WALKING AFRICA
(2021 - 2024)
800 DAYS.
11 COUNTRIES.
15,000 KM.
4 PAIRS OF SHOES.
WALKING.
ALONE.
THE CRADLE OF HUMANITY.
SOUTH AFRICA I.
7TH NOVEMBER 2021, CAPE TOWN, "THE MOTHER CITY"
DAYS: 84
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,657 KM
CAPE TOWN
MOSSEL BAY
GQEBERHA
UNDERBERG
LESOTHO.
DAYS: 22
WALKING KILOMETERS: 341 KM
SANI PASS
MOKHOTLONG
BUTHA BUTHE
MASERU
SOUTH AFRICA II.
DAYS: 50
WALKING KILOMETERS: 716 KM
JOHANNESBURG
SOWETO
PRETORIA
BEITBRIDGE
ZIMBABWE.
DAYS: 66
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,578 KM
GREAT ZIMBABWE
HARARE
KARIBA
BULAWAYO
BOTSWANA.
DAYS: 90
WALKING KILOMETERS: 2,157 KM
GABORONE
KALAHARI
OKAVANGO
KASANE
ZAMBIA.
DAYS: 48
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,166 KM
VICTORIA FALLS
LIVINGSTONE
ZAMBEZI
KAKUMBI
MALAWI.
DAYS: 61
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,062 KM
LILONGWE
CAPE MACLEAR
NKHATA BAY
LIKOMA & CHIZUMULU
TANZANIA.
DAYS: 152
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,141 KM
ZANZIBAR
DAR ES SALAAM
USAMBARA
SERENGETI
KENYA.
DAYS: 83
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,204 KM
KILIMANJARO
LAKE VICTORIA
KAKAMEGA
TURKANA
ETHIOPIA.
DAYS: 53
WALKING KILOMETERS: 752 KM
OMO VALLEY
ARBA MINCH
SHASHEMENE
ADDIS ABABA
SAUDI ARABIA.
DAYS: 55
WALKING KILOMETERS: 1,000 KM
JEDDAH
MEDINA
ALULA
DUBA
EGYPT.
15TH JANUARY 2024, GIZA PYRAMIDS, "THE END".
DAYS: 36
WALKING KILOMETERS: 968 KM
ASWAN
LUXOR
CAIRO
GIZA
TOTAL DISTANCE: 15,000 KM
Total distance walked: 13,742 KM
Distance covered by other means of transport: Approx. 1,258 KM (boat or hitchhiking)
Nights spent in a tent: +500 nights
Average backpack weight on the road: 10-12 KG
Most challenging countries: South Africa – Ethiopia
Greatest physical challenge: Kalahari Desert, Botswana
Times hospitalized or sick: 3 (Botswana, Tanzania, and Egypt)
Arrested: Once, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
