Northern Cape, South Africa

With a fully-loaded landrover we shot north from Cape Town until a sneaky detour took us off the tarmac highway and into diamond country.

De Beers security guards waved us through endless checkpoints and surveillance stations. We only relaxed once we made it to the banks of the beautiful Orange River.

We spotted our first game, gemsbok and ostrich, on the other side of the river, the Namibian side. Our wildlife adventures were about to begin.