Ready to Go, Hopefully

Only a couple of days left to finalize packing and then it's off to southern Africa. My flights will be on United from Phoenix to Newark (5 hours) then (another 16 hours) on to Johannesburg ("JoBerg" or "Jozi") and then the reverse route home but from Cape Town. I'm traveling with a group of 14 people from Overseas Adventure Travel, and OAT pretty much takes care of everything. No vaccinations were required for this trip, but malaria pills are recommended. Many of the camps where we will stay will be "tented camps."

The itinerary and lodging is as follows:

2 nights in Johannesburg, South Africa (including an elephant walk)

3 nights at Karongwe Private Game Reserve in search of the "Big Five," at Shidulii Lodge in eastern South Africa.
 
(The "Big Five" are Lion, Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Rhino, and Leopard.)

Then...
3 nights in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, Kashawe Camp West

3 nights in Kafue National Park in Zambia, Lufupu River Camp

3 nights in Chobe National Park in northern Botswana, Baobab Camp I

3 nights in the Okavango Delta Region in Botswana, Santawani Okavango Delta Camp

2 nights at Victoria Falls Sightseeing, Zimbabwe, Shearwater Explorers' Village

Finally, 4 night post-trip in Cape Town, South Africa, including Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope, penguins, tandem paragliding and more.

Because there may not be a whole lot of wifi connectivity in many of the places I'm staying, I'm not exactly sure how often I'll be able to update the blog and upload photos and videos, but I'll try whenever I have a signal. Please feel free to email me (jaylyons@aol.com) or text me on WhatsApp at 630-638-2639 with any questions or comments. I'll try to respond when I can.

Cheers!!


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