Travelogues Bitou Local Municipality

What a day! Incredible and unexpected temperature fluctuations have challenged us today. But let's start from the beginning. We got up very early as usual and had already had...

Monday 11.1.16 We have a super relaxed breakfast across from our apartment by the water. The cereal with honey is sensational and we enjoy the mild sun and pleasant...

The morning already started with overcast skies. Due to the weather forecast, we decided to do sightseeing by car. We originally wanted to go to Noetzi, an idyllic beach with...

Garden RouteOne of the many advantages of being a teacher is - in addition to the fulfilling job itself - the holiday time. In South Africa, summer vacation is from...

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On Good Friday, we left Addo Elephant Park and drove to Jefferson Bay. That is South Africa's surfer mecca, so there are also many cool stores for surfers and co. :D We strolled...

On the 8th day of our tour, we visited Robberg in Plettenberg Bay, which is only 10 minutes away from our accommodation. As the name suggests, Robberg is a national park where...

We left Fynbos Golf Resort around 10am in the morning and headed to Tsitsikamma National Park, which is 45 minutes away. The entrance fee was 280 Rand (16.50€) per person. Once...

Before continuing our journey to Mossel Bay, we were able to admire the impressive Cango Caves, discovered in 1780. With its 1.6 km, the cave system is one of the largest and...

Our second day in Plettenberg Bay started off just as active as the previous days. Today, we went on a canyoning tour through 'The Crags', a mountain range located 20 minutes...

Since only places & activities that I have not seen yet were planned on this trip, today was an absolute highlight. There was no time for this place on the last trip and...

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...

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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...

The grounds of Masizame

When I woke up in the morning, I was a little surprised to see a black woman in our kitchen. It was Monica, the cleaning lady. It is normal here for every family to have one or...

Today I continued writing in my diary/blog in the morning and finally put it online. And I had another funny encounter at the Marketplace! A man came to the Marketplace with a...

Today I slept in a bit because I didn't have to start work until 1 pm. I decided to walk into town and explore some new paths. I discovered a new beach with even fewer people....

In Johannesburg, I then found out by chance, using a very small sign, that my suitcase does not go through to George after all. So I had to check out and then check in again....

This morning we left the most colonial accommodation of our trip, with the deepest door handles in the world (check out Kathi #Matze🤣) and drove about 200km towards the sea....

Today is a wonderful sunny day and we decide to hike the Robberg Island Trail. In just under 5 hours, we walk along adventurous rocky paths along the coastal route - constantly...

To have something to do in rainy weather, we went to Monkeyland today. There home for monkeys that are no longer welcome elsewhere, such as zoos or private households. The...

We actually wanted to walk relaxed to an observation point (The Point) for seals and whales. It turned out to be the hardest hike of our lives, including drinking rainwater to...

Today we went very relaxed to watch animals again at Monkey Land. Very funny, not a classic zoo, but rather a rescue center. Afterwards, Kathi briefly considered whether to jump...

Today was the last time we went to the beach with the children. Right at the beginning, one of them kicked the football about 3 meters into the water. They called me and asked...

The weather was great again today! After breakfast, I spent some time in the garden trying to get a tan. It still doesn't look like I've been in Africa for almost a month :'D....

Today it was very stormy again! I decided to take a walk on the beach to see the stormy sea. But I didn't want to walk on the tourist beach, but on the adjacent beach, which is...

Today I got up very comfortably again because I didn't have to go to work until 12:30 pm. The weather today is very changeable. In the morning the sun was shining and the sky...

Today I went to Robberg with Sarah and Rouven. The name comes from the hundreds of seals that are spread around the mountain and swim and sunbathe there. The hike is very...

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