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After the long flights to South Africa and early mornings on safari, we decided to spend our third week in Zanzibar relaxing. We flew from Skukuza to Johannesburg and stayed overnight at the Intercontinental Hotel, which was the perfect choice. Just a short walk from the airport, it eliminated transportation worries. The hotel’s complimentary porterContinue reading “Zanzibar”

This post will be mainly photos of our time at Inyati. Even when we were not in the safari vehicle, we saw wildlife around the lodge. As mentioned, elephants are voracious eaters so it is not surprising that they produce massive amounts of dung. In fact, an elephant can produce up to 150kg (330 pounds)Continue reading “Inyati – Part 2”

Inyati Game Lodge is set within 65,000 hectares of one of the world’s largest private conservation areas, Sabi Sand, which shares a border with Kruger National Park. The lodge overlooks the Sand River and has 11 chalets scattered throughout the lodge grounds. As shown on the map below, Inyati is one of seven smaller propertiesContinue reading “Inyati – Part 1”

On February 9th, we stayed overnight at the Vrede Hotel before our early morning flight to Skukuza (Kruger National Park). The hotel was reasonably priced and we would recommend it. The staff were friendly and efficient, and the room was spacious, clean, and had a comfortable bed. The hotel’s location, just a 5-minute shuttle rideContinue reading “Umkumbe Safari”

On February 2nd, we flew to South Africa via Addis Ababa with Ethiopian Airlines (arriving in Cape Town on February 3rd). This was our first time using the airline, and we were impressed. The staff, from check-in to landing, was friendly and helpful, which made the long flight more comfortable. The food was decent forContinue reading “Back in South Africa”

Nov. 14th – 17th: On Nov. 14th we arrived at 8:00 a.m. in Singapore, the final port of our 16 day cruise. We spent 4 days in Singapore before we headed home on November 17th. Since we couldn’t check into our hotel until 4:00, we arranged a private tour with Tours by Locals. First stopContinue reading “Singapore – Our Last Port”

We were looking forward to once again experiencing Saigon at night with Vespa Wanderers. Initially we planned the tour for just the two of us, but ended up inviting a few couples from the ship to join us – 11 of us in total experienced this crazy adventure. It was a progressive dinner, starting withContinue reading “Saigon – Night Foodie Tour”

Nov. 11th – 12th: As mentioned in my previous posts, our stop in Nha Trang Vietnam was cancelled due to docking issues, so we had an additional day at sea before arriving in Saigon the morning of Nov. 11th. We were excited to return to Saigon, especially since we’d be meeting up with Alice fromContinue reading “Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) Vietnam”

Nov. 7th – Nov. 8th: We had a “sea day” as we cruised from Kaohsiung Taiwan to Hong Kong; we arrived in port at 8:00 a.m. We last visited Hong Kong in 2020 but it was a stopover on our way to Vietnam so we didn’t tour. This time we used our remaining shipboard excursionContinue reading “Hong Kong”

Nov. 4th: When we left Hiroshima, we had one “sea day” before arriving at our last Japanese port, Naha Japan on November 4th. Naha is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. We decided to explore Naha on our own rather than take an organized tour. Close to the city centre isContinue reading “Naha Japan and Kaohsiung Taiwan”