There are two different Tazara trains. There is an older train leaving every Friday at 14:00 and an express train leaving every Tuesday from Kapiri Mposhi going to Dar es […]
Travelling in Zambia by public transport
Getting into Zambia from Botswana by public transport I came into Zambia from Botswana over the Kazungula border. To go to the Kazungula border post from the Botswana side, you […]
Travelling in Botswana by public transport
You can get to any major town very easily by public transport in Botswana. I came into the country with an Intercape bus from Johannesburg, arriving in Gaborone. At the […]
Travelling in Zimbabwe by public transport
I only made a short trip to Bulawayo from Nata in Botswana where I was working for a few weeks, so I don’t have a lot of information about the […]
Cheap mokoro safari in the Okavango Delta in Botswana
One of the most amazing things I have done while travelling through Southern Africa was an overnight trip in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Picture this: You’re sitting by a […]
Travelling in South Africa by public transport
Travelling by public transport works really well in South Africa. (White) people will tell you that it is dangerous to take the ‘African taxis’ because ‘they drive like crazy’. In […]
Travelling in Lesotho by public transport
First of all, I want to say: it is possible to go to Lesotho by public transport, even the beautiful Sani Pass crossing. You do not need to rent a […]
Travelling in Namibia by public transport
First things first: Namibia is a vast country mainly made up of the Namib desert and desert-like environments, and is extremely sparsely populated, especially in the south. Many of Namibia’s […]