Africa and India-Me & the Kids

Journey from Cardiff to Singapore and Beyond

Having completed their overland journey of twenty thousand kilometers (twelve thousand miles) from Cardiff to Singapore, Shaun and his daughter, Hayley, have now flown over to India, to meet up with her two brothers, and also Hayley's boyfriend, for a ten-day exploratory tour of Goa's finest beaches. During this time, our infamous five also pay a visit to an amazing spice plantation, go on an unforgettable crocodile safari, have a stupendous swim under a spectacular waterfall, and ride a gigantic elephant, before the lads finally returned home to the United Kingdom, while Shaun and Hayley continued on with their overland journey.

Exploring India

Mumbai was their next port-of-call, where they visited Elephanta Island—the home of the third largest caves in the world—before moving on to Aurangabad, to pay homage to the incredible Ellora and Ajanta Caves—the two largest caves on the planet. Delhi was next in line, including a visit to the breathtakingly beautiful Taj Mahal in Agra, before flying over to Abu Dhabi for a short visit—and then on to South Africa.

South Africa Adventures

After taking a cable car to the top of Table Mountain and enjoying panoramic views over Cape Town, our intrepid explorers indulged themselves in a fabulous bus tour around this bustling city, before going scuba diving with a handful of sharks! Next in line was a thousand-mile bus ride across the plains of South Africa, before crossing borders into Zimbabwe and standing on top of the world in the Matobo Safari Park, before being mesmerized by the magnificence of Victoria Falls.

To keep the adrenaline flowing, our two adventurers then embarked on a zip-slide across the incredible gorge, which separates Zimbabwe from Zambia, before finishing off their visit with a death-defying, white-water rafting trip over the rapids of the Mighty Zambezi River.

African Safari and Further Travels

Apart from paying their respects at the David Livingstone Museum and Shaun having his toenail ripped off in Kapiri Mposhi, our weary travelers then traversed another thousand miles of African soil, which included two of the hardest journeys of their lives, until they finally reached the city of Arusha in Northern Tanzania.

At this point, our perilous pair took off on an unbelievable three-day safari to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, and the Ngorongoro Crater, where they came face-to-face with the infamous Maasai Warriors, before rounding off their incredible journey with a day-trip to the mystical island of Zanzibar.