Itinerary
- South Africa:
- Zimbabwe:
- Bus from Johannesburg to Masvingo
- Taxi from Masvingo to Great Zimbabwe
- Great Zimbabwe (medieval town in southern Zimbabwe)
- Bus from Masvingo to Bulawayo
- Bulawayo (cultural capital, near border with Botswana)
- Mapotos park for balancing rocks
- Bus from Bulawayo to Hwange
- Hwange National Park (elephants, lions, leopards)
- Bus from Hwange to Victoria Falls
- Victoria Falls (border with Zambia)
- Lake Kariba (border with Zambia)
- Chimanimani park (hiking, border with Mozambique)
- Harare
- Epworth (balancing rocks)
- Domboshava cave petroglyphs
- Mauritius:
Tamarin Waterfalls, Seven Cascades, Lion Mountain, Eureka, Leguat Reserve, Botanical Gardens
- Seychelles:
- Mahe: Victoria, the capital, and Morne Park
- Aldabra: home of the giant turtles, but now off limits to tourists
- (world's largest raised coral atoll)
- Fregate: hiking, tortoises
- Praslin: Valee de Mai Park
- Ladigue: beach
- Silhouette: Marine Nat Park
- Eden, Cousine, Curieuse, Denis, Alphonse, Desrooches: concentration camps
- Aride, Cousin, Bird: birdwatching
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Notes
Trip difficulty: difficult to strenuous
Length: 24 days
Season: Sep-Feb
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Trip of 2015
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