Karoo National Park
We had added the Karoo National Park on the recommendation of one of my colleagues, and we were very pleased that we included it. While the Kruger National Park had…
Matjiesfontein – 1 night in a 1 horse town
We fly the 2 hours from Durban to Cape Town, where we picked up our 2nd car and out onto the N1 - destination: Matjiesfontein. Along the way we passed…
St Lucia and uMhlanga Rocks
From Mantenga lodge we travelled 5 hours south, back into South Africa and on to the small town of St Lucia. Again the border was a walk-in/walk-out affair on both…
eSwatini July 2025
We exited Kruger via the Crocodile Bridge gate and immediately found a nearby restaurant Marula padstal for really good food at very reasonable prices. It was a real contrast to…
Kruger National Park
After Isambane, we headed into Kruger National Park proper. After 3 days where every decision had been made for us, we were on our own for the next 3 days…
South Africa – July 2025
We decided to start our trip to South Africa with an overnight in Sydney so we didn't have any stress about the 1:45m connection from Queenstown to the Johannesburg flight,…