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Route Africa Expeditions Self drive adventure expeditions into the Namib dune fields, Kaokoland, Angola, DRC, Congo, Zambia a
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PART 6 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTHWith Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota. The last 2 days foun...
23/05/2020

PART 6 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTH
With Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota. The last 2 days found us winding our way south through the Khumib and Huarusib valleys. The trip ended in Sesfontein. Tomorrow we head up with a new group. Brilliant.

PART 5 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTHWith Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota. We started heading b...
23/05/2020

PART 5 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTH
With Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota. We started heading back south, through the dunes, and into the Marienfluss and Hartmanns Valley. Desolate, unpopulated areas. Only a few Himbas left due to the drought.

PART 4 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTHWith Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota. One of the more cha...
23/05/2020

PART 4 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTH
With Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota. One of the more challenging days, as we crossed the Kunene dune fields from west to east. Powder soft dunes. And mesmerising glimpses of the Kunene valley.We camped that evening in a dry river wash, a short walk down to the river.

PART 3 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTHWith Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota The 3rd day was a lon...
22/05/2020

PART 3 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTH
With Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota The 3rd day was a long haul to the Kunene mouth. Passing Angra Fria( the cold bay), the wreck site of the Dunedin Star, Bosluis Baai, and eventually, the Kunene river-mouth. The mist pulled in and the tide was low. Another brilliant drive on a deserted coastline.

PART 2 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTHWith Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota.By 9am we were headin...
22/05/2020

PART 2 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTH
With Namibia Scientific Society and Indongo Toyota.By 9am we were heading north again, stopping in at the wrecks along the way. We only did around 150km, passing the mouths of the Huarusib and Khumib, as well as Rocky Point and the deserted Sarusas amethyst mine.

PART 1 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTHA brilliant trip with friends from the Namibia Scientific Society.The dr...
21/05/2020

PART 1 (10 - 16 May 2020) UP TO THE KUNENE MOUTH
A brilliant trip with friends from the Namibia Scientific Society.The drive up the Skeleton Coast National Park to the Kunene Mouth has to be one of the most spectacular routes in Namibia. First day's drive around ± 420km (tar/salt/gravel) from Swakop up to Möwe Bay, where the road ends and the track starts. We camped on the beach. Not much wind. Indongo Toyota

The last of the ANGOLA CHRONICLES (later today we head up to the Kunene mouth/Kaokoland for 7 days)After the Curoca rive...
09/05/2020

The last of the ANGOLA CHRONICLES (later today we head up to the Kunene mouth/Kaokoland for 7 days)
After the Curoca river stuckness, we stopped off at the dry lake Arco(Arch). and then we wound our way round, back into the dunes. South west Angola remains one of the awesome corners in Africa.

STUCK IN ANGOLA (the unstuckness) PART 2 -March 2020 For every stuck, there is an unstuck. Mostly. After entering th...
09/05/2020

STUCK IN ANGOLA (the unstuckness) PART 2 -March 2020
For every stuck, there is an unstuck. Mostly. After entering the Curoca, we headed downstream, zig zagging through the muddy riverbed. We were 3 vehicles in total, a Cruiser, Ford Ranger and my Hilux. Things were going well. Until they weren't. And this is where the dog and the donkey come in to play.

STUCK IN ANGOLA (mid-March 2020) PART 1 And the sand turned to jelly. It can do that. It happens. Call it bad luck. Call...
08/05/2020

STUCK IN ANGOLA (mid-March 2020) PART 1
And the sand turned to jelly. It can do that. It happens. Call it bad luck. Call it complacency. Call it poor judgment. Call it what you want. I call it stuck. Well stuck. One of my better stucknesses. A stuck so stuck, it took an air jack, a Ford Ranger, a Land Cruiser, winch, kinetic rope, 13 Mucubal tribesmen, a donkey and a dog to get us out of this one. It all took place in the soggy Curoca River, on the northern edge of the Iona dune fields, South west Angola. Part of a week long exploration trip into the most northern reaches of the Namib desert.

Part 3 - The Weather Station Mission - (The Amazing Drive Home) - After leaving the Conception Water weather station, it...
04/05/2020

Part 3 - The Weather Station Mission - (The Amazing Drive Home) - After leaving the Conception Water weather station, it was a short drive down the rusted rail tracks to Conception Bay. The tide was perfect. An incredible, desolate beach drive all the way back to Walvis Bay via the Shawnee shipwreck, and Sandwich Harbour. No one around, no tracks, no problems. Perfect. Thanks again to Peter Bridgeford for the good times and great company!

