A long curtain of white water drops into the gorge at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
A long curtain of white water drops into the gorge at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

Cape town to Victoria falls

ByZayera Khan

Photos from First Overland Safari trip

A fishing harbour building with a large Laughing Lobster sign near Cape Town in South Africa.
Three large fishing trawlers lie at anchor in the calm sea off Walvis Bay in Namibia.
Many seabirds fly over the sea around a red fishing ship off Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Birds fly over a long wooden platform that stands in the sea near Walvis Bay, Namibia.
A seal lifts one flipper out of the calm water of the bay at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Sailing boats lie in a marina below green hills on the coast near Cape Town.
Many Cape fur seals lie on a rock island in the sea near Cape Town, South Africa.
A group of African penguins stands on granite rocks by clear water on the Cape Peninsula.
A great white pelican with a pink and yellow bill swims in the bay at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Two Cape fur seals climb onto the back of a small tour boat at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
A Cape fur seal sits upright on the seat of a tour boat in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
A traveler in a cap smiles next to a large fur seal on a tour boat in Walvis Bay.
Green cliffs and a white sandy bay meet blue sea at Cape Point on the Cape Peninsula.
A long white sandy beach curves along the coast of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town.
African penguins stand on white sand between granite boulders at Boulders Beach near Cape Town.
A large colony of African penguins rests on the sand next to a big rock on the Cape Peninsula.
African penguins walk on sandy ground with nest holes on the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town.
A printed map shows Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula National Park in Cape Town.
A wooden sign marks the Cape of Good Hope on a rocky beach in South Africa.
Steep brown cliffs drop into blue sea and white surf at Cape Point near Cape Town.
The rocky Cape of Good Hope reaches into the Atlantic Ocean behind green bush, South Africa.
A grey squirrel sits on a red park bench in a city park in Cape Town.
Pink and orange clouds shine over a dark waterhole at sunset in Etosha, Namibia.
Cape fur seals cover a rock island while waves break in front of it near Cape Town.
A large group of Cape fur seals rests on a sandy beach near Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Two Cape fur seals lie together on the rocks at the seal colony on the Namibian coast.
Cape fur seals and a seagull rest on a sandy beach on the coast near Walvis Bay, Namibia.
A young seal pup sits alone on the sand at a seal colony on the Namibian coast.
Two young seal pups rest on the grey rocks at a seal colony in Namibia.
A thin waterfall runs down a green rocky gorge on the overland route north of Cape Town.
The Orange River winds through a dark valley at dusk on the border of South Africa and Namibia.
Zayera Khan with a shaved head and glasses smiles outdoors at a camp by the Orange River.
Zayera Khan sits on flat rocks beside the wide Orange River on the South Africa and Namibia border.
A springbok with curved horns stands among dry bushes and white stones in Etosha, Namibia.
A bat-eared fox with big ears lies between dry shrubs in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
The Fish River Canyon cuts deep bends into brown rock in southern Namibia.
A view from the rim shows the dry river bed far down in Fish River Canyon, Namibia.
Low evening light colours the steep walls of Fish River Canyon red and brown in Namibia.
Bright sun lights a crack in reddish rock at the edge of Fish River Canyon, Namibia.
A single quiver tree stands on stony red ground under a blue sky in southern Namibia.
A traveler stands next to a tall quiver tree on stony ground in southern Namibia.
Layers of brown rock and deep gorges spread to the horizon at Fish River Canyon, Namibia.
A deep canyon cuts through dark rock under a hazy sky in southern Namibia.
Soft morning haze lies over the dunes and mountains at Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert.
Shaded dune slopes and red sand ridges stretch into the distance at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Red sand dunes catch the first sunlight over a flat valley at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Early light falls on a sharp red dune ridge in the Namib Desert at Sossusvlei.
Green acacia trees grow on sandy ground below tall pale dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
A big red dune rises over a valley in deep shadow at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
A tall red dune rises above a white clay pan under a deep blue sky at Sossusvlei.
Small dry shrubs stand on a white clay pan at the foot of a red dune, Sossusvlei.
A white clay pan with dry plants lies between red dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
A green bush grows at the edge of a pale pan below a red dune at Sossusvlei.
Dry cracked clay covers the ground of a pan below distant dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Red sand fills the cracks in dry white mud on a pan at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Dead shrubs stand on a pale clay pan at the foot of red dunes at Sossusvlei.
