Håvar Bauck
Joined23 October 2009
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I am an entrepreneur, explorer, and travel writer, based in Nairobi. For more than two decades, I have travelled across Africa by road, air, boat, and the occasional questionable track, usually drawn to places with character, history, and a bit of rough edge. Through Wandering Africa, I share stories, field notes, and photography shaped by real travel, close observation, and a lasting fascination with the continent’s landscapes, coastlines, cities, and wild places.
Paje Beach Boats Restaurants Crowds

Paje, Zanzibar: Wind, Waves, and Late Nights

Paje looks AI-generated in real life. A windy, turquoise lagoon built for kitesurfing, a village that still smells like the sea, caves you can actually swim in, and nights that shift from chilled beach bars to inland clubs when the party bug bites. Add plate-scraping meals at Basil, seafood by the water at Oxygen, and the late-night street food vibe that takes over when the international spots wind down, and you have a corner of Zanzibar that feels boutique, lively, and very easy to love.
Zanzibar
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Murchison Falls - Bottom of the Falls

Murchison Falls – The Nile Unleashed

Murchison Falls is the Nile at full volume: squeezed through a 7-metre gorge, roaring at full volume. Add savannah game drives, hippos and crocs on the river, and the delta’s papyrus silence, and you have Uganda’s best surprise, yet to be discovered by the crowds.
Uganda
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Jinja - White Water Rafting on the Nile

White-Water Rafting in Jinja: Christmas on the Nile

Jinja has earned its reputation as Uganda’s adventure capital, and white-water rafting on the Nile is a good reason why. On our Christmas 2025 road trip, we finally got in the raft. The plan was a fun family run through grade 4 rapids. Well, that was the plan..
Uganda
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Ngong Hills First Hill - North

Hiking Ngong Hills – Wind, Views, and a Proper Ridge Walk near Nairobi

Ngong Hills has changed massively since I first hiked it in 2002. Back then, the road up had a reputation, the ridge started later, and beyond the early viewpoints was no-go territory without police escort. Today the lower slopes are crowded, the zipline crowd is out in force, and people hike all the way to Kona Baridi as a normal thing. But the core of it is still the same: one hill after another, strong wind, open views, and a proper hike close to Nairobi.
Kenya
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Mombasa - Fort Jesus in the evening

Fort Jesus: Where Empires Fought for the Swahili Coast

Fort Jesus is Mombasa’s most famous landmark, but it is more than a coastal fortress. It is a hard-edged piece of Swahili Coast history, shaped by Portuguese ambition, Omani power, trade, war, empire, and the long, messy story of Mombasa itself.
Kenya
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Thimlich Ohinga Outer Wall and Entrance

Thimlich Ohinga: Kenya’s Forgotten Stone Fortress

Hidden away in Migori County, Thimlich Ohinga is one of Kenya’s least-known UNESCO sites and easily one of its most intriguing. Hard to reach, rich in mystery, and wrapped in thick stone walls, it feels less like a heritage stop and more like the remains of a lost civilization.
Kenya
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Kendwa Rocks - Full Moon Party Sign on fire

Kendwa Rocks Under the Full Moon

Kendwa Rocks Full Moon Party is Zanzibar beach nightlife at full volume. Fire on the sand, packed crowds, split music zones, and the kind of chaos that makes breakfast optional.
Zanzibar
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