SOUTHERN AFRICASOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, SWAZILAND, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE, MOZAMBIQUE

ZAMBIA, MALAWI, TANZANIA, KENYA, UGANDA, RWANDA & BURUNDIALSO INCLUDES MADAGASCAR & THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS

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HISTORY • PEOPLE & CULTURE • NATURAL WONDERS • ANIMALS & PLANTS • ADVENTURE REGIONS

ADVENTURES BY REGION • CONTACT DETAILS

POPULAR ROUTES • SUGGESTED SITES & ACTIVITIES ROUTE MAPS • REGIONAL MAPS • SITE MAPS

CITY & TOWN MAPS • REGIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS

NATIONAL PARKS & RESERVES • PEOPLE & PLACES • DISTANCE CHART • DETAILED RESOURCE SECTION

2nd Edition REVISED & UPDATED

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ACTIVITY ATLASSOUTHERN AFRICAACTIVITY ATLAS

LakeKariba

CahoraBassa

bezi Zambezi

Shiwa Ngandu Lake Malawi

LakeVictoria

LakeTurkana

Lake Albert

Lake Edward

Lake Kivu

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Mweru

Murchison Falls

NyungweForest Reserve

Queen Elizabeth NP

Virunga NP

KENYAUGANDA

TANZANIA

ZAMBIA

MALAWI

MOZAMBIQUE

COMOROS

MADAGASCAR

ZIMBABWE

WANA

OTHO

SWAZILAND

SEYCHELLES

RÉUNION

(FRANCE)

MAURITIUS

RWANDA

BURUNDI

rica

MASERU

MBABANE

RONE

HARARE

LUSAKA

LILONGWE

MAPUTO

DAR ES SALAAM

NAIROBI

BUJUMBURA

KIGALI

KAMPALA

DODOMA

ANTANANARIVO

PRETORIA

Port Elizabethn

fortst

Port EdwardWild Coast

East London

ZululandSt Lucia

DurbanBattlefields

Kruger NP

Nelspruit

Bulawayo

Victoria FallsLivingstone

Mana Pools NPKariba

Great Zimbabwe

Hwange

Bazaruto Archipelago

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NP Sani Pass

Addo Elephant NP

Hluhluwe�iMfolozi GRDundee

Ladysmith

umankind

MpumalangaPilgrim’s Rest

on

MakgadikgadiPans

Inhambane

Beira

Mutare Gorongosa NP

Mozambique Island

Luangwa NP

ue NP

Nyika NP

Monkey BayLiwonde NP

Kasungu NP

KilimanjaroArusha NP

Tarangire NP

Selous GR

ZanzibarPemba Island

Mafia Island

SerengetiNP

NgorongoroCrater

MasaiMara NP

Marsabit NRLosai NR

Nairobi NP

Mt Kenya NP

AberdareNP Buffalo Springs NR

Mombasa

Tsavo NPAmboseli NP

Lamu

Malindi

Montagne d’Ambre NPAnkarana SR

Analamazaotra(Périnet SR)

Mahé IslandPraslin Island

Aldabra Islands

Rodrigues Island

COUNTRIES COVERED BY THIS ATLAS

CITIES� TOWNS� REGIONS & SITES

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CONTENTS SPREAD NO�

SOUTHERN AFRICAOVERVIEW:

HISTORY �CITIES & PEOPLE �NATURAL WONDERS �ANIMALS & PLANTS ADVENTURE REGIONS

SOUTH AFRICA �(INCLUDES LESOTHO & SWAZILAND)

NAMIBIA ��

BOTSWANA �

ZIMBABWE �

MOZAMBIQUE ��

ZAMBIA ��

MALAWI ��

TANZANIA ��

KENYA

THE GREAT LAKES �(INCLUDES RWANDA� BURUNDI& UGANDA)

INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS

CITY MAPS ��CAPE TOWNDURBANJOHANNESBURGMASERU & MBABANEWINDHOEKGABORONEHARAREMAPUTOLUSAKABLANTYREDAR ES SALAAMNAIROBIKIGALI� BUJUMBURA &

