After stocking up on fresh food in Komatipoort, we drove to the entrance at Crocodile Bridge. We had never been to this part of the Kruger National Park before. We were still in the last week of the South African Christmas vacation, so we were not surprised that the southern camps in particular were still […]
We drove from Louis Trichardt via the Punda Maria Gate into Kruger National Park and spent the first night at the Punda Maria Camp. Our aim was to travel to Mozambique on our third attempt. One of the best opportunities for crossing the border is at the Giriyondo border, in the middle of the Kruger
We left Namibia via Gobabis in the direction of Botswana. Our plan was to use Botswana as a transit country to South Africa. We decided to take the Ghanzi, Maun and Gweta route to Nata. From there we followed the road south to Francistown. On the way, we wanted to visit the Khama Rhino Sanctuary,
We left Wildmoor at a decent time and drove quite relaxed the upcoming 200 km to Mata Mata Camp inside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The exit from Namibia was without complications. We had fun with the officials, laughed together and no one was interested in the fridge or similar. After 10 minutes we were out
From Clanwilliam we drove in the direction of Namaquapark. We were still undecided whether we should drive along the coast, through Namaqualand, or via the N7 to Namaquapark. Our first day took us to Vredendal. There we stayed overnight at the farm Onderhoek. In Doringbaai it would have been possible to enter the Namaqualand –
After leaving the guys from Jai Yen Yen, we drove through the valley from the river in the opposite direction. At a T-junction we turned towards Wupperthal and then found ourselves in the middle of the Cederberg Mountains You can enter the Cederberg Mountains via good (main) roads, or you can take the small dirt
After leaving Tankwa Tented Camp, our next destination was a nature farm in the Cederberg Mountain area. We decided to take a path through the untouched nature and first followed the R355 towards Calvinia. After about 40 kilometers of driving we turned left and followed an unmarked turnoff. This road led us over several farms
After recharging our batteries at Hardy and Steffi’s and sending our Donkey to the next service appointment at Toyota Stellenbosch, we headed towards Kagga Kamma Nature Reserve. We drove via Worcester to spend another night at Dwarsberg Trout. This fantastic place is located in the middle of nowhere near Rawsonville, not far from Worcester and
From Hermanus there are two possible routes back to Cape Town. On the one hand you can take the N2 and continue to follow the Garden Route. Alternatively, you can choose a small coastal road. This leads you from Fisherhaven, Kleinmond and Betty’s Bay, along the coast to Gordon’s Bay before Somerset West. The drive
In the area around Hermanus, more precisely in Gansbaai, we are in a stronghold of the marine wildlife industry. The price for a tour is almost twice as high as in Plettenberg Bay, the boats are three times bigger and the traffic is gigantic. If we still want to see humpback whales, we have to
