The Travel Info Blogger
The beautiful Maletsunyane Falls is the main reason we visited Semonkong, “place of smoke”, but there is much more to experience. Maletsunyane Falls, at 192 m (630 ft), is one of the tallest single-drop waterfalls in Africa. Getting to Semonkong We entered Lesotho at the Maseru Bridge border post. I wanted to visit The Lion […]
Botswana is known as a high-end safari destination and I had always assumed that the alternative to expensive luxury lodges, was to camp. Stories of hyenas and honey badgers raiding campsites, however made me wary. A friend’s comment about their trip to Botswana, set me researching, and I realized that there are more reasonable […]
The Cederberg lies in the Western Cape, a few hours’ drive north of Cape Town. The Cederberg Complex includes the Cederberg Wilderness Area, Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve and Hexberg Nature Reserve, and is managed by CapeNature. This CapeNature document provides a good overview addressing climate, fauna, flora, rock art, and more: https://www.capenature.co.za/uploads/files/CapeNature-Cederberg-2025.pdf My post only covers […]
Day 13: Gokyo (4750m) Many trekkers ascend Gokyo Ri for sunrise or sunset views and therefore ascend or descend in the dark. We preferred hiking up in the daylight with the warmth of the sunshine, so this morning we set off up Gokyo Ri (5357 m). My husband was going to the top and I […]
Day 7: Namche Bazaar (3440 m) to Phortse Thanga (3660 m) We left this morning at 08:15. The first part of the path is also the standard route to Everest Base Camp, so there were quite a number of trekkers on the path. The young porters who had their music blaring detracted from the experience. […]
Day 5: Namche Bazaar (3440 m) Most trekkers spend at least a day in Namche for altitude acclimatization. The standard day-hike is up to Everest View Hotel at 3880 m. Please see Day 15 for an alternative route via Khunde and Khumjung. It was a lovely sunny warm morning. After walking for 10 minutes, I […]
My husband and I trekked from Lukla to Gokyo and back in the last days of October and into the first half of November, one of the peak times for trekking in the Everest / Khumbu region. We hired an English-speaking porter-guide through an agency and booked our Kathmandu – Lukla flights through the agency […]
The Leopard Trail has become one of South Africa’s most popular multiday hiking trails. The hike follows a circular route and takes place over four days and three nights. It is usually fully booked well in advance, but cancellations do become available. Many hikers extend the Leopard Trail by adding on the Cedar Falls day […]
The legendary Otter Trail is a multiday hike along the spectacular unspoiled coastline between Storms River Mouth and Nature’s Valley in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The trail is 45 km in distance over five days and four nights. Booking the Otter Trail The Otter Trail is so popular, that you need to book a […]
Golden Gate Highlands National Park is in the north-eastern Free State Province of South Africa, just north of Lesotho. The main focus of Golden Gate is the sandstone formations, including outcrops, cliffs, and caves, with their varied hues of ochre. There is a public road, the R712, that runs through the park. You can see […]