Africa

5 Articles

Apr 2021 ×

Golden Gate National Park to Cape Town

We left Witsieshoek and drove towards Bloemfontein via Golden Gate National Park , which was as beautiful as always. I especially love the grasslands! It was dark when we eventually entered Bloemfonte...

freestate kwazulu natal national park plant life south africa stars western cape

May 20, 2021

0 212

Sentinel and Tugela Falls

We left Monk’s Cowl in quite overcast conditions which luckily cleared mid morning when we passed through bright and yellow fields. We took a short break at the Sterkfontein Dam , peaceful and azure i...

dam hike kwazulu natal mountains national park plant life south africa unesco world heritage site waterfalls

May 15, 2021

0 188

Monks Cowl

The challenging and partially scary Sani Pass done and dusted, we turned north-north east towards the next part of the Drakensberg, a Unesco World Heritage Site . We skirted the south side of the Malo...

animal life hike kwazulu natal mountains plant life south africa unesco world heritage site

May 10, 2021

0 208

Underberg and Sani Pass

After our time at the various beaches of the Kwazulu Natal north coast ( part 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) , it was time to head inland, towards Sani Pass and the Drakensberg, which are part of the greater Drakens...

kwazulu natal lesotho mountain pass mountains south africa unesco world heritage site

May 5, 2021

0 205

KZN North Coast part 4: Richards Bay to Durban

Just south of Mtubatuba and St Lucia lies Richards Bay , the deepest natural harbour of Africa. Stefaan had read something about a Pelican Island so… off we went. We put it into the GPS and eventually...

animal life kwazulu natal nature reserve ocean plant life river south africa

May 1, 2021

0 238

About us

Retired and with our family spread around the world, we decided to get out of here and hit the road to see more of this amazing planet! Feel free to browse our photos, read our stories, and follow us on our travels.

Archives

Tags

air travel animal life art botswana cape town dam desert eastern cape expedition vehicle freestate garden route gauteng gems hike hino 4x4 historical kwazulu natal lake lesotho limpopo mountain pass mountains mpumalanga namibia national park nature reserve north west province northern cape ocean plant life river semi desert south africa stars truck life unesco world heritage site vineyards waterfalls western cape wetland wildlife zambia zimbabwe