Travelogues South Africa

10.02- 12.02.2018 On early Saturday morning, I set off to Durban by long-distance bus. This city should actually just be a stopover on my way to St. Lucia. From there, I want to...

Arriving at our wonderful accommodation, we relaxed for a moment and booked our two-hour boat tour through the Wetland Park for tomorrow. After that, we walked to the town...

Today we had a very delicious breakfast on the terrace at 7:30 and then set off quickly. Thanks to our host's excellent briefing, we found all the interesting points easily. We...

September 25, 2023 A last breakfast with Tine's parents and then it was time to say goodbye. A tear or two was shed, but now our real adventure began. Left to our own devices,...

'That's all folks!' (Das wars Leute) has already been said by Schweinchen Dick. Another delicious breakfast, some time to kill in a small town, return our faithful Muli (our...

After a 2.5-hour drive through the South African landscape, we arrived in Oudtshoorn - a 60,000 population city inland. The city is famous for its ostrich farming and is also...

Today we leave the wine region and drive our last leg to the Cape

Weiter geht‘s in den Südosten nach Hluhluwe wieder in den Busch, diesmal zu den Rhinos ...

Excursion to Blouberg Beach with a stunning view of Table Mountain.

Today we went to Cape Town. To get in the mood, we took another hop on hop off bus tour and stopped at the oldest winery in Cape Town, Groot Constanzia, where we had a snack and...

January 12-14: We leave Cape Town and visit the stylish Stellenbosch on our way to our accommodation in Wellington. Two days of relaxation by the pool after intense sightseeing...

Finally here. At the airport of Port Elizabeth we were picked up by a driver and taken to the first accommodation, the Kariega Game Reserve, where the rest of the group was...

We didn't have 66°C, thank God, but we had up to 46°C. While riding in an open Jeep, we were sweating and drinking constantly. We survived. In the morning, it wasn't as hot yet...

Left at 10am to head out for Cape of good hope via Chapman’s Drive (a route along the cliffs on top of the ocean as scenic as at the French Riviera). Stopped at Noordhoek Beach...

We are staying at the Bambuu Lakeside Lodge until Friday. Our room is beautiful, with a huge bathroom, fantastic view, and it is right by the lake. At first, we didn't believe...

Von der Wüste sind wir nun nach Wilderness gefahren. Wir haben hier ein wunderschönes Haus mit Pool und Meeressicht gemietet. Wir machen hier einen kleinen Pausenstopp um für...

Day 8 - Knysna Today, we got up at 8 o'clock. The weather was cloudy with a pleasant 23 degrees. Ideal conditions for Kosi to do a short workout. After the training, Kosi cooled...

After the plane took off on time at 21:55 yesterday in FFM, I landed in Cape Town today at around 11am local time (+1). To get to the hostel, I took the bus to get a feel for...

January 21, 2018: We finally leave the Garden Route / coast and drive inland, as we will be flying on from Johannesburg in five days. We still have about 1200 km ahead of us and...

I am starting the journey that I returned from just two days ago and that I consider, at least until the next one, the most exciting, varied and thrilling of my life. From August...

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Going back home is not an easy thing after such an unbelievable experience and vacation time. Left the promenade at 6.30, dropped off the rental (huge Hyundai) and went straight...

Today we got the chance to enjoy our second day at Gorah elephant camp, starting off with some beautiful game encounter even before the early game drive heading at 6.30am! Had a...

September 17, 2023 That was the motto of today. We drove another 400km to spend the night in small, chic huts on a mountain somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Today was a relatively calm day in South Africa. After breakfast, we went to the beach and stayed there until the afternoon. After a quick dip in the pool, we went to an Italian...

Today we flew from Durban to George (with a very small propeller plane....) - everything worked perfectly. We are heading to Mosselbay. We quickly find a very nice accommodation...

After a long flight (11h), we arrived well in Johannesburg. Today we want to visit Oliver's old friend, Karl Hinteregger. So we quickly pick up the rental car and start driving....

Saturday, 24.09.2022 We have landed in Frankfurt. We flew over our house on Hochfeldweg 😁. Oliver has flown a lot in the past year - he has collected some bonuses with...

Following a blood moon is a full moon, and because I find the view from the foot of Table Mountain and from my terrace so spectacular, here's a 'only' post about it

After a long flight with many movies and games, we landed in Johannesburg around 10 pm. It was a very short but friendly reunion with Felicia, Beverly, Thijs, and Gerdes. By...