Part 2 of the Weather Station Mission. We arrived late afternoon, 150km south of Walvis. Peter Bridgeford shacked up in ...
03/05/2020

Part 2 of the Weather Station Mission. We arrived late afternoon, 150km south of Walvis. Peter Bridgeford shacked up in the old morgue. I had my roof top top tent.Fire, braai, wine. Sunset. Done. Next morning we started cleaning all the instruments on the weather station. Removed a partial crows nest from the raised solar panel, cleaned and checked all other instruments. Around 10:30 we set off back to Walvis, via the train line and the beach.....

Its been a while - but we have been busy. Last week, myself and Peter Bridgeford went down to clean and service the remo...
02/05/2020

Its been a while - but we have been busy. Last week, myself and Peter Bridgeford went down to clean and service the remote weather station (monitored by the University of Basel, Switzerland) at Conception Water, 150km south of Walvis Bay. In through the dunes, out along the coast. A 2 day trip through the Namib Sand Sea.In the name of science.

After the cycle trip, spent 4 days with Go Gravel photo safaris. On a recce expedition into the unknown.
14/07/2019

After the cycle trip, spent 4 days with Go Gravel photo safaris. On a recce expedition into the unknown.

Done - two weeks after leaving Walvis Bay, Kate M Leeming and the Karibu Namibia support team rolled into Oranjemund. Ka...
13/07/2019

Done - two weeks after leaving Walvis Bay, Kate M Leeming and the Karibu Namibia support team rolled into Oranjemund. Kate became the first person to cycle from the Kunene river mouth to the Orange river mouth, on beaches, over rocks and dunes all along the coastal stretch of the Namib desert. Brilliant! What a trip!

As soon as you get down to ground level, a whole new world opens up.... the Sperrgebiet south of Luderitz is fascinating...
13/07/2019

As soon as you get down to ground level, a whole new world opens up.... the Sperrgebiet south of Luderitz is fascinating. Kate M Leeming would do about 100 - 120km per day in the heat and wind, while the Karibu Namibia support team would explore......

Amazing camp spots, awesome sunsets, funky flora - on route with Kate M Leeming and the Karibu Namibia support team, abo...
13/07/2019

Amazing camp spots, awesome sunsets, funky flora - on route with Kate M Leeming and the Karibu Namibia support team, about 100km north of Oranjemund.

On the last leg of Kate M Leeming 's long journey, we were forced to use the gravel road between Luderitz and Oranjemund...
13/07/2019

On the last leg of Kate M Leeming 's long journey, we were forced to use the gravel road between Luderitz and Oranjemund through the Sperrgebiet. We had time to explore the roadsides and permission to camp on route.

From Lüderitz we headed south via the Rotkop gate into the Sperrgebiet. Special permits arranged, and into an area not s...
12/07/2019

From Lüderitz we headed south via the Rotkop gate into the Sperrgebiet. Special permits arranged, and into an area not seen by many. Weird plants, alien landscapes. Thanks Jimmy Marais of Karibu Namibia for the great opportunity to be part of the support team for Kate M Leeming 's rcord breaking expedition.

!0 days after setting off from Walvis Bay, Kate M Leeming and Karibu Namibia support team pulled in to Luderitz. Here we...
12/07/2019

!0 days after setting off from Walvis Bay, Kate M Leeming and Karibu Namibia support team pulled in to Luderitz. Here we got the necessary permits to head into the Sperrgebiet, the last leg of her epic expedition.

At some stages Kate M Leeming would have to carry her bike over the exposed rocks on the beach to keep moving. The Karib...
11/07/2019

At some stages Kate M Leeming would have to carry her bike over the exposed rocks on the beach to keep moving. The Karibu Namibia support team would have to drive around, heading against the steep dune slipfaces. Some areas we had no option but to wait for the tide to go out...

Dodging the headlands by heading back into the dunes - constant comms between the Karibu Namibia support team and Kate ...
11/07/2019

Dodging the headlands by heading back into the dunes - constant comms between the Karibu Namibia support team and Kate M Leeming made life easier as we often had to split up to get around various obstacles. The support vehicles and Kate would often loose sight of one another, though thanks to Radio Electronic cc for the VHF radios and handsets, we never had any problems.

