South Africa Travel Blogs

... we spent some time by the pool catching the last few rays before sunset. I met a lady there who had come from London to South Africa for the weekend!!! Not quite the full story, her and her husband were building a house nearby so they'd dropped by to ...

A travel blog entry from Plettenberg Bay by mindabarley
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... out an open invitation to hungry hyenas. All the game is potentially dangerous and should never be underestimated.   South Africa's wildlife is plentiful and diverse enough to make any trip action-packed but most would be disappointed not to see ...

A travel blog entry from Richards Bay by stephen.j.booth
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... the hippos we saw a massive bird swoop round the river and Graeme told us it was a King Crane, the biggest in Africa. After this, Graeme said he could see some black rhino activity / tracks so we went on a chase to see one but  ...

A travel blog entry from Shamwari Game Reserve by mindabarley
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... so quick change in plan and we decided to head to our next hotel in the False Bay area to drop off our bags and then head South from there to Cape Point. With new plan in hand we headed South and as we left Cape Town  for the coast we could ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by mindabarley
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The Intercape turned out to be a Christian company, we asked the Lord for a safe journey and were treated to the film, 'A Pilgrim's Progress', the story of Hopeful and Christian's voyage to the Celestial City. Not really our thing but we enjoyed the eight ...

A travel blog entry from Oudtshoorn by stephen.j.booth
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Breakfast at Colona Castle before checking out and hitting the R310 which is effectively a road down a beach so there is sand on one side and the sea on the other! Another beautiful day weather wise so lovely to be able to drive down this stretch of beach ...

A travel blog entry from Stellenbosch by mindabarley
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We woke up to a cloudy day but by breakfast it had brightened up. I popped into the spa for a manicure and pedicure and Steve had a snooze on the loungers by the unheated pool. The area around Wedgeview is very green so it was akin to lying in a sunny ...

A travel blog entry from Stellenbosch by mindabarley
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Getting to PSJ is no mean feat.The Bazbus drops off in Mthatha, via Nelson Mandela's house. We then organised a shuttle to the hostel which should be around an hour and a half away. The shuttle showed up two hours late, but that was the least of our ...

A travel blog entry from Port St Johns by stephen.j.booth
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Charlotte and I celebrated NYE09 at a rooftop party at the V&A Harbour with 3000 people in attendance. It was crazy, tickets were R250 (approx 17GBP) We went with Andy, Dave and Calvin from the hostel. This has to be the best NYE of my life. A round ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by stephen.j.booth
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We phoned the Bazbus this morning and found that the next bus to Mossell Bay was fully booked, new year has totally thrown us off-track. After considering hiring a car for around 150GBP we settled on getting the Intercape bus for approx 35GBP straight to ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by stephen.j.booth
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Charlotte has morphed into Lara Croft. Not only has she learned to ride a bike AND attempted to Paraglide but our first day in SR was the most tiring so far - a huge hike and a treetop canopy tour (Ok, maybe not Lara Croft, more like Connie Huq) The ...

A travel blog entry from Storms River by stephen.j.booth
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After the lavish meal at LQF, you'd have thought we'd have had enough food but oh no, we had a lie in and then breakfast. Steve made sure he had one of those tasty yoghurt and granola things just to keep the hunger at bay! We decided to take the route ...

A travel blog entry from Swellendam by mindabarley
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Made up for missing out on Swellendam by driving through after breakfast. Nice enough but didn't look like we missed out on all that much. It was very busy as apparently it was payday. Drove along the N2 again and passed through George to Victoria Bay ...

A travel blog entry from Wilderness by mindabarley
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Not the most brilliant compulsory Bazbus stop ever, we arrived at 11pm and were taxied down the road away from the hostel to 'Faith Alley' our own self-catered cottage. PE at night is about as pleasing on the eye as Chernobyl. It's badly lit, deserted but ...

A travel blog entry from Port Elizabeth by stephen.j.booth
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... to sit in all day. Crosby's house is nice for reflection and meditiation with giant windows overlooking Jo'burg and northern South Africa. I took a nice long bath and got ready for U.S. customs by putting my various seeds in my pockets. Then it was ...

