The Best Way to see a country? Take a road trip! Have you ever had that feeling when you hit the open road on your road trip? Freedom. Anticipation. Exhilaration.
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What does travel, adventure and safari have in common? They are all out of the ordinary activities from work or routine. Although not essential qualities, all of these can be unusual and exciting or daring.
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Our guide led the way towards the ancient path beyond stone relics and up steep steps through narrow passages. We reached a complex on the top of the hill, a section of Great Zimbabwe.
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We travelled through much of Zimbabwe almost on a circular route in 2010. It is one of Southern Africa’s most impressive but controversial countries and our trip gave us a fleeting glance of how beautiful and interesting it is.
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Remote, rugged and untamed, Mana Pools is not the easiest safari destination to get to in Zimbabwe. Perhaps that is why it is the ultimate location for adventure addicts that love off the beaten track places.
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The ferry that would take us to the town of Kariba was a bit late, but then what’s new? Has a ferry ever left on time in Africa?
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The golden hour in Africa. Shadows lengthened over the parched savanna landscape at Nyamandhlovu Pan. The last hour of daylight, before the sun sets over Hwange, wildlife come to quench their thirst.
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The tingle of anticipation of an overland adventure through Africa captivates so many explorers, even if it is only a brief visit to one’s neighbouring country, especially if you have heard much about it. Plotting a map and choosing a route and itinerary is part of the fun but planning and executing a trip to Zimbabwe is not the easiest.
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Camping is a budget friendly way to travel from an accommodation point of view. Many adventures have been had in a tent. But owning a caravan, motorhome, RV or even a camping trailer allows you more luxury.
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Camping is a great outdoor activity for the whole family, a couple or even a solo escape. It is also budget friendly especially whilst on a road trip. But what do you need to pack for your first camping trip?
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In 2021 we were privileged. We travelled more than expected throughout the second year of the pandemic even though we did not travel internationally.
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We turned off the R61 outside Cradock onto a gravel road and drove about 2 kilometres to Mountain Zebra National Park gate. Or rather we rattled and shuddered. Our teeth chattered, but not from cold. I might even have bit my tongue – literally.
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Stormy clouds are looming. Yet the land is gasping. Acacias crackle in the breeze, surrounded by long white thorns sticking out in all directions, like swords fending off thieves.
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There’s a sign at a turnoff that says Ons Karoo Plaas. We leave the main drag of gravel and it is replaced with a smaller strip of gritty sand which leads us over a rise into yet another valley.
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A coarse strip of gravel leads us deeper into the picturesque Cederberg Mountains. Along the way the impressive Clanwilliam Dam patiently waits in the valley.
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In South Africa there isn’t only one epic, ultimate or unforgettable road trip or route. North, south, east or west, no matter where you go, you will find adventure.
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When you say you are going to see the flowers in South Africa just about everyone knows what you are talking about. They also have a very good idea where you will be heading.
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Is the Karoo National Park a safari destination? Maybe not how you imagine it. Discover wildlife, ancient history, unbelievable plants and fossils in the Karoo, South Africa’s largest ecosystem.
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What makes the Swartberg Pass so special? After all, it is just a gravel road, generally in good condition and most sedans can easily drive on it.
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Roughly 500 years ago a nomadic tribe of the KhoiSan tribe left the area, leaving a legacy of ancient bushman art and remnants of their habitation from the Early Stone Age. Did they know what else they were leaving behind?
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