Okavango Delta, Botswana - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Okavango Delta, Botswana

Weather: Sunshine and clouds mixed, 64/85F.

Route: From Tsodilo 516 km SW on A35 & A3.

Significance: An rare example of a delta that doesn't empty into a sea.  The wetland system supports a large number of mammals, including the endangered white and black rhinoceros.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

The wetlands (from whc.unesco.org)

An endangered cheetah (from whc.unesco.org)

Tsodilo, Botswana - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Tsodilo, Botswana

Weather: Variable clouds with thunderstorms, 65/83F.

Route: From Victoria Falls 634 km west on B8.

Significance: Called the "Louvre of the Desert", there are over 4500 rock paintings in this area. The earliest are thought to have been from 24,000 years ago. Humans have been living here for over 100,000 years.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

The surrounding Kalahari Desert (from whc.unesco.org)

An example of the rock art (from whc.unesco.org)

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia

Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms, 67/85F.

Route: From Mana Pools 814 km WSW on A8.

Significance: One of the most iconic sites in Africa - the river Zambezi flows along a Volcanic Basalt plateau diving into a gorge. In the rainy season the falls aren't even visible because of the amount of spray - the river is 2 km wide here.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Aerial view of the falls (from whc.unesco.org)

Viewing the falls through the mist (from whc.unesco.org)

Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

Weather: Thunderstorms, 62/74F.

Route: From Harare 338 km NNW on A12.

Significance: National Park south of the Zambezi River - there are many African mammals such as cheetahs, elephants, Nile crocodiles, lions and buffalo. 

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Elephants of Mana Pools (from wildtimessafaris.com)

Buffalo of Mana Pools (from heroesofadventure.com)

Harare, Zimbabwe

 Place: Harare, Zimbabwe

Weather: Scattered thunderstorms, 61/75F.

Route: From Mozambique 1,543 km west on A2.

Population: 3,120,917

Places to visit: Wild Is Life Trust and ZEN, Kuimba Shiri Bird Sanctuary, Thetford Game Reserve, Lion and Cheetah Park, Shona Sculpture Gallery, National Botanical Gardens, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, National Handicraft Centre.

Images:

Harare skyline (from worldatlas.com)

Blooming Jacaranda trees (from audleytravel.com)

Island of Mozambique, Mozambique - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Island of Mozambique, Mozambique

Weather: Thunderstorms likely, 74/88F.

Route: From Kilwa Kisiwani 1,051 km south on B2 and N1.

Population: 14,000

Significance: The development of the island came in the 16th century by the Portuguese, who used it as a port between Europe and the Indian subcontinent. There are many defensive and religious buildings from that time period on the island.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Saint Sebastian Fortress (from whc.unesco.org)

Palacio de Sao Paulo (from whc.unesco.org)

Kilwa Kisiwana, Tanzania - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Kilwa Kisiwana, Tanzania

Weather: Partly cloudy, 78/90F.

Route: From Zanzibar 401 km south on B2.

Significance: In the 13th and 14th centuries this merchant city had few rivals. Goods from as far away as China passed through this port. The ruins includes a Great Mosque and many public buildings.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Aerial view of Kilwa Kisiwani (from whc.unesco.org)

The Great Mosque of Kilwa Kisiwani (from whc.unesco.org)