Add some of our best experiences to your South African bucket list.
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Have you been dying to travel to South Africa but as a newbie you find it a tad intimidating? What makes it worth visiting?
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It is often a challenge for first time safari goers to know what to do and what types of clothes to wear. Is it necessary to pack anything else?
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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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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 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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Definition of a safari: - an expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in East Africa. A special moment to see wildlife in their natural habitat. What if this safari highlight turns into a life-threatening disaster?
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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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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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Wild Dogs are the country’s rarest and most endangered carnivore. Wild dogs can be very elusive and not many people have the opportunity of seeing them outside a protected area in the wild.
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On our recent road trip to the Eastern and Western Cape one of our safari stopovers was to be Addo Elephant National Park, but would we see elephants?
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One of the 10 jewels of the southern iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the Eastern Shores and Cape Vidal. Another jewel is Lake St Lucia, both situated in the southern parts of the park.
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Why would you want to visit the tiny town of St Lucia in South Africa? After all, there are sharks, hippos and crocodiles.
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After our recent trip to the Kgalagadi I have been reflecting. Is it really worth a visit?
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park is a vast area stretching from the south at St Lucia to the north at Kosi Bay. The lake, dune and marine ecosystem continues south to Lake Sibaya and Sodwana Bay until it ends just south of St Lucia near Cape Vidal and meets the Indian Ocean once again.
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Is it worth travelling to South Africa? Hear it from a local that will tell you about the pros and cons of visiting the Rainbow Nation. Includes some tips.
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South African National Parks was founded in 1926 in order to preserve and manage the indigenous fauna and flora of our country, complete with its landscapes and related cultural heritage.
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I have come to the realisation that I find animal butts quite interesting. Think I am a bit weird? Don’t answer that!
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