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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
Travel Insurance & Rescue

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

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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August 8, 2021
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
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
Trip Safety

Article in Land Rover Owner

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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July 15, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
Travel

Is Botswana a viable self drive destination?

Article in Travel Africa Magazine by Charles Norwood Botswana is an adventurous and challenging driving destination so be prepared for the conditions. The roads vary from sealed tarmac with some…

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April 23, 2017
Travel

How to Spend your safari budget wisely

The game viewing experiences at a waterhole are often the same whether you are paying £500 a night staying in lodge or £25 a night staying in a campsite and…

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August 2, 2017
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
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
  • Travel

    How to Spend your safari budget wisely

    August 2, 2017 / No Comments

    The game viewing experiences at a waterhole are often the same whether you are paying £500 a night staying in lodge or £25 a night staying in a campsite and…

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    Charles Norwood
  • Trip Safety

    10 Ways to Stay Safer

    July 25, 2017 / No Comments

    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…

    Read More
    Charles Norwood
  • Travel

    Is Botswana a viable self drive destination?

    April 23, 2017 / No Comments

    Article in Travel Africa Magazine by Charles Norwood Botswana is an adventurous and challenging driving destination so be prepared for the conditions. The roads vary from sealed tarmac with some…

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    Charles Norwood
  • Travel

    Botswana self drive tips

    March 20, 2017 / No Comments

    Travel Africa Magazine

    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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    Charles Norwood
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