Travelogues South Africa

Early in the morning we start. We dismantle our tent and drive towards the Orange River. On the side of the road, we take a lunch break and make a small stop to buy snacks. The...

In the photos you can see, among other things, the beach which is about 100 meters from my accommodation (Pollok Beach in Summerstrand). The large castle hotel with the towers...

After another 3 days at sea, we reach Durban, on the east coast of South Africa by the Indian Ocean.The province of KwaZulu Natal, Zulu Land (80% of the population are Zulu), with...

Happy to have arrived in Cape Town, thanks to Christian: "super easy", we first enjoyed Tea Time at the wonderful hotel "The Clarendon Boutique". Afterwards, we went to the...

Since we got married in April, we wanted to go on a great trip as a honeymoon. Our first long-distance trip with children was South Africa. We were immediately impressed by the...

Finished the last beautiful bfast at Fraaie Uitzicht and hopped on the car to start the trip to Addo elephant park, doing half of the way today with a trip until Beaufort West,...

September 20, 2023 On our drive to Oudtshoorn we took a short walk along a beautiful forest path in the middle of incredibly tall, old, natural trees. In Plettenberg we had...

On the 14th day, we also had our first rainy day. We used this day to explore Cape Town or the Waterfront. So in the morning we took an Uber, which works exceptionally well here...

On the 13th day, we started relatively early again and after breakfast, we headed towards Table Mountain at around 9 am. Due to the unpredictable weather, we decided against...

On Sunday and Monday, we take it easy, enjoy the great breakfast at Cliff Lodge, and simply relax and enjoy the sweet idleness. For dinner on Sunday, we went to Blue Goose, more...

Today we want to go to Kruger National Park. We start at the Malelane Gate, take the Crocodile Route, then Lower Sabi, and exit at the Kruger Gate. I really didn't expect to see...

After a restful night, we set off for Hermanus. We decided to take the coastal route and drive through Gordon's Bay. After a short stop at "Pitts Stop" and 1.5 hours later, we...

After 2 weeks it is now going back to Cape Town via Bettys Bay (here you can also find some penguins) and a wonderful coastal road. And how do you know that you are back in the...

Today we took it easy, after breakfast at Twice Central we did some small shopping in the center of Stellenbosch. Shortly before noon, Uber safely took us to Dornier Wine Estate,...

At 09:00 we were expected by landlady Nicola for breakfast, the breakfast room was stylishly and warmly furnished, the buffet had everything one could wish for. Nicola prepared...

Just after having dinner, we enter our room and not even 5 minutes later, the world falls apart... -a mega storm will keep us awake all night, parts of the roof hit 2 cm next to...

Wednesday was all about Hopp on/Hopp off, first we took the red double-decker around the whole route, then we got off in Long Street where we refreshed ourselves at the Beer...

The first day in Kruger National Park is coming to an end and it has been to our fullest satisfaction. After starting the day early and driving about 80 km to the 'Orpen' gate,...

Lemur

Today was the day and I finally went to this orphanage where I actually signed up. But again, I had to start at 1:30 pm. So, another cozy morning :-). I had a cozy breakfast...

...you arrive at the airport and immediately notice that ALL the cars are white. ...people everywhere are eager to help you. ...you realize that there are no heaters anywhere...

I try to use the weekends especially to get to know my surroundings and thus the so diverse South Africa with all its facets. Here is the first part of my reports about my trips,...

Sunday morning 9 o'clock I am full of anticipation in the hostel and wait for the bus that is supposed to pick me up. Unfortunately, it doesn't come. I have been forgotten. But...

During our stay in Addo NP, we will be staying in a spectacular accommodation. One of the best accommodations we've ever had. Our 'nest' is modeled after the dung beetle and can...

Start of the tour Cape Town to Kruger NP. Wake up, have breakfast and head to the Nomades Office. After the formalities, we stored our belongings in the locker and took a seat...

What an amazing but exhausting experience...all my muscles hurt, especially my ankles and my arm and upper back muscles. Today someone crashed into "our surfing space" and so...

27.5.2024 Cape Town Today was the last day of our Kenya excursion. We were allowed to sleep in, could have had oysters and champagne for breakfast one last time, and had to pack...

We continued yesterday's sweet idleness ☺️ It's good sometimes. It's pretty warm here these days so we first went for a dip in the pool 💦 At lunchtime we went to Franschhoek to...

Continue from Stellenbosch to Wellington, arrive at Dunstone Guest house after a stopover hike in the Paarl mountain reserve on the Paarlberg granite monolith at 665m altitude....