We had a good time (mostly) in Matusadona National Park, and then took the Kariba ferry:
https://stuckinlowgear.com/matusadona-africanparks-tashinga-karibaferry/
Yes. I was hoping to pay a fixer/agency to arrange the permits, but then proceed on our own without the guide, or to only pick up a guide for specific parts, like the Ennedi, but not the drive to Zakouma and Abeche.
I just stumbled on this excellent thread. Thank you Xenobian for posting about your unique trip. I've had my eye on Chad for a while. Some questions...
- For Tibesti and Ennedi (I know that was a separate trip) did you require a guide? My inquiries initially lead me to belive a guide was...
And into Zimbabwe. The politics and economics in Zimbabwe are fascinating. This post has some helpful information on how to save money and deal with the complexities of changing money. And people here are just so dang friendly and easy to talk to; we loved it...
Alright, I am obviously way behind on the blog front, but here is a post about our drive through Moremi in Botswana. For this period some friends rented a 4x4 and joined us, we had a great time:
https://stuckinlowgear.com/to-moremi-reserve-with-friends/
More Botswana:
https://stuckinlowgear.com/kalahari-game-reserve-ckgr-botswana-ckgr/
Next time - into remote NW Namibia (aka Kaokoland or the Cunene region)
We've been having a great time in the bush, where there is no internet to upload posts! Now emerging for a bit. Next blog post on Botswana is up:
https://stuckinlowgear.com/botswana-kukonje-kubu-island-nxai/