4x4 Adventure Trip through Namibia

We headed off to Botswana - leaving friends and family behind in Cape Town. We were sad to leave, but also excited about our new adventure ahead. Our first night was at Elephant Leisure Resort in the Cedarberg - about a 2.5 hour drive from Cape Town. This is where Dawie and I spent our honeymoon so it was very nice to go back there with Juan.

Beautiful Cedarberg

Chalet with jacuzzi at Elephant Leisure Resort

Our second night was spent on the Orange River in a river bungalo at the Felix Unite camp.

From the Orange River, we drove to Aus and on to Klein Aus Vista where we stayed for the evening. We did a 4x4 excursion to see the wild horses of Namibia. It turned out to be our wedding anniversary as well so it was quite nice having sundowners in the Namib and enjoying this special day.

Road to Aus

Wild Horses of the Namib

Sundowners in the Namib

More to come: Sossusvlei adventure and journey along Windhoek, Okahandja, Grootfontein, Rundu, Divundu to Botswana...

Namibia Lodges: http://www.lodgesinafrica.com/Namibia/

Nxamaseri Island Lodge - Okavango Delta, Botswana

Nxamaseri Island Lodge is situated on an Island in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. It was one of the first lodges in that area about 30 years ago. My husband and I was so fortunate to manage this beautiful lodge for a while in 2009. We loved working and living there. I will never forget fallling asleep with the sounds of hippos in the background and waking up when all the birds start singing in the mornings. We were in Paradise... We loved meeting all the interesting guests at the lodge and hosting them so that they feel welcome and very at home... and leaving as friends.

This was the spot in the lounge area where you could sit forever and just look out over the nxamaseri channel. We had our management meetings here while we waited for the guests to return from their afternoon activity.



This is the lounge at Nxamaseri... the main area is under thatched roof and open on the one side which makes it very nice to look out and hear and feel all the sounds of the bush.

This is the dining room where we had lovely dinners with our guests.

This is the bar area where we also had very good times talking to the guests and listening to all their travel experiences...

We wanted to live in Botswana for about 3 - 5 years, but had to come back to South Africa as Juan needed special schooling. Juan was talking a lot, but he had his own language - one that even his parents could not understand. So in order to help Juan, we returned to Cape Town in September 2009.

Juan started his schooling at SNAP on 05 October 2009 and I started working for Go2Africa on 12 October 2009. SNAP is a wonderful school for children with special needs and all the tutors are doing an excellent job. Go2Africa is one of the leading Tour Operators in Cape Town and THE BEST company I have ever worked for. They motivate their staff, teach and grow them, award and recognise them - it's amazing. I have never felt this driven and motivated in my life. No wonder they are still around after 10 years and after the economic ressession.

Dawie had to do his part in Juan's tutoring in the afternoons so he couldn't start with a job immediately. He soon started at Sybu Data in January 2010 and may I say - he is lovely it!!!!

So after spending an amazing year in the Okavango Delta, we were all back in Cape Town and settled before we knew it...

Our southern Africa travels in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbawe... more to come shortly.

Botswana Lodges: http://www.lodgesinafrica.com/Botswana/