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Vultures at Giants Castle in uKhahlamba Drakensberg
I've spent the last few days at Giant's Castle, which is one of the sections of uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, in the central region of the mountains. It's a beautiful camp situated at the top of a valley with superb views (like all the camps in the 'Berg!).
Besides the scenery, there is a fantastic vulture hide at the top of one of the ridges (accessible only with a 4x4), which has been in operation for several years. It gives visitors a chance to see some of the impressive raptors that
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Leaving De Hoop on a high note!
We are sad to leave De Hoop. Like all of the wild places I’ve been, I’m always reluctant to leave. It seems like the more you find out about the wildlife, the plants, the people, the history…the more you want to learn. And I think you always leave a little bit of yourself at every special place.
I spent the second last day with Adriaan Witbooi – known to everyone at De Hoop as “Ad”. He’s
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Vultures! And the never-ending wonders of fynbos at De Hoop
Yesterday we again visited the eastern sector of De Hoop Nature Reserve. We had our video expert Timmy Henny with us, and we were hoping to get some footage of the Cape Vultures.
We hiked a short distance up the Potberg mountain, which has good views over down the mountain to the coast. The fynbos in the eastern part of De Hoop is simply WOW! It’s definitely worth visiting the so-called
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De Hoop Nature Reserve…whales, water and wind!
The big, beautiful, bountiful De Hoop Nature Reserve…that’s where we are now. It’s just east of Agulhas National Park, and is quite similar in landscape, but because it’s been a conservation area for longer, there’s a greater sense of wilderness.
And the locals say there’s no better place in the world to see
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Recce trip to Mkambati – WOW!
I've just returned from an epic two-week adventure, travelling from Durban to Cape Town, visiting Mkambati on the northern Wild Coast, as well as Baviaanskloof near Port Elizabeth on the southern coast of South Africa.
My girlfriend and I picked up our Ford Everest 4x4 in Durban, and it didn't take long for us to fall in love...with the car. Thank you to Burger Genis and his team at Ford for loaning it to me for the year! It cruises like anything, has relatively low fuel consumption and
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