Zambia Itinerary

2011 Trip to Zambia PhD ZA STICKER – VEHICLE REGISTRATION PAPERS – LETTER FROM INSTITUTION [ZAMBIA TRIP ITINERARY] Itinerary for overland trip to Zambia, via Namibia  DAY 1 CAPE TOWN TO VOOILSDRIFT 686km 8hr 7 minutes @ 80 LEAVE CPT 6h00 arrive VD 15h00 L Leg Distance Total Cape Town to Clanwilliam 224 km 224 343 km 567 Duration 2:25 Duration @ 80 2:48 WALK BREAK Clanwilliam to Springbok PETROL STOP 3:12 4:17  Springbok to Vooilsdrift 119 km 686 SLEEP Vooilsdrift border crossing – N$ 160 PASSPORT AND VEHICLE DOCUMENTATION 1:10 1:22  DAY 2 Vioolsdrift to Windhoek 817km 10:12 LEAVE VD at 7h00 arrive WH 17h15 Vooilsdrift to Keetmanshoop PETROL STOP 303 km 303 km TOTAL ON ODO 422 km RESET ODO 3:02 3:47  Keetmanshoop to Mariental 228km 531 2:13 2:51 WALK BREAK Mariental to Windhoek 286km 817km FILL UP AT WINDHOEK KM ON ODO 514 2:43 3:34 CAMPING WINDHOEK AREBBUSCH TRAVEL LODGE N$ 120 pppnGastefarmelisenheim NS$70  DAY 3 Windhoek to Rundu 669km 8hr 30 Leave WH 7h00 arrive Rundu 16h00 Windhoek to Otjiwarango 252km 252km 2:44 371km 1:08 3:09 WALK BREAK Otjiwarango to Otavi FUEL STOP 119 km KM ON ODO 317 RESET ODO 1:30  Otavi to Rundu 352km 669km 3:40 4:24 + 15minutes 4:40 ODO Reading 352 CAMP AT RUNDU Kavango River Lodge Or Shamvura camp 120km further FILL UP IF POSSIBLE  DAY 4 Rundu to Livingstone 737 km 9h46 +2hours Border Leave RD 07h00 arrive LVS 19h00 DISTANCE ON ODO 352 Rundu to Divundu FUEL STOP ENGEN RESET ODO 211km DISTANCE ON ODO 211km 563 2:17 2:38  Divundu to Kongola FUEL STOP 197km 408 DISTANCE ON ODO 2:25 2:27 197km RESET ODO Kongola to Namibia Zambia border BORDER CROSSING 1:24 1:24 6am to 6pm Temp import permit – free Ferry N$1000 113km 521km Insurance N$250 Cross border charge USD$20 Carbon tax N$350  Zambia border to Livingstone SLEEP JOLLY BOYS ODO READING 329km FILL UP RESET ODO 216km 737 3:17  Day 5 Livingstone to Lusaka 455km 7h56 Leave LVS 7h00 arrive LS 14h00 Livingstone to Kalomo (River)) WALK BREAK 124km 124 2:17  Kalomoto Mazabuka 226km 327 3:26 WALK BREAK Mazabuka to Lusaka 128km 455 CAMP LUSAKA EUREKA CAMPING PARK USD$7 pppn 2:03  Day 6 Lusaka to Lake Lusiwasi 494km 7hrs14 Leave LS 7h00 arrive Lusiwasi 14h30 Lusaka to KapiriMposhi 206km FUEL STOP 206 3:03 ODO READING 206km RESET ODO KapirMposhi to Kawalala WALK BREAK 216km 422 2:55  Kawalala to Lake Lusiwasi 72km 494 CAMP SOMEWHERE ODO READING END DAY 288 OR PUSH THROUGH TO CHILONGA – 136km 2hours Would end up 622km 9:07 total Leave Lusaka 7h00 arrive Chilonga 16h30 1:16  DAY 7 Lusiwasi to Chilonga 136km 2 hours Lake Lusiwasi