Back on the beach with Karibu Namibia support team for Kate M Leeming. Still heading south, near Saddle Hill. Some of th...
10/07/2019

Back on the beach with Karibu Namibia support team for Kate M Leeming. Still heading south, near Saddle Hill. Some of the most amazing coastline in Namibia. Tough going on a bicycle!

As part of the Karibu Namibia support team for Kate M Leeming cycle expedition, we turned east into the dune streets, wo...
10/07/2019

As part of the Karibu Namibia support team for Kate M Leeming cycle expedition, we turned east into the dune streets, working our way south over the transverse dunes.

For the rest of June, we joined the Karibu Safari Namibia support team for Kate M Leeming who was cycling down from the...
09/07/2019

For the rest of June, we joined the Karibu Safari Namibia support team for Kate M Leeming who was cycling down from the Kunene River mouth to the Orange River mouth through the Namib Desert. We met up with Kate, Kasimir Zierl (videographer)and Elago Namalambo Negumbo (Karibu Safaris) north of Meob Bay, and slowly wound our way down to Oranjemund via Luderitz. We stayed on the coastal stretches as much as possible, using the dune sand to build tracks over rocks to allow the vehicles through. Also a big thank you to Radio Electronic cc for the radio equipment and Minaqua prepared Water for keeping us all hydrated.

Another big thank you to Indongo Toyota for great support and service. The details are in the letter below.....
09/07/2019

Another big thank you to Indongo Toyota for great support and service. The details are in the letter below.....

Turns out June was a bit of a crazy month. Kicked it off in the beginning with a five day fishing trip down to Meob Bay ...
08/07/2019

Turns out June was a bit of a crazy month. Kicked it off in the beginning with a five day fishing trip down to Meob Bay for Voetspore Safaris and friends. Catch and release, with a few for the pot. Mostly steenbras. Spent 1 night camping in the desert on the way down, and 3 nights at the rustic, yet extremely comfortable tented camp. Hot showers, flush toilets, great kitchen facilities. Got back to Walvis Bay, unpacked, repacked and left the following day. Back into the desert......

Awesome cycling expedition support from Walvis Bay to Oranjemund for with # namibia
04/07/2019

Awesome cycling expedition support from Walvis Bay to Oranjemund for with
# namibia

From lubango we headed down the Leba pass to Namibe. Giant oysters, amazing canyons and good times at Flamingo Lodge. W...
30/05/2019

From lubango we headed down the Leba pass to Namibe. Giant oysters, amazing canyons and good times at Flamingo Lodge. Wild beach camp further north of Namibe, and a final camp in a mopani woodland before crossing the border and heading back to Walvis Bay.

Last week of the 3 week Dorsland trek expedition with Voetspore Safaris. Visited Lubango and Humpata where the trekkers ...
26/05/2019

Last week of the 3 week Dorsland trek expedition with Voetspore Safaris. Visited Lubango and Humpata where the trekkers last stood until 1928, when they crossed back over the Kunene. Wild camp at Tundavala gorge and in a blue gum forest. Next stop Namibe, on the coast.

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Sunrise over the kunene. Time lapse.

Wreck of the SHAWNEE - May 2019
Wreck of the SHAWNEE - May 2019

On the last Route Africa Photography Expedition, stopped off at the wreck of the Shawnee for lunch. Tide was almost at its peak. Managed to take a timelapse of the vessel that stranded in 1976. From being totally engulfed by a dune, to almost floating away on the high tide. Almost.

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Guided 4x4 self drive tours to the most remote destinations in Namibia and beyond.

Route Africa Expeditions is an adventure driven tour operator, based in Walvis Bay, Namibia. Mainly aiming at off-road self drive expeditions into the more remote and less travelled destinations in Namibia, Angola, Zambia,DRC, Congo and Gabon. Owned and operated by Simon Wearne, an experienced desert guide who believes that attention to detail, solid planning, great cuisine and exciting routes to great destinations combine to create a perfect expedition. Route Africa also conducts expeditions in the concession area between Luderitz and Walvis Bay, dedicated photographic tours, remote field support and logistics.