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Bonjour,

Puis-je vous suggérer de découvrir mon blog qui s'intitule Un Monde Ailleurs ? Il est consultable ici http://unmondeailleurs.hautetfort.com/

(si quelqu'un sait quelles sont les balises à utiliser pour en faire un lien direct, merci !!! 🙂, sinon en tapant Un Monde Ailleurs sous Google, vous me trouverez aussi)

Sur mon blog je vous propose tous mes récits de voyages et une sélection de mes photos. J'ai la chance de voyager beaucoup, pour des raisons professionnelles ou pour le plaisir, et j'en rapporte toujours une moisson de notes et de très, très nombreuses photos (que j'utilise aussi pour mon travail). Ce qui me motive sur ce blog, c'est d'échanger avec mes lecteurs, recevoir leurs impressions personnelles, échanger des informations sur les destinations, écouter, partager, ... C'est d'ailleurs aussi l'un des plaisirs du voyage, non ?...

Et puis je pratique aussi très souvent la plongée sous-marine, donc je n'hésite pas non plus à raconter mes plongées un peu partout (une stressante ? un trou bleu aux Bahamas ; une superbe ? une plongée de nuit à Bali ; etc...).

Alors si vous avez envie de lire mes "aventures" et de raconter les vôtres, découvrez avec moi : le Brésil, la Guadeloupe, les Bahamas, les Seychelles, l'île Maurice, La Réunion, les Maldives, le Botswana, les Etats-Unis, le Malawi, la Namibie, l'Indonésie, la Martinique, la Guyane, Bali, etc...

Ah oui, et je repars dans quelques jours dans les Caraïbes et aux Bahamas. Et encore cette année au programme : Amérique Centrale et le grand Nord... Vous me suivez ?... 😉

Un petit coup de gueule contre les coupables d'inaction,

Dans cette section de Voyages Forum, dédiée à l'Afrique, je suis énervé par un paradoxe incompréhensible.

A travers les posts que j'ai parcourus, j'ai pu constater la passion de la plupart d'entre vous pour l'Afrique. L'Amour que vous apportez chacun à votre manière aux gens, aux différents pays, aux différentes cultures...

Tous Vous écrivez de belles choses qui contribuent à faire découvrir et apprécier l'Afrique. Certains d'entre vous parlent d'humanitaire, d'aide, de prise de conscience. C'EST BIEN, MAIS PAS ASSEZ.

Lorsque des VFistes s'impliquent dans une action aussi basique qu'une pétition pour la préservation de la bio-diversité et en particulier de la Faune, seulement trop peu d'entre vous prennent 5 secondes pour y participer.

Et pourtant IL N'Y A RIEN A PAYER ET il vous suffit d'un rien: 1/ Cliquer sur ce lien.....: http://www.savewildafrica.org/peti.php 2/ Remplir 9 petites cases 3/ Envoyer

Les actions, les plus simples soient elles, ou les inactions d'aujourdh'ui, ont des conséquences sur l'avenir.

Qu'attendez vous pour réagir? Que voulez-vous? Encore Attendre!!!

Sans action de votre part, Imaginez le paradis de demain:

Venez-vous régaler au Kenya dans un safari "disney animaux"!!! avec des gens déguisés en aigle, Chacal...

Venez demain au Safari "photos souvenirs"!! Oh quel beau fossile de lion!!!

Papa, papa, c'était comment une Hyène?

C'est quoi un buffle?

CA M'ENERVE!!!!!! PAS VOUS?????

Bonjour,

Et oui, nous sommes des mordus de l'arctique ... Certains trouvent ça bizarre, mais pour nous c'est une sorte de fascination. Nous avons fait de nombreux voyages sous d'autres latitudes, mais tout là-haut, c'est vraiment spécial ... Hors catégories, on va dire !

L'Islande d'abord. Nous y sommes allés plusieurs fois ... Le premier voyage en 1974 (Oupsss ! ça fait juste 30 ans ... et ça fait tout drôle !) ... et le plus récent : l'été 2003. Nous y reviendrons encore, bien sûr ! Notre site Islande : au pays de la création du monde : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/saga.gilabert/index.html

Beaucoup plus au Nord, le Spitzberg : un archipel à la marge du monde : 80° Nord, la latitude du Nord du Groenland, dernière terre avant le pôle. On en rêvait ... et cet été 2004, ce fut au delà de nos rêves ! Notre site perso (carnet de voyage, diaporamas) ne sera prêt que dans quelques mois, mais vous aurez déjà un aperçu sur notre page http://perso.wanadoo.fr/saga.gilabert/page_prespitz.html

Chris et MF.

Before Our Departure Preparing for this trip started 9 months before our departure in June. For those planning a similar itinerary, it’s important to book accommodations well in advance, especially in the Okavango and Savuti campsites—otherwise, you might not find any availability.