to Chilonga 136 km 136 FUEL STOP ODO READING 364 RESET ODO GET PERMIT USD$250 CAN STAY IN MPIKA Mazingo motel R700pppn 2:00  DAY 8 Chilonga to Samfya 509km 9hours 17minutes Leave Chilonga 07h00 to 17h00 Chilonga to Serenje 211km TO REFUEL On ODO 211 RESET ODOMETER 211 3:19  Serenje to Luapula River 175km 386 3:04 123km 509 2:54 WALK BREAK Luapula River to Samfya SLEEP OVER – POSSIBLE FUEL?!? ODO READING 509km 2 DAYS COLLECT LUAPULA, PIPIENS, TINNIENS - COLLECT RECORDINGS  DAY 9 COLLECT LUAPULA COLLECT TINNIENS COLLECT PIPIENS MAKE RECORDINGS OF ALL SLEEP OVER MAYBE ODO 650 - EMPTY DAY 10 COLLECT LUAPULA COLLECT TINNIENS COLLECT PIPIENS MAKE RECORDINGS OF ALL SLEEP OVER MAYBE ODO 650 - EMPTY  DAY 11 Samfya to Nchelenge 319km 8 hours Leave SFA 7h00 arrive NCH 15h30 EMPTY FUEL – USE JERRY CAN 1 Samfya to Mansa FUEL STOP FILL UP RESET ODO 78km 78km 1:56  Mansa to Kawama (small) 140 km 218 2:42 101km 319 3:12 WALK BREAK Kawama to Nchelenge FUEL STOP ODO READING 241 – OR TO KAWAMBWA FOR FUEL 75km 1hr25 SLEEP STOP DO SOME RECORDINGS AND QUICK PLAYBACK EXPERIMENTS  DAY 12 Nchelenge to Mweru and back 350km 6h05 Nchelenge to North Lake Mweru 125km 125km 3:07 125 3:07 Do Playback response experiments RETURN 350 REFILL WITH PETROL OR USE JERRY CAN MAYBE CAMP EXTRA NIGHT AND TWO DAYS OF PLAYBACK?!?  DAY 13 Nchelenge to Syamfa 390km 8hours Leave NCH 07h00 arrive SYA 15h00 Nchelenge to kawama 101km 101km 3:06 WALK BREAK Kawama to Mansa FUEL STOP RESET ODO 140 241km 2:42  Mansa to Samfya SLEEP BREAK Collecte birds again ODO 78km 78km 319 1:56  DAY 14 Samfya to Serenje 298km 6hours Leave Serenje 07h00 arrive 13h00 Samfya to Luapula River 123km 123 2:54 175km 298 3:04 WALK BREAK Luapula River to Serenje SLEEP OVER – Mapontela Inn ZKW15, 000 pppn  DAY 15 Serenje to KapiMposhi201km2:40 Leave SJ 07h00 arrive KW 9h00 Serenje to KapiMposhi Collect luapula 201 km 201 FROM SURROUNDS MAYBE MITA DAM Collect pipiens Collect recordings FUEL STOP ODO READING 577 2:40  DAY 16 KapiMposhi to Kitwe 151km 2h03 Leave KM 07h00 arrive 9h00 KapiMposhi to Kitwe 151km 151 FUEL STOP ODO READING RESET ODO LOOK FOR TINNIENS AND LUAPULA DO RECORDINGS AND COLLECT IF PRESENT SLEEP STOP – Riverane Guest house R400 pppn 2:03 151  DAY 17 Kitwe to Manyinga 557km 7hr45 Leave KW 7h00 arrive MYA 15h00 Kitwe to Solwezi 227km 227 3:13 330km 557 4:30 FUEL STOP ODO 227 RESET ODO Solwezi to Manyinga (Total ODO to here 330km) Collect tinniens Collect luapula Collect pipiens Collect vocalizations SLEEP OVER UNDER STARS  DAY 18 Stay around Lunga NP and collect samples