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We drove from Underberg, up Sani Pass, and through Lesotho visiting Katse Dam, at the end of March. Day 1: Underberg to Sani Top Driving up Sani Pass Sani Pass is iconic because it goes directly up the formidable Drakensberg escarpment from South Africa into Lesotho and has wonderful views. Sani Pass is entirely in […]
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 […]
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 […]
The iconic view of the northern Drakensberg mountains is the Amphitheatre – an impressive, curved wall of basalt cliffs.Tugela Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall, drops over the Amphitheatre escarpment into the gorge below in 5 tiers. Tugela Falls may be very high, but it is low volume as it has a small drainage area. There […]
Cape Town is undoubtedly one of the world’s most beautiful cities, with its layout defined by the mountains and the sea. Cape Town is the site of the earliest European settlement in South Africa and is therefore sometimes referred to as the Mother City: the Dutch East India Company established a refreshment station here for […]
The Cape Winelands is an area known for its scenic beauty, historic farmsteads and towns, Cape Dutch architecture, and great wines and food. In this special setting, some wine estates focus on a high-end experience including luxury accommodation, while others offer down-to-earth local hospitality. Where is the Cape Winelands region? Traditionally, the Cape Winelands is […]
The Zambezi River below Victoria Falls is a consistent entry in any list of the “top 10 white-water rafting destinations in the world”. The standard one-day run has many class 4 and class 5 rapids. Intense, turbulent, challenging and powerful are words that aptly describe rapids of this level of difficulty. The Zambezi River offers […]
Zanzibar offers a fantastic tropical island beach holiday with loads of added interest and character. Zanzibar is an archipelago off the east coast of Africa and is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania. To fully experience Zanzibar, consider spending a night or two in exotic Stone Town before setting off to your beach resort. Stone Town […]
This travel itinerary covers most of the main attractions of central Namibia: Windhoek, Sesriem, Sossusvlei, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Cape Cross and the Welwitschia Plain. The trip was completed without difficulty in a standard car (non-4WD). We were impressed with the quality of the untarred roads that we travelled on. Day 1: Windhoek Afternoon: We arrived […]