Timbavati Safari Lodge Hoedspruit

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Orpen Road, Near the Orpen gate into the Kruger National Park Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa, 1380, +27-(0)-15-793-0415

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Back into South Africa and into Kruger

We left Swaziland and had a long drive to get to Timbavati. Unfortunately we couldn't stop at any scenic viewpoints or roadside souvenir stalls since we wanted to make progress down the road. Sophia got carsick on the winding roads, and made a big mess when she vomited beyond the bag I was holding up to her mouth. We made a quick stop to clean her up but the foul smell lingered for some time. This was the third African carsickness episode for Sophia in 3 years: Madagascar, Morocco, and Swazil...

Kruger National Park, South Africa mebiner
Full Day of Game Viewing in Kruger

This was the wildlife day of the trip, a full day game drive in Kruger. We had to awake just past 5 o'clock and were ready to go at 5:30, using vehicles and guides from Timbavati and one other company. It was a very good day, although two of the four vehicles were a little disappointed that we only saw four of the Big 5 (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, but not leopard). When we heard that the two other vehicles had seen leopard we were all envious, although I was also happy for them.

W...

Kruger National Park, South Africa mebiner
The Panoramic Route and Lost In Africa

Departure time for South Africa Explorer with Nomad Adventure Tours was scheduled for 8:00 so we were up bright and early for breakfast, which was not included in the price of the room. There is a small dining room near the small pool around the back of the hotel. The only meal served there is breakfast. Then we went to reception and found the tour crew. It was a stirring moment when Lotta and I finally saw our overland truck, which was named Sid, after Sid Vicious. He was an attractive fello...

Johannesburg to Kruger, South Africa pachi
Safari!

Before I begin to tell you all about how great my week was and I have a whole lot of good stuff to write about let me begin with the bad. I'm currently in Durban at the moment, the tour officially ended yesterday and the friend I met off of it, Meegan, stayed here as well and we are both leaving today. We took a bus to the casino on the beachfront this morning and we were walking along the beach, this was at 10 am or so, complete daylight, and we heard the sound of breaking glass and 2 kids w...

Johannesburg, South Africa strawberryk

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On the move again

I've just received mu luggage today, after South African Airways lost it on the way from Livingstone. Fortunately, I was able to buy some underwear and borrow some things from others in my tour group. This is a much more diverse group than the last one, with 14 travelers from England, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, the ...

Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa naomi7
Blyde River Canyon

We continued to move northeast to the Blyde River Canyon which is a significant natural feature of South Africa. It is 16 miles in length and is, on average, around 2500 feet deep. The Dam itself, when full, is at an altitude of 2182 feet.

The highest point of the canyon, Mariepskop, is 6378 feet above sea level the lowest point where the river leaves the canyon is slightly less than 1840 feet above sea level. This means that by some ...

Matibidi, Mpumalanga, South Africa goodrichodyssey
Goodbye South Africa...

... was fantastic, can't believe we got to sit out in the bush, surrounded by zebra, giraffe, wilderbeast, warthog and god knows what else... just playing with slingshots, targetting water bottles!) Ray Mears has nothing on us now! I hate writing cliches, but we really have had the time of our lives here. We've seen more elephant than people in the past two weeks.... and we've loved it. Siyafunda Bush Camp is not for the 'tourist', there's no ...

Hoedspruit, South Africa moretojr
Reserva Kapama

... cosas bien dichas (segun ella insultos sin sentido), y dejamos de hablar... que gusto! Por fin hago lo que me da la gana. Ceno solo, como solo, desayuno solo, y disfruto de las vistas solo tambien. Que error el pensar que el viajar acompaniado tendria ventajas! Nos tendremos que aguantar con compartir el coche y las habitaciones los tres dias que nos quedan, pero de momento, al menos yo, lo voy llevando muy bien. Y lo que ella piense o pase me da ...

Kapama Game Reserve, South Africa doctorhugo
Safari South African style

... he talks like crocodile Dundee, but he's older, and thrilled by the site of animals, it's obviously what makes him tick. We quickly start calling him Dad because well, that's what he acts like. Dad is this soft-spoken crocodile Dundee accent, around 55 years old. We really like Dad, but we realize Dad is of the generation that grew up smack in the middle of apartheid. Dad has been in the eco tourism business for years, but in his younger days he worked in Joburg as a police ...

Nelspurit, South Africa seandrade
Safari!!

... were getting a bit agitated . They started flapping their ears and scraping their foot on the ground like they were about to charge, so we took some photos and got out of there. That night we slept in the same sort of permanent doe tents as the previous night and had about 4 hours of sleep again. We had to be up early to go on our morning game drive. I think most people (including me) fell asleep on the drive and it was down to our guide to scout for animals. Luckily for us, we didn't miss ...

Kruger National Park, South Africa praj

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