Category: English Blog
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Day 48–49.: Man (Ivory Coast)
March 8–9.: After an early wake-up, we left Kataka heading toward the Ivorian (Côte d’Ivoire) border. The road to the border was beautiful: we passed through jungle and small villages. Once again, we arrived at a small border crossing, where we were practically the only ones crossing at the time. The border guards were extremely Read more
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Our Favorite Safari Experiences in Africa
The 7 Best Central Kalahari Game Reserve (Botswana) The Central Kalahari Game Reserve covers an area of 52,800 km² — the second largest game reserve in the world, and at the same time one of the most remote places we have ever visited. UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site because of its exceptional Read more
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Day 204-205: Hlane National Park (Eswatini)
August 11-12.: From Mlilwane National Park we originally planned to head straight to Mozambique, but just before the border we spotted a sign for Hlane National Park. A quick search told us that it’s the largest protected area in Eswatini. On top of that, the entrance fee and camping together still fit perfectly into our Read more
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Day 201-204.: Milwane National Park (Eswatini)
Augusst 8-11.: On our way to Mozambique, we planned to travel through the Kingdom of Eswatini (still called Swaziland in Hungarian, but recently renamed Eswatini in English to better reflect the local language). Other than the fact that it is one of Africa’s smallest countries and the continent’s only absolute monarchy, we didn’t know much Read more
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Day 157-158.: Moremi National Park (Botswana)
At dawn we set off from Maun towards the Moremi Game Reserve. Moremi is located in the eastern part of the Okavango Delta and was named after Chief Moremi of the BaTawana tribe. It was established by his widow at the time to prevent excessive hunting. It is a game reserve rather than a national Read more
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Day 276-278.: Akagera National Park (Rwanda)
We started driving from Kigali toward Akagera National Park. On the way, we first stopped to buy pineapples – cyclists transport the fruit, passing cars stop them, and they are happy to cut it up for you. Pineapple is incredibly sweet around here, with a slightly coconut-like taste. Later, we stopped at a roadside café Read more
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Day 299-300: Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda)
November 14-15.: Our next stop was Kidepo Valley National Park. The park lies at the foot of Mount Morungole, a vast and beautiful savannah landscape that stretches all the way to South Sudan. When I was here seven years ago, we arrived at the beginning of the rainy season: everything was covered in yellow grass, Read more
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Day 45–47.: Robertsport, Monnrovia And Kakata (Liberia)
March 5–7: From Tiwai Island it was only about an hour to reach the Liberian border. Liberia is a unique African state: it was founded in 1847 by freed African American slaves and is one of Africa’s oldest republics. Liberia’s flag resembles that of the United States, and its capital, Monrovia, is named after U.S. Read more
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5 days in Sierra Leone
We spent five days in Sierra Leone. We originally wanted to spend a week, but we were delayed in Guinea because of problems obtaining our visas, and my sister visited us in Côte d’Ivoire. In the end, we decided that even if we only had very little time, we still wanted to see the country. Read more
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Day 44-45. Tiwai Island (Sierra Leone)
March 4-5: After Bureh, we headed toward Liberia, but there was one more place we wanted to stop at before the border: Tiwai Island. Tiwai is a small national park located on an island, home to many birds and monkeys – including chimpanzees. Unfortunately, spending the night on the island is quite expensive, so we Read more