Green bushes and grass cover the savanna under a pale sky in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
An open grassy plain with a line of bushes stretches across Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Ostriches walk through green fynbos shrubs in the nature reserve on the Cape Peninsula.
An ostrich stands in tall grass and fynbos on the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town.
A group of giraffes walks along a line of bushes on the grassy plain in Etosha, Namibia.
A black-faced impala stands at a small waterhole among white stones in Etosha, Namibia.
A blue wildebeest grazes on dry yellow grass in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Two lion cubs hide in green bushes on the savanna in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A lioness walks between green bushes in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Young lions rest on white stones in the shade of a tree in Etosha, Namibia.
A young lion lies on stony ground and looks ahead in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A young lion rests under thorny branches on stony ground in Etosha, Namibia.
Two young lions lie close together on stones under a tree in Etosha, Namibia.
Two young lions rest side by side under a thorn tree in Etosha National Park.
Lion cubs lie with their heads on the stony ground in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A lion pride rests under trees next to a kill in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A lion lies in the shade of a bush and looks out in Etosha National Park.
Lions feed on a kill behind thorny branches in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A lioness walks under the low branches of a tree in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
The granite peak of Spitzkoppe glows red in the evening sun in Namibia.
Old rock paintings of animals and people cover a granite wall at Spitzkoppe, Namibia.
Red painted human figures and animals cover an orange rock wall at Spitzkoppe, Namibia.
Rock paintings of antelopes and people run across a granite wall at Spitzkoppe, Namibia.
Faded white and red rock paintings cover a granite surface at Spitzkoppe, Namibia.
Green fynbos and rocks cover the plain below flat mountains on the Cape Peninsula.
Two baboons walk through tall green grass in the bush near Victoria Falls.
An African elephant with spread ears stands close in green bush near Victoria Falls.
Three elephants stand on a sandy track in green bush near Victoria Falls.
An elephant walks away along a sandy track into green bush near Victoria Falls.
A young elephant walks on a sandy path in green bush near Victoria Falls.
Water lilies and reeds grow in the shallow water of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
A large baobab tree with green leaves stands above tall grass in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
A white flower grows among green leaves and branches of a tree in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Dry brown leaves fill a narrow gap between two pale rocks in Botswana.
A buffalo skull with large curved horns lies in green grass in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
A tall termite mound stands on a grassy plain near trees in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Pink clouds fill the sky above the dark grassland at sunset in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
The sun sets behind dark trees and grass in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
White water lilies bloom between round green leaves in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
A purple water lily grows between water plants in the clear water of the Okavango Delta.
Large black and white birds stand at a pool on the green floodplain of the Okavango Delta.
Small animals graze in tall green grass on a floodplain in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
A small herd of antelopes grazes on the green floodplain near trees in the Okavango Delta.
A herd of red lechwe antelopes stands in tall green grass in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Giraffes walk across dry grassland with palm trees in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
A marabou stork stands in tall green grass on a floodplain in the Okavango Delta.
Three antelopes walk through tall green grass on the floodplain of the Okavango Delta.
The Victoria Falls Bridge spans the green Zambezi gorge below Victoria Falls.
A large bird sits on a branch in a tree against a bright sky at Victoria Falls.
Water falls into a deep gorge and spray rises at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
A long curtain of white water drops into the gorge at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
White water pours into a misty gorge at Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River.
A wide wall of white water falls over dark rock at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
A faint rainbow forms in the spray of the white falls at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
A rainbow shines in front of a dark rock wall and falling water at Victoria Falls.
A traveler in a hat stands in the shallow Zambezi River above Victoria Falls.