A travel blog entry from Johannesburg by cpricci
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Of course you can't go to Africa without visiting the animals. And I did. I went to Hluhluwe game reserve near St Lucia, a coastal village about 300 km north of Durban. There I was persuaded to go whale watching too. The Addo Elephant National Park, a ...

A travel blog entry from Saint Lucia by katherine-anne
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... Throughout the week I got to know Frick and his staff and other valley residents. There's definitely something to say about South African hospitality. Saturday was my last night in the valley, so Dale brought me out to the Rustler's Village party. This ...

A travel blog entry from Rustler's Valley by cpricci
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... as I get off the plane.  It's early in the morning and the 9 hour flight leaves me out of sorts when I realize I'm in Africa again!    The cab ride (if you can call the 1982 nissan a cab) is very interesting in that we drive through what ...

A travel blog entry from Johannesburg by madman96
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Another 5am call. In fact we received two and when we got to the main area we discovered that a couple from the German group had not had their's so likelihood a mix up somewhere. There was less grey cloud and even a corner of blue sky! Hurray - our first ...

A travel blog entry from Addo Elephant National Park by mindabarley
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We get an early start with a cold outdoor shower followed by a simple yet tasty breakfast.  Everything is done at a snails pace here and I'm quickly taken by this relaxed mindset.  My alarm, set to Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds' wakes me up ...

A travel blog entry from Nelspruit by madman96
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... many beautiful views in one day. The Cape of Good Hope is fun and I hike/climb down to the southern most point in Africa and touch the waters where the Atlantic meets the Indian ocean.  I contemplate a swim in the icy waters but get distracted by ...

A travel blog entry from Hermanus by madman96
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... , at least in public; it helps pave the way - seems to work. Mind you, I wasn't really aware of this until South Africa. I thought people would walk right through me there, but they smiled as they approached; standing in line at a buffet the man beside ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by katherine-anne
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... as well. This morning we are renting a car to head back into the winelands region to stay a night in Franschoek before heading south to the coastal town of Hermanus. I'm a bit nervous about the car rental, not that the driving here is any more hectic ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by globedecker
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Great breakfast at Emily Moon set us up for the day ahead. Also helped ease Steve's bad head! Bonus was the car had been cleaned! What service! We drove down the trusty N2 and then the Grootrivier Pass where the views are stunning but a stupid ...

A travel blog entry from Tsitsikamma National Park by mindabarley
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I deliberately made no plans for my time in South Africa after the project - alone in this unknown country I wanted to do whatever I fancied. What I most needed now was to distance myself from what I'd just experienced. Torn between dying to get away and ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by katherine-anne
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After a solid breakfast at the hotel, we are picked up and whisked away to our safari! We sleep basically the entire ride out (almost 6 hours) but are kept awake for the last hour or so after picking up a swiss guy named Richard.  He's absolutely ...

A travel blog entry from Nelspruit by madman96
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... he had to kick us out on Friday as he was booked out for the weekend. We may have stayed there until our flight out of South Africa on Tuesday otherwise.   So we said goodbye to Nev and the boys, and the dogs and once again headed north to a place ...

A travel blog entry from Southbroom by peteandmandy
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Early ish start in the morning following a not so good buffet breakfast at Tsitsikamma Lodge. I wonder if this had anything to do with the lack of chef and one of the owners standing in as the spa therapist had let onto me the day before. If so, I'm glad ...

A travel blog entry from Shamwari Game Reserve by mindabarley
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Click here for Cape Town photos Up remarkable early all things considered. I walked up a steep 1 hour climb to Signal Hill, right behind the hostel. What can I say, more fantastic views of the mountains, the city and down the coastline onto an area ...

A travel blog entry from Cape Town by jonclark2000
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Click here for all Drakensberg photos We luckily managed to get in on a cancellation at a bird hide in the Giants Castle section of the park. Normally there is a 6 month waiting list for this. It was a very long 2 hour drive to get to the ...

A travel blog entry from Giants Castle, Drakensbergs by jonclark2000
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