Travelogues Sundays River Valley Local Municipality

Thursday, 14.1.2016 After breakfast, we leave the i-lollo-Lodge , quickly get some money and G. buys a ostrich leather bag. By 9:15 am, we are in the car heading North – from...

Vacation on the Garden Route, from relaxation to extreme adrenaline

The next highlight of our South Africa trip awaits us. As the name suggests, the Addo Elephant National Park is known for its many elephants. But there are also the rest of the...

Friday January 15, 2016 The alarm clock rings at 6.00am. The shower in my roundhouse takes some getting used to. First of all, you can hardly see anything and it is built with...

Today was a day for the soul 🧡We had so many special moments that we will never forget 🥹 We started with a delicious breakfast. Strengthened, we then set off on the safari. We...

The day started with a delicious breakfast in the cooking school restaurant. Afterwards we went to the Addo Elephant Park. Big problem today... temperatures around 37 degrees 🥵...

First we went from Knysna to Plettenberg Bay today to the great café we had already been to ☺️ We had a delicious late breakfast. Anni was able to feed the animals again and run...

Hitting the road from Lemoenfontein to Addo Elefant 🐘 Park, again another 400km of road trip. Starting the day with a dip in the perfect pool at the game lodge and a couple of...

As I had some time yesterday...

On Tuesday, March 27th, we left Lesotho. We were ready to go at 6:00 in the morning as we had a long drive ahead of us. After crossing the border, we set up our breakfast. It...

Second day at the Gorah, getting up at 5.45 am to grab an early coffee and then head out directly in search for the lions 🦁 We got to see already lots of other wild- and...

After a night in Jeffreys Bay which is considered an absolute surf spot, we continued to Addo. In Addo, we were able to go on a morning safari again in the famous Addo Elephant...

Today we headed from St. Francis Bay, where we enjoyed an excellent breakfast at 'The Sands', in the direction of Shamwari Game Resort. We were able to cover most of the distance...

Today was all about the elephants at Addo Elephant National Park. Since I've been on several safaris before (and for cost reasons), I decided to drive with my own rental car,...

Day 5 - Addo After a hearty breakfast, we set off towards Addo. Our route took us out of Oudtshoorn along the N12. We drove past Swartberg towards Willowmore before turning onto...

Thursday, 07.11.19: My alarm clock goes off at 04:00 am. Every one who knows me just a little, is aware what that means for me ;) But today it's ok, cause we are going to Addo...

January 18th to 20th: In Addo NP, the longing of our seven-year-old Fa is finally fulfilled. We discover a sleeping lioness in the thicket. Fa is excited and her vision of...

On the first day in P.E., we ended up in the Addo Elephant Park, which is about 30 minutes away. There, we had the last chance on this trip to see elephants, giraffes, and other...

Day 6 - Addo The alarm clock rang at half past 7 and woke us up rudely from our dreams. After an excellent breakfast, we set off towards Addo Elephant Park, which was only 9km...

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...

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...

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.

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...