Africa 2014


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In October of 2014, Tom and Iris had a great time traveling to southern Africa with friends Ron and Liz. Getting there and back was not fun with a 16 hour flight between Atlanta and Johannesburg. They started with a tour of Pretoria and Soweto, including a visit to Nelson Mandela's house. They then flew north to Chobe National Park in Botswana where they were amazed with all the elephants and other wildlife along the Chobe River. The early morning Chobe River photographic safari by boat was very memorable. The next stop was Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe where they hiked along the rim of the impressive water falls and also viewed the falls from above in a helicopter. They also went on a morning elephant back safari and an evening cruise on the Zambezi River where we learned about David Livingstone. Next, they visited Kruger National Park and went on several game drives in search of the big five. After a flight to Cape Town, they enjoyed wine tasting in Cape Winelands. In Cape Town, they rode the cable car up Table Mountain, took the ferry out to Robben Island, visited an ostrich farm, visited a penguin colony, and visited Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. They enjoyed a special evening with Christo Brand listening to stories about Nelson Mandela. Christo was Nelson Mandela's personal prison guard and good friend.


Nelson Mandela statue in Pretoria, South Africa


Nelson Mandela's house in Soweto, South Africa


Chobe National Park, Botswana





Impala and sable antelope, Chobe National Park


Honey badger, wildebeest, and warthog, Chobe National Park


Evening cruise and morning photographic safari on Chobe River


African buffalo and hippo, Chobe National Park



Lots of cool birds, Chobe National Park




Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe



Searching for the black rhino, Zimbabwe


Elephant back safari, Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary, Zimbabwe



Sunset cruise on Zambezi River, Zimbabwe


The big five at Kruger National Park, South Africa
Buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhinoceros




Zebra and giraffe at Kruger National Park



Waterbuck and Kudu at Kruger National Park


Steenbok and Klipspringer at Kruger National Park


Chacma baboon and vervet monkey at Kruger National Park


Spotted hyaena at Kruger National Park


Stellenbosch, South Africa


Wine tasting at Muratie, Stellenbosch, South Africa


V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa



Robben Island, South Africa


Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa


Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Lighthouse


Ostrich farm and penguin colony, Cape Point, South Africa


Cape fur seals, Seal Island, South Africa


Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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