Introduction After visiting Zambia three years ago and Namibia and western Botswana a year and a half ago, this year we chose Zimbabwe (Hwange NP) and the northern half of Botswana. Our flight from Paris was to Victoria Falls with Ethiopian Airlines, with a layover in Addis Ababa. We rented a 4x4 from Bushlore in Kasane, complete with two rooftop tents since there are four of us on this adventure. Bushlore picked us up from our guesthouse to collect our 4x4 and, most importantly, gave us a rundown of the vehicle and its equipment. Pay close attention to what they tell you—it could be crucial if something goes wrong, as it did for us during the trip.

Our Itinerary We arrived on June 12th at noon. At Victoria Falls Airport, we got our double-entry visa right away—I’d already pre-booked it online on the site https://www.evisa.gov.zw/. Since our vehicle was in Botswana, we had to cross the border from Victoria Falls into Botswana for the first time. The next morning, Bushlore picked us up from our guesthouse to collect our 4x4. After completing the formalities, we headed toward Zimbabwe and the town of Victoria Falls. We woke up early the next morning to be at Victoria Falls at sunrise. The scenery was stunning, but since it was the start of the dry season, the Zambezi was still high, so the falls had a strong flow. This made it hard to fully appreciate their beauty. In the early afternoon, we left for Hwange NP, where we stayed for 4 days. Two days at Gwango campsite near Dete, followed by two days at Robins Camp. We expected to see more animals at Robins, but that wasn’t the case. In Hwange, we didn’t spot any predators, but we did see plenty of mammals (buffalo, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and antelopes). After a few days in Zimbabwe, we crossed back into Botswana at Pandamatenga. We stopped at Nata Lodge for a good night’s rest—driving on the dirt roads is exhausting. We left Nata and headed toward Nxai Pan. The road was sandy but manageable. We made a small detour to admire some beautiful baobabs at "Baines Baobabs." Then we continued to our campsite, Nxai Pan South Camp. Keep in mind that many campsites in Botswana aren’t fenced (except for the shower/toilet areas), so animals can roam freely within the camp. Take precautions, especially after dark. After our stop in Nxai Pan, we headed to Maun. We decided to break our journey in Maun before heading to Moremi and the Okavango Delta for three reasons: first, we needed to stock up on supplies and fuel for the next 5 days; second, our fridge had broken (luckily, Bushlore has a branch in Maun); and third, the drive from Nxai to our camp in Xakanaxa in the delta would’ve taken too long. I always avoid driving after dark. We arrived at our Xakanaxa camp on June 21st in the early afternoon. Not wanting to waste time, we booked a boat ride on the Okavango Delta, leaving at 4:00 PM for a 2-hour sunset cruise. For those interested, to the right of the Xakanaxa X1 site, there’s a sign for boat rides. The organizer is very professional and offers prices that are nothing like those of the lodges. It was a beautiful ride through the delta with a stunning sunset. Being on a boat is much more relaxing than driving on the dirt roads. That didn’t stop us from doing self-drive safaris the next morning and late afternoon, though.

Then came the time to leave the delta and head toward Savuti, a much drier region. And that’s when the toughest part of our trip began. First, we decided to go up via Khwai. The rainy season was over, but the area was still marshy. We had to cross a few small water patches, testing the depth to make sure we could get through. Luckily, a sign on the road pointed us toward a drier route. We reached Khwai without any issues, but then we made a major mistake. Instead of taking the main track toward Mababe Gate to reach Savuti Camp, we took a straight path north and then a right turn to get to our camp. Bad call—we got stuck in the sand, with one rear wheel buried halfway and a front wheel off the ground. We were genuinely scared we wouldn’t get out, especially since we were on a deserted track, 20 kilometers from our destination, with night falling in two hours. This is where paying attention to the vehicle instructions really paid off—we had to use the jack to get out of the mess. The result: we arrived at Savuti campsite just before dark (Distance: 146.3 km, Duration: 9 hours, 56 minutes, and 3 seconds, Average speed: 14.7 km/h, tracked with Osmand). At reception, the staff couldn’t understand how we’d gotten there—we hadn’t passed through any of Savuti’s reserve entry gates.

The next morning, no one felt like driving, so we did a game drive with a guide. I don’t know if it was some kind of reward, but the outing was amazing. We saw three lions and, best of all, a pack of African wild dogs that we had time to admire and photograph. The next day, we did a short self-drive and found one of the lions from the day before drinking at a waterhole. That was the end of our Savuti adventure.

Now we’re heading to Kasane. We returned our vehicle and settled in for our last two nights there. The next morning, since we no longer had a car, we decided to do one last early-morning game drive in Chobe NP. It turned out great—we followed two brother lions and saw plenty of other mammals. The only downside of Chobe is the number of tourists, which was a change from the other parks we’d visited. That said, we’re tourists too, so... In the evening, we took one last boat ride on the Chobe River to end on a high note with a beautiful sunset.

After a good night’s sleep and plenty of wonderful memories, landscapes, animals, and emotions, it was time to leave. We left early in the morning with the same taxi company as before to cross the border into Zimbabwe one last time and head to the airport, where we took off to return to France.