Wild Camping in Southern Africa (page 2 of 5)

I definitely won’t have nightmares with photos like that!

Good night, Max 🙂

More gorgeous photos! 🤩

I was kinda leaning toward Kafue instead of Mana Pools, and then you come along with your photos!

And to add even more doubt, here are some photos of Mana Pools!

Where did you camp at Mana Pools?

I totally agree, Moremi and Khwai offer some really beautiful camps, especially if you're doing a mobile safari with a guide because it lets you use the private camps of BOMA or HATAB.

Hi Nathalie, Is this a coalition? I’ve been reading carefully what you’ve written about Kafue, especially about McBride’s Camp, and I’d finally made some progress on a choice. Gotta think it over. Great photos, by the way! See you,

Hi Jean-François, I’m gonna stop following this post—it’s making me too jealous! Over a year to wait! That darn virus (from Southern Africa) just won’t let go 😉 Later!

Where did you camp at Mana Pools?

By the time we tried to book, all the exclusive camps were already taken—we couldn’t even get Chitake.

The photos were taken from site 25 at Nyamepi Camp.

Hi Jean-Pascal,

After reading your posts carefully about Kafue, especially about Mc Bride's Camp, I’d finally made progress on a choice.

The guy is really worth it, and his wife too. Their apologies are very friendly, and their camp is well integrated into nature.

Gotta think it over.

Otherwise, to give you even more to think about, we loved Kafue—it’s where we saw African wild dogs for the first time (unfortunately, we didn’t spot them in Mana Pools).

So we're heading back to Botswana with Linyanti Campsite in Savuti.

Jef -toilets in the Okavango -during a stormy night in the Brandberg!!! -info about the pool at Ngepi campsite!! -Better to swim in the pool at Ngepi!!!

Nat, You managed to keep the camera in hand! Bravo!!! That reminds me of a famous line from French history—the second Battle of Poitiers, July 1356: "Father, watch your right! Father, watch your left!"—though you don’t seem to be with kids!!!

Toilets and sink for shaving at Camp Gecko - Namibia

Hey JF, Why are you torturing us like this with all these amazing places that make us want to go so badly ? Well, I’ll check them out anyway... just in case... [;]

Hi Jean-François,

I just went over the summary with Isabelle, and I think the one from our Namibia trip that would fit your idea best is our campsite at Mirabib (site #5). Alone—well, not entirely, since there are 7 sites (but no one around)—right in the middle of the desert, just the inselberg and us, and the only amenities are dry toilets. The track is a dead end, so you don’t end up here by accident (GPS: -23.454518, 15.351952). __ Camping under the inselberg’s overhang, relaxing in the shade with this view... __ View of the desert (facing west) and nothing else—just contemplation and meditation... with drinks 😎.

__ And since you mentioned animals, a close encounter 😉 at dawn with a Cape hare, not skittish at all. __

Wow... he was *right* there ... we’d have all been in the car already

This reminds me of a couple of "encounters" during our wild camping trips:

Here it’s at BBC Camp





And there’s South Camp at Nxai Pan



It’s true that all this really makes you want to go...

So beautiful... I've always dreamed of camping at Gecko Camp, but it never happened 😛

Yeah, Ngepi has a great sense of humor 😉

And what would a great wild camp be without its braai...











On this occasion, I realized I don’t have many photos, and they’re not exactly stunning... that’ll be one of the challenges for my next trip 😏

Feel free to share yours to inspire us! 😛

Thanks Jean-François for starting this post! 🙂

The word comes up a lot, but that’s it: dreaming... dreaming while looking at photos, each one more inspiring than the last. Muriel