By our second full day on the road, we are starting to get the hang of things, waking up around 530am, packing up our tent, digging into a big egg and bacon brekky, and helping to wash up all the dishes before setting off on a 5 hour drive towards our camp. We've heard plenty of talk that Eleph[...]
Botswana's first and most diverse national park, as well as one of the largest conservation areas in a country dominated by nature reserves, Chobe National Park is a standout among all of southern Africa's safari destinations. Botswana is actually home to the largest population of elephants in the[...]
Victoria Falls, the world’s largest waterfall that straddles the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is inarguably a bucket-list natural wonder that everyone should lay eyes on in their lifetime. Arriving in Livingstone, Zambia or Vic Falls, Zimbabwe, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the seeming[...]
Roaring through Zambia's breathtaking Batoka Gorge not far from Victoria Falls and the Zimbabwean border, the Zambezi River is a true force of nature. During the low water season, rapids escalate all the way to a frenzied Class VI (which, if you haven't been rafting before, is some pretty hectic wh[...]
In discovering Victoria Falls for the first time, David Livingstone famously said that it must have been gazed upon by angels, and you’d be hard-pressed to disagree whether you do your gazing from Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park on the Zambian side of the falls or from Victoria Falls National Park in[...]
South Africa is so overflowing with scenic drives and stunning road trips that you could easily spend a year zig-zagging around the country and still leave beautiful places unexplored. Given that we don't have a year, though, mum and I drove the famous Garden Route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town l[...]
Going on safari has always been a huge bucket list item of mine, but, after some truly indescribable experiences on a South African safari a few weeks ago, I don't think I even want to completely tick it off the list— I want to come back and do it all over some day. However amazing this experienc[...]
For many people, an African safari is the ultimate bucketlist trip, one they spend years fantasising about (and saving for) and therefore one that requires an extensive amount of planning to perfectly execute. After experiencing a South African safari in a number of different ways, including with a[...]
Inarguably South Africa's best known multi-day road trip and a solid contender for one of the world's most scenic drives, the Garden Route lives up to all of the hype and even exceeds expectations in terms of beautiful coastal views and cosy little seaside towns. This 300km route officially stretch[...]
Perhaps without the same prestige of Bordeaux, Napa Valley, or Tuscany, South Africa's Cape Winelands are often overlooked, even by serious wine snobs (which I can state quite confidently as fact since my own mother, a self-proclaimed wine snob, didn't even realise SA was a major wine producer unti[...]
Christmas is finally here (!!) and there seems no better way to wrap up what has already been a spectacular festive season in South Africa than by hiking Lion's Head and taking in views of Cape Town from above. After meeting up with my friend Aimee, who is also travelling around southern Africa at[...]
After a delightful breakfast at our sweet little B&B in Hermanus this morning, we hustle out the door to enjoy more of the incredible Fernkloof Nature Reserve and its impressive beachside Cliff Path. After our walk along the trail last night, we were absolutely convinced that we needed to spend[...]
Rolling out of Oudtshoorn around mid-morning, we are back on the highway and headed towards Mossel Bay as the cloud cover gives way to sun, promising another day of fantastic summer weather. By the time we reach the seaside about an hour later, we are delighted to be getting out of the car to enjoy[...]
Rolling out of our lodge in George around mid-morning, it's just a short 45 minute drive to Oudtshoorn (pronounced something like oats-warren) today, our next destination along the Garden Route. Despite the reasonable proximity, however, Oudtshoorn may as well be hours away— the landscape changes[...]
Today's adventure takes us just 10 minutes from last night's accommodation in Plettenberg Bay to Robberg Nature Reserve, a beautiful set of beaches and trails set right on the Indian Ocean. The weather is in sharp contrast to yesterday's (where I managed to sear the straps of my tank top right into[...]
After a 20 minute drive from our guesthouse in Plettenberg Bay, we arrive at Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre just before 730am this morning, exploding with excitement, ready to see some big kitties on our full day "Crazee Cat" tour. From its humble beginnings as just a shed beh[...]
After a few days of non-stop curry and downtown craziness, we return our rental car and say goodbye to Durban, hopping on an early flight to Port Elizabeth this morning to begin our road trip along the Eastern/Western Cape's famous Garden Route. Although there is a pretty major hiccup when we arriv[...]
Without the allure of Cape Town or the proximity to game parks of Johannesburg, Durban is so often overlooked on trips through South Africa. If not for a National Geographic article from several years ago, I would have entirely missed it myself— thankfully, I obsessed over that article, dog-earin[...]
I must admit, I'm a bit heartbroken that the final day of our safari has arrived so quickly. I had no idea what to expect before we arrived in Kruger and then again in Sabi Sands, but both places have truly blown my mind in every way, so it's with a slightly heavy heart that I get up for my last 5a[...]
The phone in our chalet rings at 5am this morning, but this is still sleeping in compared to the 330am alarms in Kruger the last few days, so I'm feeling surprisingly springy. Not to mention that on our first game drive in Sabi Sands last night, we managed to see a leopard twice and about a dozen l[...]