The road from Katima to Popa Falls was upgraded to a tarred road in the 1980s by the SA Defence Force to give easy access right along the border and into Angola. It goes from East to West and is absolutely flat and straight for 500kms ending at Rundu.
We left Nata Lodge after a hearty breakfast and continued to travel North for the final 500 or so kms to Katima Mulilo.