2005 Flying Safari - Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Zambia Angola

A bridge on the Trans Kalahari Highway near Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek	Overflying the mountains between Windhoek and Okahanja	Overflying the mountains between Windhoek and Okahanja	Eureka (S21deg12'/E017deg49')
Runway 11 at Eureka	Eureka	Eureka	Eureka
Runway 29 at Eureka	Runway 29 at Eureka	Flying around Eureka	We visited the neighboring farms
We left Eureka enroute to Gobabis to get fuel and get an exit stamp from Namibia headed to Botswana	A paved road! The Trans Kalahari Highway	Gobabis, Namibia	Gobabis Airport
Gobabis Airport FYGB (looking at rwy 7)	Gobabis, Namibia	Gobabis, Namibia	Zambezi River at the junction of Namibia, Zamibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana
Zambezi River - Namibia-Zambia	Settlement in the Caprivi	Caprivi Highway, Namibia	Crossing the Caprivi Highway on approach to Katima's Mpacha Airport
Katima Mulilo Airport (Mpacha), Namibia (FYKM)	Caprivi Strip	Small airstrip mid-Caprivi	Okavango River, Namibia
Popa Falls, Okavango River	Okavango River Bridge, Caprivi Strip, Namibia	Airstrip near Popa Falls, Namibia	Mokuti Lodge airstrip, Etosha (FYMO)
Twee Palms, Fischer's Pan, Etosha National Park	Namutoni Camp, Etosha National Park	German fort at Namutoni Camp, Etosha National Park	Namutoni Camp, Etosha National Park
Chudop waterhole, Etosha	Main park road along the Etosha Pan between Chudop and Kalkheuwel	Main park road at the junction for Okerfontein and Ngobib, Etosha	The road to Batia at Springbokfontein
Springbokfontein, Etosha National Park	A small pan off Eland drive not marked on the tourist map	Eland Drive, Etosha	Small pan at Etosha National Park
Goas waterhole near Halali, Etosha National Park	Helio Hills, Halali, Etosha National Park	Halali Camp, Etosha National Park	Waterhole at Halali Camp, Etosha National Park
Airstrip at Halali, Etosha National Park	Airstrip at Halali, Etosha National Park	Along the edge of the Etosha Pan	Etosha National Park between Halali and Reitfontein
Elephant in the waterhole at Reitfontein	Salvadora waterhole, Etosha	Etosha pan edge between Salvadora and Sueda	Animal tracks across the Etosha Pan
Flying over the pan's edge, Etosha	Western access to Sueda and Salvadora rejoining the main park road	Ondongab, Etosha National Park	Nebrownii, Etosha National Park
Okaukuejo rest camp, Etosha National Park	Okaukuejo rest camp, Etosha National Park	The famous waterhole at Okaukuejo	Okaukuejo
Airstrip at Okaukuejo	Okaukuejo	The southern boundary fence of Etosha National Park near Ongava	The airstrip at Naua Naua, south of Etosha
The airstrip at Naua Naua (FYNU), Namibia	Departing Naua Naua	Naua Naua Lodge	Crossing the restricted road, western Etosha
V5-JOG over western Etosha	V5-JOG	Owomboland, north of Etosha, enroute to Epupa Falls	Settlement in Owomboland
Strange leopard-skin like patterns, Owamboland	Owamboland	Owamboland	Owamboland
Owamboland	Leaving the flat lands of Etosha and Owomboland behind us, we enter mountainous terrain	Mountains of northwestern Namibia	NW Namibia
Ondorusu Falls, Kunene River, Namibia/Angola	Village along the Kuene River, Kaokoland, Namibia	Headed for Epupa	Kunene River (Rio Cunene) Namibia/Angola
Zebra Mountain	Kunene River (Rio Cunene) Namibia/Angola	Epupa Falls seen from the Angolan side	Epupa Falls
Epupa Falls (Angola left, Namibia right)	Kunene River, Epupa Falls	Following the Kunene River towards the Atlantic	Mountains around Epupa Falls
Epupa Falls airstrip (FYEF-Elev 2500ft, Rwy 11/29, 950m)	V5-JOG on the ground at Epupa Falls	The mountains around Epupa Falls reach 6800 feet	Valley west of Epupa Falls airstrip
Epupa Falls airstrip, Namibia	Epupa Falls airstrip	Kunene River at Epupa Falls, separating Angola and Namibia	The Epupa Camp is hidden among the trees
Epupa Falls	Low level pass over the Epupa Camp, Kunene River	Flying together from Epupa Falls to Opuwo, Namibia for fuel	Opuwo, Namibia
Departing Opuwo for the coast	Opuwo Airport, Namibia (FYOP)	Flying between Opuwo and the Skeleton Coast	Tonnesenberge, Kaokoveld
Toennesenberge, Kaokoveld	Toennesenberge, Kaokoveld, between Opuwo and Mowe Bay	Kaokoveld	Kaokoveld