KAMPALAANTANANARIVOPORT LOUIS & VICTORIA

CONTACT DETAILS ��

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EtoshaPan

OkavangoDelta

Okavango

Zambezi

MakgadikgadiPans

PetrifiedForest

KhorabWar

MemorialMoringaForest

Baines’Baobabs

Hoba Meteorite

Otjozondjupa

KavangoOshikotoOmusati

Ohangwena

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N A M I B I AWaterberg

PlateauGame Park

MudumuNP

Sioma NgweziNational Park

CapriviGame Park

Moremi GameReserve

KhaudumGame Park

Mucusso National Park

Nxai PanNational Park

Chobe NPEtosha National Park

ChobeForest

Reserve

MakgadikgadiPans GR

CentralKalahari

GR

Tsumkwe

Okakarara

Ruacana

Nyangana

Oshivelo

Nokaneng

Mucusso

Okatjiura

Coblenz

Kanovlei

Oshikango

Okaukuejo

Kongola

Toteng

Gweta

Kazungula

Ngoma

Khorixas

OutjoOtavi

Cuangar

Rundu

Kamanjab

KatimaMulilo

Ondangwa

Maun

Grootfontein

Oshakati

Tsumeb

Otjiwarongo

C46

C41

C35

C35

C39 C39

C38

C38

C33C22

C44

A3

B1

B1

B1

B8

B8

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Etosha Pan

Ovambo

NatukanaokaPan

Charl MaraisPan

Nomab Tobieroen

Teespoed

Sonderkop

OkawaoLake

Guinas

Groot Okevi

Chudob

Kalkheuwel

Aus

Ozonjuitjim’Bari

Duineveld

Dolomietpunt

JakkalswaterAasvoëlbad

Duiwelsvuur

Khorab WarMemorial

MoringaForest

RockEngravings

Toilet

Toilet

Toilet

Toilet

Toilet

Toilet

Fort Namutoni

State Forest

Etosha National Park

KarosConservationArea

Gagarus

BiermanskoolWeissbrünn

Kowares

AndoniOshivelo

Otjovasandu

Namutoni

Okatjiura

MonDesir

Guinas

Okaukuejo

OtaviKamanjab

Ombika

Tsumeb

C39C38

C38

C35

C40

C35

B1

B1

B8

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Halali

HobatereLodge

OngavaLodge

ToshariInn

MokutiLodge

EtoshaAoba Lodge

ANDERSSON GATE

NEHALE LYAMPINGANA GATE

VON LINDEQUIST GATE

ETOSHA NP

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARKEtosha (‘great white place’ in Herero,due to the bright sun) is one of the finestgame reserves to be found in SouthernAfrica and is a vital game reserve for theentire region. The park is home to 114species of mammal, 340 bird species, 110different reptiles, 16 species of amphib-ian and yet just one fish species … andall of this is found in the 22,000km2

(13,670 sq. miles) that make up the parknamed after the massive pan that coversa vast 5,000km2 (3,107 sq. miles), stretch-ing roughly 120km (74.5 miles) from east

to west and some 70km (43.5 miles)across at its widest point. The pan sel-dom boasts much water (if any) as it isfed by the rains rather than reliablerivers, and even when the rains fallhard, few areas fill up or flood due tothe incredibly high rate of evaporation.Etosha is best explored in your own carwithout a guide. The roads are good andthe open landscape allows for excellentwildlife spotting, although there are alsosections that are thick, bushy and wood-ed. Oryx (or gemsbok) tend to congre-gate around Etosha’s waterholes. Therainy season signals the arrival of sum-mer migrants in the form of mammalsand birds. In good years the pan will bealive with thousands of flamingoes. Thewestern reaches of Etosha feature someunique areas, including the fascinatingMoringa Forest or Haunted Forest,dubbed Sprokieswoud in Afrikaans. TheHaunted Forest is littered with weirdlycontorted moringa trees which were,

quite possibly, shaped by browsingherds of elephant and giraffe. Etosha hasthree main rest camps (Namutoni, Halaliand Okaukuejo) with perimeter fencingand superb floodlit waterholes whichcan be visited 24 hours a day. The parkwalked tall as the world’s largest gamereserve until the 1960s, when its surfacearea was (over time) reduced by nearly80%. Nonetheless, Etosha remains one ofAfrica’s largest and greatest parks.

KHAUDUM GAME PARKKhaudum is wild, four-wheel-drivecountry and while its remoteness mightadd to its charm, it also demands travel-ling in a group with adequate supplies.The lack of fencing around Khaudum(with the exception of the boundarywith Botswana) allows animals to leavethe park in search of fresh grazing andwater during the rainy season, thusensuring a proliferation of wildlife towatch, particularly wild dogs and roan

AN IDEAL BASE CAMPKatima Mulilo boasts really goodfacilities for travellers and is an excel-lent base to explore and embark onadventure activities, as it’s located onthe banks of the mighty ZambeziRiver, and it is an easy base to hopinto Zambia, Zimbabwe or Botswana.

