Arrival in Johannesburg

Departure Amsterdam

Überfahrt nach Hoedspruit

Nach einer erholsamen Nacht haben wir unseren Mietwagen in Empfang genommen. Nach 6 Stunden Fahrt auf der falschen Seite und über teilweise noch recht rudimentäre Straßen sind...

Canopy Tour and animal shows

We have been able to experience a lot in the past two days as well. Wednesday started with getting oriented to discover what the surroundings have to offer. We decided to visit...

Winter in South Africa

Our today's travel day from St. Lucia to Cathkin Park in the Drakensberg was truly wintry. During the drive over Durban, we had heavy rain and temperatures in the single digits...

We have the Big Five!!!

Now we have already left St. Lucia again, but the last two days were also all about animals. On Sunday, after our first swim in the Indian Ocean, we went on a boat tour towards...

Emdoneni Lodge and the Cats Release Program

After a start in the pool, on Saturday we ventured into the enclosures of African wildcats, servals and cheetahs at Emdoneni Lodge. At Emdoneni Lodge, various species of cats...

Ilse and her family were traveling in South Africa with a rental car

16 Days in South Africa

And then there was… 😉

Actually, the last blog entry was already written. Actually. 😬😅 This morning we woke up relatively early, which not only gave us that quaint door on the way to breakfast, but...

A little bit of Africa comes with it

Today, South Africa's winter is treating us to wonderful summer weather – at least by northern German standards. 😎 We're taking it easy on our last day of vacation. With Tra

Stellenbosch and Franschhoek

Today we're going to the Winelands. This morning's drive out of Cape Town was again oppressive in parts. For kilometers on end, we drove past densely built-up, very poor-looking...