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I spent two weeks spent exploring Durban's promenades and murals that line the streets. Then, I was joined by my mother where we explored Kruger National Park, Thornybush Game Reserve, Timbavati and Sabi Sands Reserves. We saw a wide variety of wildlife across many safaris such as elephants, lions, leopards and rhinos. This trip was action packed!
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Durban

This is my second trip to Africa in 5 months. I wasn’t planning on returning so soon, but South Africa Tourism hosts a fantastic travel trade show in May, so here I am. I arrive to Durban after two days of travel, a bit worse for the wear, but immediately pumped up by the excitement in the air. Durban hosts Africa’s Travel Indaba every …
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Combating Rhino Poaching

Rhino poaching is a big deal in South Africa. Both in that it happens frequently and that there is a lot of anti-poaching education and action. A lot of our trip was spent discussing rhino poaching with our rangers and lodge management. Rhino poaching is seen as being largely driven by demand from Asia. Traditional medicine uses rhino horn for a …
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Hazyview

The best known place for safari in South Africa is the greater Kruger area. Generally, it’s quite easy to combine Kruger with Cape Town or Johannesburg (where most people are coming from). But I’m coming from Durban, which doesn’t see many international tourists. There is, therefore, only one flight from Durban to Kruger Airport …
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Boma Dinners

Boma dinners are a component of all southern Africa safari lodges. What is a boma? A boma is a livestock enclosure or corral.For example, if a wildlife reserve were accepting new animals onto its property, it would keep the new animals inside a boma until they became acclimated to their new surroundings and were ready to be released onto the …
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Thornybush Game Reserve

Like many countries in Africa, there are both publicly protected areas (i.e Kruger National Park) and private game reserves that usually surround them (i.e. Thornybush, Timbavati and Sabi Sands to name just a few). We are off to Thornybush first – a very large reserve at 34,600 acres – that’s 54 square miles. Thornybush hosts 14 …
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Self Driving South Africa

I don't plan a lot of self-drive trips for people in Africa. The bulk of my travelers are North American and they tend to be a bit hesitant about driving in Africa. I won't lie, I was a bit hesitant. I spent 3 months doing my master's research in Guatemala, driving by myself all over the country. But that was in my 20's and …
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Sabi Sands

A 4 hour drive takes us from the northern Timbavati to the Sabi Sands. Most people fly between private game reserves on small Cessna aircraft, but we are self-driving to cut costs. We manage to arrive, after getting lost only once. Sabi Sands isn't well signed. We hear that people like it that way. Sabi Sands is known for its unparalleled cat …
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Timbavati Private Game Reserve

Now that we’ve spent two nights in the Thornybush Reserve, it’s time to explore the nearby Timbavati Reserve. Timbavati shares opens borders with Thornybush as well as Kruger National Park, so animals can traverse massive areas and access different types of habitat. Our home in Timbavati is the Simbavati River Lodge, located in the …
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