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antelope. Artificial waterholes providesome of the best wildlife spotting.Winter is best for game viewing, butyou’ll need patience: free-roaming ani-mals don’t take kindly to noise, particu-larly from humans and loud vehicles!The heavier summer rain thickens thedry woodland savanna (which is locatedon settled parts of the Kalahari’s sanddunes), which encourages a vibrantbirdlife for ‘twitchers’ to focus on.

THE WATERBERG PLATEAUThe Waterberg Plateau Game Park dom-inates the surrounding landscape, itssteep cliffs rise hundreds of metresabove the surrounding plains, makingthe plateau something of a refuge forwildlife. Many of Namibia’s endangeredspecies have been rehomed here to safe-guard them from poachers and preda-tors, and this animal paradise towers1,800m-plus (1,1118ft) above sea level.Due to its conservation success it sup-plies rare species of game and wildlife tomany of Namibia’s other parks. Itsamazing biodiversity also allows thissmall park to support a wide array ofanimals. You can drive around the parkon one of the organised game drives butNOT on your own: the animals prefer it

that way! Walking in the park providesincredible scenery and game viewing,with 200 bird species (black eagles andCape vultures), age-old dinosaur tracksand San rock art.

TSUMEBAttractive and laid back, Tsumeb’s namecan be translated to mean “to dig a holein loose ground”, appropriate for one ofNamibia’s key mining towns which hasattained a worldwide reputation in themining community. The TsumebMuseum offers visitors a window intothe past while the Tsumeb CulturalVillage is an open air museum thatallows a first-hand look at what triballife is all about in Namibia.

GROOTFONTEINMeaning ‘large fountain’ for its naturalsprings, Grootfontein’s fascinating OldFort Museum has interesting historicphotographs, gems, rocks and a displayon the old art of wagon and cart manu-facture. The 60-ton Hoba meteorite (thelargest recorded on earth) can be found50km (31miles) outside town. Almost3m2 (9.8ft2) and between 75–122cm(30–48in) thick, it may have celebratedin the region of 200 to 400 million birth-days. Hoba found its home here around80,000 years ago.

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KhaudumWaterhole

SoncanaWaterhole

Elands DrinkWaterhole

Tari KoraWaterhole

TsauWaterhole

LeeupanWaterhole

DoringstraatWaterhole

BurkeaWaterhole

Ncamasere

KhaudumCwiba

Nhoma

BaikiaeaWaterhole

SikeretiPan

DussiWaterhole

OmurambaWaterhole

KhaudumGamePark

Khaudum

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KHAUDUM GAME PARK

Top to bottom: a pensive zebra; a pair of oryx;the enduring welwitschia plant.

TOP TRIPS• An hour outside Otjiwarongo arefossilised footprints that date backaround 200 million years! You willstare in awe at the massive set ofprints made by a very large two-legged dinosaur.• A 2km (1.2 mile) drive out of Otaviwill bring you to the Khorab WarMemorial. Erected in 1920, it marksthe spot where the German forcescapitulated to General Louis Botha’sSA forces in 1915.

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SOUTHERN AFRICASOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, SWAZILAND, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE, MOZAMBIQUE

ZAMBIA, MALAWI, TANZANIA, KENYA, UGANDA, RWANDA & BURUNDIALSO INCLUDES MADAGASCAR & THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS

AC

TIV

ITY

ATLA

S SOUTHERN AFRICA

HISTORY • PEOPLE & CULTURE • NATURAL WONDERS • ANIMALS & PLANTS • ADVENTURE REGIONS

ADVENTURES BY REGION • CONTACT DETAILS

POPULAR ROUTES • SUGGESTED SITES & ACTIVITIES ROUTE MAPS • REGIONAL MAPS • SITE MAPS

CITY & TOWN MAPS • REGIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS

NATIONAL PARKS & RESERVES • PEOPLE & PLACES • DISTANCE CHART • DETAILED RESOURCE SECTION

2nd Edition REVISED & UPDATED

www.mapstudio.co.zawww.mapstudio.co.za

T R A V E L © Map Studio 2008. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic,

magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the Copyright owner.

Cover image: Michael NeumanMap Studio & the MapStudio device trademarked to New Holland Publishing (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

ACTIVITY ATLASSOUTHERN AFRICAACTIVITY ATLAS