Zambia Itinerary (PDF)

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