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Discovering Kimberley, Northern Cape

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From Diamonds To Aardwolf To Elephant Shrews. What an extraordinary place to visit! Kimberley, also known as the diamond city,  is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and is known for its diamond mines as well as having the first stock exchange in Africa as early as 1881.  This town has the most incredible history and well worth the visit. Just outside this diamond city is the something more spectacular than any gem or semi precious stone. It's an ecosystem rich in its own way teaming with wildlife that comes alive at night.   This unforgettable trip began on the 28th August 2023. It was an easy drive totalling 675km to Kimberley.  Arriving in the afternoon we contemplated a quick visit to The Big hole but decided to carry on to where we were staying at Marrick Private Game Reserve that was about 15km outside of Kimberley.  We was really glad that we decided to do that as unbeknown to us our friends had arranged a very important expedition ...
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Bugs and Pams Adventures - Zimbabwe Self-Drive Tour

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From magnificent sunsets to incredible sunrises,  breath taking views, crazy roads and one hell of an adventure.  Zimbabwe is the place to go.  We were initially going to drive through to Martins Drift Border post into Botswana but with it being the start of July school holidays we thought it would be quieter going through Stockpoort instead.   We set off early from Nylstroom, Limpopo on the 24 June at 5am and had no problem getting through the Botswana border post.  That day we decided to travel through to Elephant Sands in Nata, a distance of 761km.  We arrived at Elephant Sands roughly 4:30pm and were welcomed by elephants a plenty!        Elephant Sands is a great stop over and reasonably priced at P185pp/pn camping.   The next day we set off 188km to the Pandamantenga border into Zimbabwe.  It was extremely pleasant experience. Border Crossing into Zimbabwe  There are many conflicting stories when it comes t...
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