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Enjoying great camping in Africa’s Kalahari Desert is more than just sleeping in a tent beside a campfire. A visit to Makgadikgadi on Hyena Island offers the unique experience of taking a 4X4 dune buggy ride over a dried up lake bed referred to as the salt pans. This area is a mecca for archeology lovers hoping to see such things as stone age relics and animal carcases. When rain returns water to the lake it becomes a haven for exotic birds, zebras and wildebeests.

Central Africa is home to the world’s Read the rest of this entry »

If you are planning a trip, and want to see one of the most gorgeous deserts in the world, you can visit the Namib Desert, and make a trip across the desert by foot with a tour group, or you can consider renting a caravan or a 2-wheel drive, in order to get around, and still keep cool in the arid desert region. Making a trip by 2-wheel drive is a great way for you to travel this bountiful Read the rest of this entry »

The Namib Desert is a desert in the south western region of Namibia. The desert is considered to be the oldest desert in the world. This desert is where you will find the highest sand dune in Namibia. This sand dune is also one of the highest in the world.

It is referred to as Dune 7 or even better known as Big Daddy. Big Daddy is 1,256 ft. from base to highest point. It is 1,870 ft. from sea level. According to the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the dune is Read the rest of this entry »

The Kalahari area is located in Southern Africa, covering parts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. This enormous area takes up over 350,000 square miles! With all that land, there are plenty of opportunities to experience a wild safari.

The best time to visit for a Safari is January through April. Safaris may be made by horseback, river boat, and guided vehicle. While traveling in any of these number of ways, there is ample opportunity to see tons of wild animals such as lions, cheetahs, elephants, wildebeests, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and zebras. The area is known to Read the rest of this entry »