As you may have seen on twitter, Jurg and I have some exciting holiday travel plans up our sleeves this year!
We'll be heading on a month long road trip through Jurgen's birth-country of Namibia and will also be passing through the neighboring country of Botswana on the way. To say I'm excited would be the understatement of the century. I've even mapped out our route :)
Our trip will be starting in Jo'burg, cutting through Botswana, and then heading into Namibia where we'll be spending Christmas on Jurgen's family farm. From there we're heading to the south of the country and spending four nights in Sossusvlei {famous for it's picturesque sand dunes} before driving up the coast to Hentiesbaai for some fishing {Jurgen's choice ;)}. After Henties we'll be spending three nights in the adorable little German town of Swakopmund, which I've visited before and absolutely adore. We're then heading towards the northern section of the country and spending five nights in the beautiful Etosha National Park, making a quick stop in Omaruru on the way. After Etosha we'll slowly {emphasis on slowly} be making our way back to Johannesburg - spending a night in Windhoek {Namibia's capital city}, a night on the Orange River, and then our final night in Kuruman before arriving back in Johannesburg to start the year.
That results in a total of 15 destinations and 6,041 km {3,754 miles} of traveled road! It also marks the longest trip Jurgen and I have ever taken together. It's bound to be one long, thrilling adventure!
Of course, this means I won't be flying home to California for Christmas this year and I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't at least a little bit bummed out about it. But, since I was already there a few months back in September, and because Jurg and I both will be flying out in May for my brother's wedding - I decided to rather count my pennies and keep my feet planted firmly on the African continent this holiday season. Luckily, I have some pretty awesome travel plans to keep me from feeling too sorry for myself ;)
As our departure date gets closer, I'll be sure to share more details about the logistics surrounding our trip. We'll be partnering with some pretty phenomenal lodges and guest houses along the way and I can't wait to share all of the highlights of our tour with you!
What are your holiday plans this year?