Kaokoveld	The Hoarusib, a dry river valley, near the Skeleton Coast	Flying over NW Namibia	Kaokoveld
This type of area is where the desert elephants of Namibia live	A dirt track to the Skeleton Coast	Dry valleys, Kaokoveld, Namibia	Dirt track around the Hoarusib
Hoarusib Valley	Mountains give way to sandy desert nearing the coast	Hoarusib Valley	Sandy desert nearing the coast
Seasonal Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia	Skeleton Coast, Namibia	V5-JOG flying over the Namib Desert	Sesriem Canyon, Namib-Naukluft National Park
Sesriem Canyon	Sesriem Canyon	Airstrip at Sossusvlei Lodge (FYSU), not to be confused with Sesriem (FYSS)	Sossusvlei Lodge from the air
Sossusvlei Lodge and the road to Sesriem Canyon	Namib Desert	Dunes along the road from Sesriem to Sossusvlei	Large dunes between Sesriem and Sossusvlei
Large dunes between Sesriem and Sossusvlei	Dune 45	Dune 45	Mountain south of Sossusvlei
Dead Vlei	The dune we climbed at Sossusvlei	Sossusvlei is a dry pan in the middle of the Namib Desert	Sossusvlei
The dune we climbed at Sossusvlei	Sossusvlei	The Namib Desert meets the Atlantic	The Lange Wand, or Long Wall
The Namib Desert meets the Atlantic Ocean	Rocky outcropping, St. Francis Bay (25 07S)	Coast of Francis Bay, Namibia	Coast of Francis Bay, Namibia
Easter Point, Namibia (25 17S)	A sea cave along the Oyster Cliffs, Namibia	Black Cliffs, Namibia	Sandy stretch of coast between St. Francis Bay and Spencer Bay
Inhospitable coastline	Namibian coast	Just north of Spencer Bay	Interesting dark area along the cliffs
Cliffs north of Spencer Bay, Namibia	Cliffs north of Spencer Bay, Namibia	Cliffs meeting the sandy desert at Spencer Bay	Mercurcy Island, Namibia (25 43S)
Mercurcy Island, one of Namibia's penguin islands	Wreck of the Otavi, 1945, surrounded now by a fur seal colony at Spencer Bay	The cove containing the wreck of the Otavi	The stern has broken off the Otavi
Dolphin Head, Namibia (25 44S)	Dolphin Head, Namibia, looking north towards Spencer Bay	Remote outpost in the Sperrgebiet around 55nm north of Lüderitz, perhaps Saddle Hill	Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai
Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai	Namib Desert at Hottentotbaai	Hottentotspunt and Hottentotsbaai, Namibia	Hottentotspunt, Namibia (26 08'S)
Ichaboe Island south of Hottentotspunt	Industrial buildings for the guano mine on Ichaboe Island	Bootsbaai	North end of Lüderitzbaai
Small wreck just north of Lüderitz	Civilization approaching Lüderitz from the north	Settlement on the northern edge of Lüderitz	Lüderitzbucht
Lüderitz, Namibia	Lüderitz	Lüderitz	Lüderitz
Lüderitz	Ships docked at Lüderitz	Lüderitz, Namibia	Nest Hotel, Lüderitz
Southern end of Lüderitzbucht	Lüderitz	Diaz Point, Namibia (Dias Point for the Portugugese)	Diaz Point lighthouse
Another pass over Lüderitz before landing	Lüderitz	Lüderitz International Airport (FYLZ)	Kolmanskuppe is near the Lüderitz Airport
Kolmanskuppe ghost town from the air	Kolmanskuppe	Residential area near Lüderitz	Lüderitz
Lüderitz	Felsenkirche, Lüderitz	Rounding Diaz Point	Grosse Bucht, Namibia
Diamond mine in the Sperrgebiet, Namibia	Elizabeth Point, Sperrgebiet	Elizabeth Point mine, Sperrgebiet	Elizabeth Point, Sperrgebiet
V5-JOG overflying the southern end of Possession Island, Namibia	Sperrgebiet	Coast of the Sperrgebiet	Buildings on a rocky point, Sperrgebiet
Bogenfels, a major landmark in the Sperrgebiet south of Lüderitz	Bogenfels, Namibia	Heading inland across the southern Sperrgebiet towards Fish River Canyon	Sperrgebiet, Namibia
Sperrgebiet, Namibia	Sperrgebiet, Namibia	Sperrgebiet, Namibia	Scorpion Mine on the edge of the Sperrgebiet
Mountains of Southern Namibia	Huib-Hoch Plateau	En route from Bogenfels to Ai Ais	Southern Namibia
Main road outside the Sperrgebiet	Mountains of Southern Namibia	Following V5-JOG to Fish River Canyon	A dry waterfall, Namusberge
Highest terrain 5500'	Mountains west of Fish River Canyon	Hunsberge, near Fish River Canyon	Hunsberge, near Fish River Canyon
Richtersveld National Park across the Oranje River in South Africa	Fish River Canyon is the largest canyon in Africa	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon	Ai Ais Hot Springs, Namibia	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Scenic drive and overlook, Fish River Canyon
