Travelogues Eastern Cape

We set off to the park after breakfast today. We didn't expect to be surprised by such an abundance of animals. We were 'lucky' that it rained a lot, because that meant the...

After a leisurely breakfast, we set off on our long journey to Cradock. The drive took five hours and we reached our 3000km milestone. We drove on a seemingly endless straight...

We have been in Plettenberg for three days now in a beautiful lodge. Time for excursions... today we start in the Tsitsikamma National Park. Once again, we are hindered by...

From Wilderness we then went to Addo Elephant Park. Just after we checked in and drove to our accommodation (Nyathy Camp), there was a lion enjoying itself just 2m away from the...

The first time to the beach between the two big cities Coffee Bay. A small place, 2 hours away from the 'main road'. In Mthatha, me and other travelers are picked up by the...

January 18, 2018: Our destination for today is the Addo National Park near Port Elizabeth. On the way to the wilderness, we stop at Tsitsikamma National Park at noon and hike to...

From Coffee Bay we go to Chintsa with 2 girls and an older gentleman (my travel buddy for a few days). The two of them have rented a car and are giving us a ride. The planned 2...

Sören's first impressions at the beginning of his visit to Jeffreys Bay and Tsitsikamma National Park on the Garden Route. Read more in the latest report from 06.09.16.

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...

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...

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.

Visit to Addo National Park on 26.08.2016 with Sören. Read more in the latest report.

Trail near my South African home.

September 18, 2023 And back down from the mountain into the Addo Elephant National Park. We were greeted by many herds of elephants, zebras and buffaloes, which stood in...

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