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Trip Safety

10 Ways to Stay Safer

As Andrew Pierre White succinctly put it on a safety video about driving the roads of Africa, the easiest way to stay safe is to …. Slow Down! This simple…

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July 25, 2017
About SDSR

Self Drive Safari Resource

Self Drive Safari Resource is a free content web site that offers, information, planning, inspiration and on the ground knowledge to fully independent travellers that are driving themselves on safari…

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October 26, 2019
Trip Safety

8 Pre-Departure Checks

Setting out for the remote bush in Africa needs some preplanning so that you are self-sufficient and in the event of breakdown or incident you have a plan in place.…

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November 23, 2019
Trip Planning

Why you need to be thinking about Safari Drive for your next safari

The travel industry is currently going through meltdown and coming through this is going to take time and patience. We will all be rethinking about how we travel and the…

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August 10, 2020
Travel, Trip Safety

Free Spirit article in Travel Africa 92

When you have to explain to someone who has never been to Africa what you do and why driving your own vehicle on safari is the best experience and it’s…

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May 14, 2021
Pre-Departure

Essentials to Pack

The leatherman is my single most useful and versatile piece of kit – just remember not to put it your hand luggage. As someone who only packs at the last…

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January 2, 2020
Bush Camping

Catering & Shopping

Nowadays most African towns have good quality supermarkets where all your food shopping can be done. In some countries the bottle shop is separate so you may have to shop…

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January 7, 2020
Travel

Why self drive?

Why you should consider taking a self-drive safari for your next visit to Africa and start to enjoy the real rewards of the bush When I first went to Africa…

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October 1, 2019
Wild Animal Encounters

Animal Tails, the tuskless elephants of Ruaha

When I was a small child my Mother mistakenly took me to the cinema to watch what she thought was a child-friendly film about elephants. It was, in fact, a…

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September 4, 2020
Covid 19 Africa travel updates

Zambia update C19

Paul Barnes reports from Zambia   Tourists are now entering Zambia again. It is a requirement that they have a COVID negative test certificate no older than four days prior…

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August 4, 2020
When to travel

Low Season is best

Why Travel in the Low Season? Firstly its a better experience The “low” season is simply travelling when other people don’t which can be for many reasons. It might be…

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December 29, 2019
Travel Destinations

Why Tanzania is a tough self drive destination

Self drivers in Tanzania struggle with finding decent vehicles, making National Parks bookings and the high prices everywhere. Whilst there are the traditional car hire companies out of the main…

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August 20, 2019
Covid 19 Africa travel updates

Whats has been happening in the Serengeti these past few months?

Its easy to forget that the world has not stopped turning, the sun still rises over the Serengeti Plains, the Zambezi is still pounding through its gorges creating wild spray…

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August 25, 2020
Travel

Botswana self drive tips

Is Botswana a viable self-drive destination…  Botswana is an adventurous and challenging driving destination so be prepared for the conditions. The roads vary from sealed tarmac with some pot holes…

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March 20, 2017
  • Animal tails,  Bush Camping,  Uncategorized,  Wild Animal Encounters

    How dangerous is the wildlife on a self-drive safari?

    September 21, 2024 /

    Given that many camping areas are completely unfenced and inside National Parks what are the real dangers for a self-drive family in Botswana or Namibia? The answer may surprise you…

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    Charles Norwood
  • Uncategorized

    When to Go?

    February 21, 2024 /

    Northbound my choice would be to leave Cape Town in early April. The reasoning is that it’s a great time to travel in Southern Africa, after the rains the grass…

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    Charles Norwood
  • Pre-Departure,  Travel,  Uncategorized

    Getting around Namibia article in Travel Africa 96

    May 23, 2022 /

    Great edition of Travel Africa magazine focusing on the practical aspects of self-drive journeys in Namibia. To coincide with this we are launching our own back to Africa project that…

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    Charles Norwood
  • Travel Insurance & Rescue

    Travel Rescue is a better bet, article in Travel Africa 93

    August 8, 2021 /

    Don’t you just hate paying for travel insurance? I would rather spend the money on a flight over the Okavango Delta or splashing out on the honeymoon suite at Cottars…

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    Charles Norwood
  • Travel,  Trip Safety

    Free Spirit article in Travel Africa 92

    May 14, 2021 /

    When you have to explain to someone who has never been to Africa what you do and why driving your own vehicle on safari is the best experience and it’s…

    Read More
    Charles Norwood
  • Wild Animal Encounters

    Animal Tails, the tuskless elephants of Ruaha

    September 4, 2020 /

    When I was a small child my Mother mistakenly took me to the cinema to watch what she thought was a child-friendly film about elephants. It was, in fact, a…

    Read More
    Meregan Norwood
  • Covid 19 Africa travel updates

    Whats has been happening in the Serengeti these past few months?

    August 25, 2020 /

    Its easy to forget that the world has not stopped turning, the sun still rises over the Serengeti Plains, the Zambezi is still pounding through its gorges creating wild spray…

    Read More
    Charles Norwood
  • Trip Planning

    Why you need to be thinking about Safari Drive for your next safari

    August 10, 2020 /

    The travel industry is currently going through meltdown and coming through this is going to take time and patience. We will all be rethinking about how we travel and the…

    Read More
    Charles Norwood
  • Covid 19 Africa travel updates

    Zambia update C19

    August 4, 2020 /

    Paul Barnes reports from Zambia   Tourists are now entering Zambia again. It is a requirement that they have a COVID negative test certificate no older than four days prior…

    Read More
    Charles Norwood
  • Trip Safety

    Article in Land Rover Owner

    July 15, 2020 /

    Baring the soul in a high profile magazine was a little daunting. This is tough reading for anyone that loves Land Rovers and at the time accounted for many years…

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    Charles Norwood
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