The troubled country at the bottom of Africa.
South Africa does everything with gusto or enthusiasm, its got the biggest mammals, the biggest bird, the big sharks, big mountains, big problems, big gold mines, biggest bungee jump and a big population. This makes it an exciting places to visit, or depending on your frame of mind a scary place top visit.
- South Africa in 1995
- South Africa in 1995, a pre-digital trip
- Trip to Springbok and Aughrabies Falls
- Golden Gate National Park
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa in 1999
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- South Africa in 2002,
- Auckland to Sydney to Kruger in 2000
- Five Days in Kruger National Park
- Johannesburg to Cape Town on the train
- The Western Cape, MacGregor and De Kelders
- South Africa in 2013
- Introduction to trip to South Africa 2013 to 2014
- Sydney to Bronkhorstspruit in South Africa
- Bronkhorstpruit to Tamboti Camp
- Tamboti Camp
- Bobbejaanskrans Lookout
- N’wanetsi Picnic Area
- Exploring from Tamboti Camp
- Tamboti to Shimuwini
- Lunch at Letaba
- Shimuwini Bushveld Camp
- Sunset drive from Shimuwini
- Morning walk from Shimuwini
- Mooiplaas Picnic Area
- Bridge over the Letaba River and Letaba Picnic Area
- Shimuwini to Olifants Camp
- Olifants Camp
- Bush Braai from Olifants Camp
- Nkumbe Lookout
- Olifants to Crocodile Bridge Camp
- Crocodile Bridge Camp
- Gardenia bird hide
- Afsaal Picnic Area
- Exploratory drive in the southern area
- Crocodile Bridge Camp to Blyde River Canyon
- Exploring the Blyde River Canyon area
- Blyde River to Johannesburg to Cape Town by train
- Off to the Cedarberg for 5 days
- Two different graves near Clanwilliam
- Biedouw River Valley
- Drive through the Cedarberg to Keurbosfontein
- A stay at Keurbosfontein
- A visit to the Stadsaal
- Drive south from the Cedarberg to Cape Town
- Grand Cape Beach Tour
- A trip up Table Mountain
- A trip around the Cape Peninsular
- Cape Point National Park
- The hop-on bus in Cape Town
- Cape Town east towards Swellendam
- Bontebok National Park
- Swellendam to Anysberg
- Exploring the Anysberg Park
- Through the Karoo towards Cape Town
- Karoo Botanic Gardens
- Kirstenbosch for a walk
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- Trip towards the bottom of Africa
- De Kelders
- Shark Cage Diving from Gansbaai
- Cape Aghulas and Struisbaai
- Trip to the Karoo
- Tankwa Karoo National Park
- Coffee shop in middle of …..
- Karoo to the Cedarberg
- Kromriver Farm in the Cedarberg
- Cedarberg to Cape Town
- Rondevlei Bird Sanctuary
- Cape Town to Calvinia
- Calvinia in the Hantam area
- The Akkerendam Nature Reserve
- Calvinia back to Cape Town on the N7
- Train from Cape Town towards Johannesburg
- Pretoria to Giants Castle in the Drakensberg
- Giants Castle National Park
- Bird of Prey hide at Giants Castle
- Driving through Zululand to Kruger National Park
- Malelane Gate to Lower Sabie Camp
- Lower Sabie Camp
- Lower Sabie to
Letaba Camp - Letaba Camp
- Masorini Picnic area
- Sable Dam Hide
- Driving around Letaba area
- Matambeni Hide
- Letaba to Mopani Camp
- Makhadzi picnic area
- Mooiplaas picnic area
- Mopani Camp
- Shipandani Hide
- Pioneer Bird Hide
- Driving back to Mopani camp as the sun is setting
- Driving around the Mopani area
- Sunset drive from Mopani Camp
- Mopani to Lower Sabie Camp
- Comfort stop at Satara
- Tshokwane Picnic Area
- Lower Sabie Camp
- Sunset drive from Lower Sabie
- Big loop in the south
- Afsaal picnic area
- Lower Sabie to Pretorius Kop Camp
- Nkuhlu Picnic area
- Lake Panic
- Pretorius Kop Camp
- Late afternoon drive near Pretorius Kop
- A loop drive in Pretorius kop area
- Mathekenyane
- Sunset drive from Pretorius Kop
- Pretorius Kop to Johannesburg to Sydney
- Review of this trip to South Africa
- Review of our second visit to Kruger 2014
South Africa in 2017
- South Africa in 2023
- Sydney to Cape Town the hard way
- What makes The Cape different
- A circuit around the Cape Peninsular
- Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens
- Plants and animals at Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens
- Penguins at Boulders beach
- Cape Point National Park
- Chapmans Peak Drive
- Cable car up Table Mountain
- Evening on Llundudno Beach
- De Kelders for a long weekend
- Two very different local restaurants in the Overberg
- Exploring the Pearly Beach Plaat and the mountains
- Cape Aghulas, the bottom of Africa
- A drive to Oudtshoorn
- Caves and Ostriches
- Swartberg Pass is not for ninnys/acrophobic
- Karoo National Park
- Accommodation in Karoo National Park
- Animals spotted in the Karoo National Park
- A night drive in Karoo National Park
- A drive to Lammertjie Leegte and Bulkraal
- Drive from Karoo National Park to Cape Town
- A flight over the Cape Peninsular in a small plane
- St Helena Bay on the West Coast
- Clanwilliam in the northern Cedarberg
- Trip to De Kelders, unable to leave !
- Cape Town to Kruger National Park
- Kruger National Park in 2023
- Introduction
- Cape Town to Kruger National Park
- Skukuza to Tamboti
- Tamboti Tented Camp
- Tamboti to Shingwedzi
- sighting for the drive from Tmboti to Shingwedzi
- Shingwedzi Camp
- Subsetdrive from Shingwedzi Camp
- Shingwedzi to Letaba
- Sighting between Shingwedzi and Letaba Camps
- Letaba Camp for two days plus ….. days
- Sights in Letaba area, two visits
- Letaba to Balule Camp
- Balule Camp
- Exploring and sight in Balule area
- Balule to Lower Sabi Camp
- Sightings and views driving between Balule and Lower Sabie
- Lower Sabie Camp
- Morning walk from Lower Sabie Camp
- Night drive from Lower Sabie
- Driving around the Lower Sabie area
- Lower Sabie to Pretorius Kop
- Afsaal Picnic Area
- Pretorius Kop Camp
- Pretorius kop area exploration
- Dee solo in Kruger for 12 days
- Driving between Lower Sabie and Letaba camps
- Plants – a small collection
- Olifants Camp for one night, plus a day visit from brunch
- Olifants Camp to Skukuza Camp
- Skukuza Rest Camp
- Thirteen nights in Kruger solo
- Bird pictures from 20 days in Kruger
- Animals
- Termite mounds in all shapes and sizes
- Some pictures of what the roads are like in KNP
- Pictures of the scenery, it is not all about animals
- DUNG – it is important
- And some pictures are a FAIL
- Kruger in South Africa to Yeravan in Armenia
- South Africa in 2004
South Africa in 2023