Questions about Southern and Eastern Africa
Hi reddit,
I am hoping to make it to my final continent this year and am looking for some advice!
The route that I am thinking
Vancouver > Cape Town > Namibia > Botswana > Zimbabwe? > Zambia? > Mozambique? > Malawi > Tanzania > Kenya > Uganda? > Vancouver
So as you can see I still a little uncertain about where exactly I want to go between Botswana and Tanzania but I might just try to figure that out when I get there. It partly depends on the political situations in places like Zimbabwe and maybe Mozambique, and of course time (roughly 4-5 months) and money.
I am currently slaving away at work and hoping to have around 20k CAD saved up but would like to return with at least a decent chunk left and would be travelling pretty tight, but from what I understand that can be Africa can be quite expensive. Is there a large price difference between these countries as a traveler?
Since I am planning to essentially stay for as long as possible I was thinking about volunteering while I am there. How easy would it be to find something along my travels there that doesn’t really cost me a whole lot of money to do?
I was aiming to leave around mid October but I have heard that this is the start of a long rainy season in Southern Africa, I can deal with heat (spent a long time in northern Australia) but don’t want constant rain to ruin my trip and cause insane delays on the roads. Also I have heard malaria is more present at this time, is this a genuine concern?
How is transport in this area? I have read about mini buses and other means of transport but are there areas that I could potentially find myself that have means in and out other than hitch hiking?
When it comes to safaris I will probably only do one as they are quite expensive, is there a country I can go and get the best bang for my buck?
When it comes to safety I understand that the continent is still developing and can be dodgy but if I don’t go out past sunset should I potentially be okay? I have decent travel smarts and have no yet been robbed or had any trouble but I do travel with my camera which is quite expensive.
I have always been curious about Africa and have always wanted to know what it is really like, because I know there is more to it than civil wars and mud huts like we see on TV.
General recommendations on any countries or places and tips are greatly appreciated!
Submitted January 13, 2018 at 09:33PM by pizzahippie http://ift.tt/2AVJw2y
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