotel in Makuti because it was the only place close by. Worst hotel ever.

Zambezi beer

Not recommendable for people who know their beer....unfortunately for us, and for Zimbabweans, there is no other beer around here.

Mana Pools National Park

Ground Hornbill!

HUGE hippo

Mana Pools!!

Local kids

Small Tiger Fish

Stuck!

For the first time on the trip, we got really stuck in black mud. Luckily two cars came on the same road and they helped us out. This was the day when Carsten's shoes were soaked in elephant urine and started to die....

Little Red

Our new best mate, Shane.

Shane had been taking a guide course in South Africa, so he was great at finding tracks and animals. We saw a lot of hippos that morning.

And short legs can run pretty fast!

Stuck again!

This time in sand. Luckily, we also got help this time.

Perfect roads...

Crocs

Our spot

We spent five nights in Mana Pools. Shane and us were the only ones there. One day we got a visit from a nice czech couple, which spent one night there, and three "local" people (2 Zimbabwean and a French girl) who were working in one of the Park's lodges.

Rainbow Kingfisher

Bee eaters

Sunset in Mana Pools

We will never forget the sounds of the animals at this time of the day. You can see the hippos right next to where we slept. In the night they came into the campsite to grass and walked very close to our car. It was fantastic!

Fresh cat footprints

"Maybe it's not a good idea to be out of the car. It seems to be a female with cubs....we should probably get into the cars." Fifty meters further, there they were....

Lion Family

Three female and four cubs....luckily they didn't smell us or felt threatened.

Lion sitting in the tree

Campsite

Giant Eagle Owl

Exiting the park