Kubu Island – Botswana
During June of 2023 Jane and I took a trip to a spot which we have wanted to visit for a long time – Kubu (or Lekhubu) Island in the great Makgadigadi Pans of...
Category: Trips
Once Upon a Campsite
Most of the campsites that we stay at have one or two local residents that come and welcome us as soon as we arrive. We like to think that they are just being hospitable,...
Monkey Business at Cape Vidal
If you’re planning to visit Cape Vidal in the Greater St Lucia Wetlands area I’m sure you will do some research on the camping facilities or self-catering accommodation that is available there. You will...
A visit to the Southern Drakensberg
We’ve just had a wonderful visit to the Southern Drakensberg in Kwazulu Natal. This particularly beautiful section of the Drakensberg mountain range falls within the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, which was declared a world heritage...
Tembe National Elephant Park & Safari Lodge – a Timeless Treat
There’s a park in Africa that is sandwiched between Zululand and Mozambique. It’s a little park – 300 square kilometers to be exact, but it is a magical place, filled with beautiful African animals,...
Mtunzini – A Place in the Shade
Drive for about an hour and a half north from Durban up the N2 and you will come to a small seaside village called Mtunzini. This little town is full of delightful surprises, and...
Only fools and elephants
Having lived in a region where there are lots of elephants, I do tend to blog about them rather a lot. Forgive me for this indulgence, but they are such beautiful animals and I...
Khwai Me A River
Botswana has many amazing campsites, especially in the Okavango Delta, and they can be jolly pricey to stay at too. Just occasionally you strike it lucky and come across a place that was merely...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Last week I blogged about our stay at Mudumu National Park in Namibia. From that wonderful place we took a day trip further up the Kwando/Linyati River to the Mamili National Park (also known...
Mudumu National Park – a Namibian gem
It’s so exciting staying in a nature or game reserve and even better if you can set up camp in a wild area without any fences. We decided to rough it on a recent...
African wild dogs in Moremi Game Reserve
One of the highlights of our visit to the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in September was a wonderful sighting of a pack of African wild dogs. It’s not that common to...
Camp Syncro on the Kunene River
We managed to survive the bone-shaking drive through the Marienfluss to Camp Syncro on the Kunene River and were delighted with our destination. Not only was it a sight for sore eyes having a...
A visit to the Marienfluss area of Namibia
In my previous blog I wrote about what a beautiful oasis Marble Camp is. It was a great spot for us to recover and prepare ourselves for our trip up to Camp Synchro on...
Purros to Marble Camp
If you’re a regular traveler in Africa, and in particular in Namibia and Botswana, you could often find yourself in the most remote places with nary another soul to be seen for days. We...
A visit to Porcupine Camp in Namibia
One of the highlights of a recent trip was a visit to Porcupine Camp situated about 8 kilometers out of Kamanjab on the C40. It’s not uncommon for farms to specialize in certain animals,...
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