and record Sleep over again  Day 19 Solwezi to Kitwe 556km 7h45 Leave SW 07h00 arrive KW 15h00 Back to Solwezi FUEL STOP 329km 329 ODO READING ~660KM MAYBE USED SOME JERRY CAN 1 - REFILL RESET ODO 4:30  Solwezi to Kitwe FUEL STOP 227km ODO READING 227 RESET ODO SLEEP – SAME AS WAY UP 556 3:13  DAY 20 Kitwe to Mumbwa 527km 8h15 Leave KW 07h00 arrive MWA 14h30 Kitwe to Kabwe 239 239 3:25 WALK BREAK Kabwe to Lusaka 139 FUEL STOP ODO READING RESET ODO 378 378 2:08  Lusaka to Mumbwa 149km 527 Call about fuel 021 1800218 SLEEP AND REFUEL RESET ODO ODO READING 149 2:40  DAY 21 Mumbwa to Itechi and back 326km 6hr40 TRAVEL ONLY Mumbwa to Itechi Dam 163km 163 Collect tinniens Collect pipiens Collect recordings Collect luapula 3:20  Itechi Dam to Mumbwa 163km 326 SLEEP AND REFUEL ODO READING 326 RESET ODO MAYBE RETURN NEXT DAY - DOUBLE FUEL COST 3:20  DAY 22 Mumwaba to Livingston 638km 10h27 Leave MWA 07h00 arrive LSN 18h00 Mumwaba to Lusaka FUEL STOP RESET ODO 150km ODO 150km 150km 2:40  Lusaka to Muzoka 238 388 (238 odo) 3:33 WALK BREAK Muzoka to Livingstone FUEL STOP SLEEP STOP RESET ODO 250 638 (488ODO) 4:14  DAY 23 Livingston to Sesheke 221km Livingston to Zambezi River 137km Collect pipiens Look for tinniens Collect luapula Zambezi River to Sesheke 84km 3hr30 137km 1:56 Collect recordings 221 FUEL STOP ODO 221 SLEEP STOP BRENDAS BAOBAB RESET ODO 1:30  DAY 24 KatimaMulilo to Rundu 516km 6h30 +2hours border Leave KM 07h00 arrive RU 15h00 BORDER CROSSING ZAMBIA TO NAMIBIA N$ EXPORT PERMITS KatimaMulilo to Divindu 313km 313 3:51  Divindu to Rundu 200km 514 FUEL STOP if possible ODO 514 SLEEP STOP RESET ODO 2:10 if not use jerry cans for 352km to otavi  DAY 25 Rundu to Windhoek 669km 8hr 30 Leave RU 07h00 arrive WHK 16h30 Rundu to Otavi 352km 352 3:40 4:24 4:40 FUEL STOP RESET ODO ODO READING 352km  Otavi to Otjiwarango 119 km 119 1:08 1:30 WALK BREAK Otjiwarangoto Windhoek FUEL BREAK SLEEP BREAK ODO 371 252km 723 2:44 3:09  DAY 26 Windhoek to Vioolsdrift817km 10:12 LEAVE WH at 7h00 arrive VD 17h15 Windhoek to Mariental 286km 286 2:43 WALK BREAK Mariental to Keetmanshoop FUEL BREAK 228km 514 ODO 514 RESET ODO 2:13 2:51 3:34  Keetmanshoop to Vioolsdrift 303 km 817 VIOOLSDRIFT BORDER CROSSING NAMIBIA TO SOUTH AFRICA N$ SLEEP OVER 3:02 3:47  DAY 27 Vooilsdrift to Clanwilliam 573km 7hr30 Leave VD 07h00 arrive CW 14h30 Vooilsdrift to Springbok FUEL STOP 119 km 119 1:10 1:22 5:40 ODO READING 422 Springbok to Clanwilliam 454km 573 4:16 FUEL STOP ODO READING 573 RESET ODO SLEEP STOP  DAY 28 Clanwilliam to Cape Town 214km 214 2:40