Road on the eastern rim of Fish River Canyon	The Fish River north of the main Canyon	Fish River north of the main canyon	Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop
Near Keetmanshoop, Namibia	Bridge along the Keetmanshoop-Windhoek Highway	Namaland	Parallel dunes northeast of Mariental, Namibia
Low parallel dunes of the Namibian Kalahari	The worst runway of the trip, Ellingerode, Namibia	There's a runway down there	Ellingerode
Ellingerode	One of the dunes passing through Oliphantwater	The mountains SE of Windhoek	Approaching Windhoek at 8500' MSL
Windhoek lies just over that ridge	SE of Windhoek	Suburbs of Windhoek, Namibia	Windhoek, Namibia
Eros Airport, Windhoek	Eros Airport with the new Presidential Palace	Central Windhoek	Central Windhoek
Windhoek	Windhoek	Heinitzburg, Windhoek	Central Windhoek
Independence Avenue, Windhoek	Christuskirche, Windhoek	Central Bank of Namibia, Windhoek	Shopping mall, Windhoek
Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia (FYWE)	Mamuno, Botswana (800m), on the Namibian border	Veterinary cordon fence, Botswana	Maun International Airport, Botswana (FBMN)
Maun International Airport (FBMN), Botswana	Maun	Okavango Delta	Our first elephant at a waterhole just north of Maun
V5-JOG	Flying over the Okavango Delta	V5-JOG over the Okavango Delta	Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta	Santatadibe airstrip (600m), Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana	Chief's Island, Moremi Game Reserve	Chief's Island, Moremi Game Reserve
Chief's Island, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana	Okavango Delta	Okavango Delta	Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta	Okavango Delta	Okavango Delta	Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta	Vumbura airstrip (1015m), Okavango Delta	Elephants, Okavango Delta	Elephants, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Elephants, Okavango Delta	Caprivi Strip, Namibia, across the Chobe River	Elephants in the Chobe River	Elephant at a waterhole near Zibadianja
Chobe airstrip (1000m)	Savuti airstrip (FBSV-1000m), Chobe National Park	Chobe National Park	Elephants at a waterhole, Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park	Elephants at a waterhole, Chobe National Park	Elephants at a waterhole, Chobe National Park	Elephants, Chobe National Park
Village near Kavimba, Botswana	Cattle herd outside Chobe Park	Muchenje, Botwana	Muchenje, Botwana
Muchenje, Botwana	Muchenje, Botwana	Chobe Transit Road	Kasane Airport (FBKN)
Botswana border post to Zimbabwe, outside Kasane	Meeting point of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe along the Zambezi River	That's me in V5-FIS heading for the falls	Victoria Falls, viewed from the Zambian side
Victoria Falls with the lower gorges	Ralph in V5-JOG over Victoria Falls	Ralph in V5-JOG over Victoria Falls	V5-JOG, Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls	Zambezi Sun Hotel, Zambia	Royal Livingstone Hotel, Zambia	Victoria Falls
Eastern Cataract of Victoria Falls, Zambia	Victoria Falls and the Zambezi Sun	Victoria Falls Bridge and the lower Zambezi gorges	Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Royal Livingstone Hotel and Victoria Falls
Royal Livingstone Hotel	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls
Zambezi River, upstream of Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Zambezi Sun, Zambia
Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls and the Zambezi Sun	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls	Zambezi River gorges below Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls	Town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (aerials of the falls under Zambia)	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe	Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side	Livingstone, Zambia	Livingstone, Zambia
Livingstone, Zambia	Zambezi River upstream of Victoria Falls	Irrigated fields along the Zambezi, Zambia	Zambezi River
Zambezi River	Meeting point on the Zambezi of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia