Travelogues KwaZulu-Natal

A safari in one of the many national parks in South Africa is a must! After all, there are so many fantastic animals and landscapes to see here. Of course, we don't miss this...

Oh, you beautiful Drakensberg - we fell in love with you! From Johannesburg, we drive about 3.5 hours south to the "Golden Gate Highlands National Park" in the northern...

Now we have arrived here at the wild coast of Durban for the second day in the 'Wright House', which will be our home for the next four months. It already feels much longer with...

Safari im Phe Zulu Safari Park

After the frigid nights in the Drakensberg, the warmth on the Indian Ocean coast feels almost unreal, as if we were in another country. The iSimangaliso Wetland Park doesn't...

On Thursday, 22.03, we had breakfast at 8 am and left for Durban at 9 am. The hotel was really nice and we had a great view of the sea. Unfortunately, it was raining, otherwise...

Winter is coming! That's how it feels when we drive from the small town of Hogsback to the southern foothills of the Drakensberg. Due to the rain in the past few days, we are...

We have been able to experience a lot in the past two days as well. Wednesday started with getting oriented to discover what the surroundings have to offer. We decided to visit...

Day 139 of 175: World Cruise - Durban/South Africa

Now we have already left St. Lucia again, but the last two days were also all about animals. On Sunday, after our first swim in the Indian Ocean, we went on a boat tour towards...

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...

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...

After a start in the pool, on Saturday we ventured into the enclosures of African wildcats, servals and cheetahs at Emdoneni Lodge. At Emdoneni Lodge, various species of cats...

After driving away from the beach, we reached the Drakensberg after a few hours. The surroundings invited us to go hiking right away. We grilled on New Year's Eve and admired...

Continuing through the iSimangaliso Wetland Park heading south to St. Lucia where we will make a two-day stopover at the beautiful Afrique Lodge by the sea, finally doing...

After our stay in Komatipoort (from Thursday to Friday) we drove towards Swaziland (now called 'Eswatini'). After an unusual procedure at the border crossing, where we had to...

Our last day in Salt Rock is coming to an end. We had two wonderfully sunny days on the Indian Ocean. Yesterday we had a pool beach day where we read a lot, sunbathed, and I...

After yesterday's storm, several roads are impassable, Frank is doing his best to navigate our 2WD Caddy through mud, dirt, and rivers Jörg skillfully chooses the least traveled...

Our today's travel day from St. Lucia to Cathkin Park in the Drakensberg was truly wintry. During the drive over Durban, we had heavy rain and temperatures in the single digits...

In the first week of University, the International Office launched an introduction day for all international students at UKZN Westville Campus. Even though not many showed up,...

From Friday 30.9. - 5.10. we are now in Durban and want to relax a bit on the beach and swim in the Indian Ocean. We have a very nice accommodation. And we also have occasional...

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...

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