Travel Costs: Africa Overland Safari Budget Update
We’re continuing to post our spending numbers as a resource for other travelers. Here is what it cost to take a …
Truck Life: A day in the life of our African Overland Safari
We spent 24 days traveling from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe through Botswana and Namibia to Cape Town, South Africa with Dragoman, a UK-based …
The Beautiful Landscapes of Namibia
“Unbelievable.” “Spectacular.” “Otherwordly.” “Gorgeous.” “Stunning.” We found ourselves repeating these sorts of words over and over in our two weeks in the …
In Zimbabwe, Tracking Rhinos with The Most Interesting Man In the World
We pride ourselves on not being “tour” people. We don’t like someone else deciding our schedule, our itinerary, and how we should …
The Okavango Delta: Bush Poos and Hippo Grunts
Our itinerary for Botswana read: “Mokoros to bushcamping in Delta.” I did not know what most of those words meant. I knew …
Elephants, Rhinos, and Lions, Oh My!
Pretty much everyone goes to Africa for one reason: to view big, wild, hairy animals from a safe-yet-still-thrilling distance. You would think …
Welcome to Africa: A breath of fresh air
We left congested, hot, polluted Mumbai, held up for hours at the airport in a net of Indian bureaucracy. We stepped off …
Into Africa: Why we chose to do an overland safari tour
Our African safari starts today! This wasn’t part of the original itinerary. The more we discussed our trip, though, the more egregious …
