Usually we plan our roadtrips a long time ahead. This one was decided upon 6 days before we departed. We had some good times in Gauteng, did a work trip to Kruger and then did KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape on the way back. Come and enjoy South Africa with us!
This year we did another trip to the Kruger National Park. We did not intend to visit this soon again after last year, but I have joined the SANParks Honorary Rangers since then, and this year was a golden opportunity to attend their annual Indaba in Skukuza. We also visited my son in Pretoria and joined some friends, on our way to the Kruger, at the Pyramid Airfield near Barberton. We've seen new places like Kaapsehoop in Mpumalanga and we've done a number of behind the scenes tours in Skukuza like visiting the herbarium, where tens of thousands of plant,…
An earthquake and an old copper mine in the same tour?? A village named after a special rock and modern tourist accommodation built after San tradition and style? Another National Park we have not visited before? This tour is a quick 5 day trip to Namaqualand and the West Coast. We are invited by friends, who own a guest farm near Springbok, to join them for a trip up the West Coast. The best way to experience and learn about an area is to have someone, who grew up there as your guide. And who better to tell a story…
Turning 60 years of age is an event you have to make special. I dreamt of visiting the Kruger National Park and spending my special day just admiring the stunning view at Olifants Camp. At least, this is what I wanted to do last year but Covid prevented all of that. Fortunately, SANParks was so kind to allow me to postpone my reservations to this year at no additional cost. So this tour will take you on a long road-trip, via family and friends on the way, to the Kruger National Park and back. The trip took a month and…