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Boulder Beach

It had been overcast the day of our arrival, so we were a bit curious about Table Mountain and it’s proximity to Cape Town. After a restful night, my husband woke up, walked to the window, opened the blinds and simply said “NO WAY!”. I walked over and dropped my jaw next to his; Table Mountain isn’t NEAR Cape Town, Cape …
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First Lion Spotting

After a much needed amazing night of sleep in our luxurious king bed, we awoke to our guide Gareth’s friendly knock on the door, implying that it was time for another day of adventure at Kirkman’s Kamp. Gathering our camera equipment and, believe it or not, winter coats and hats, we headed up to the lodge for breakfast. Our butler, …
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Last Morning on Safari + Headed to Cape Town

Although it had been a blur of elephants, big cats and antelope that seemed to fly by, waking up on our last day of the safari, we reflected on all of the amazing people, animals, meals and accommodations we had experienced. It made us realize just how action-packed the trip has already been, and we hadn’t even gotten to Cape Town yet! Our …
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Off to Kirkman's Camp!

Waking up after just one night Little Bush Lodge at Sabi Sabi Reserve was bittersweet to say the least. This lodge, being our introduction to the sort of accommodation we would come to expect over the next week or so, was beyond anything we could have ever imagined. A quick reflection on our unfortunately short one-night stay at Sabi Sabi, we …
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First Day on Safari

Today, we started our day with an exquisite breakfast (did I mention each breakfast is started with I charcuterie board?).

After breakfast, we met our transfer to the airport. I am somewhat sad to leave and feel like there is so much of Johannesburg that we missed out on. While Johannesburg has the rap of being a dirty and dangerous city, I found …
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Mandela's Africa Mission

First day in Africa!

Today is our first day in Africa! We landed late last night after a long journey from Missoula including two missed flights and an unintended layover in Atlanta. Note to self, practice what you preach and get trip insurance! I am also wishing we would have booked our flights through Exito – live and learn.

We had a full day of touring …
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Cheetah in a tree!

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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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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Elephant

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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Beautiful sunset

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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Perry's Bridge Hollow

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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Rhino

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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Durban waterfront

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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Leopard in Sabi Sands Reserve

Leopard Hills

Today we got to experience the highlights that make Sabi Sands such a special area. This morning we headed to the far north where a leopard had been spotted. We encountered her and her 3 cubs at the end of a ravine. We were getting ready to pull out to make room for another vehicle to visit when the leopards moved further down the ravine. Our …
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Black Rhino Thornybush Reserve

Black Rhino and More

This morning we woke for a singular goal: tracking black rhino. Our guide had spotted prints the night before and wanted us to get a chance to sight these endangered animals. Black rhino particularly like the thick thorny thickets in this area so it's one of the best places left to see this elusive species.

We followed tracks and dung, …
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Leopard Cub Thornybush Reserve

Cubs

Today was probably the best day of our trip so far. We started out on our first game drive at 6am while it was still dark. The sunrise was breathtaking as we headed north to track some leopard cubs that Craig and Moses had spotted prints of the night before. We found the cubs shortly after daylight though mom was away hunting. Craig knew this set …
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Giraffe at Thornybush Reserve

Thornybush Reserve

We flew into Hoedspruit and transferred to Thornybush Game Reserve, northwest of Kruger National Park. Many of the private game reserves along the borders of Kruger, including Thornybush, have taken down fences between each other and the National Park to allow wildlife freedom of movement across the entire Greater Kruger area (described to me as …
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Segway Tour at Spier Winery

Segway Through the Grape Vines

Today we drove to Spier winery, a sustainable, organic farm founded in 1692. Our primary reason for the visit was less about the wine and more about a unique activity offered here: Segway tours. After a safety briefing and some practice on the asphalt, we boarded our Segways and headed into the vineyard. Despite the forecast rains typical of this …
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Zipline in Winelands

Canopy, Chocolate, and a French Villa that would make Parisians Jealous

Today we woke early to drive to Cape Canopy tours in the mountainous winelands, about 75 minutes' drive outside of Cape Town. It was pouring rain, par for the course this time of year, especially in the higher elevations. The guides greeted us with coffee, hot chocolate and rain jackets. After our safety briefing, we loaded into the 4WD …
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Southern Right Whale Hermanus

Whales...Need I Say More?

Moment of truth. My biggest fear getting prepared for this trip was the self-drive portion. How well would I do on the "wrong" side of the road navigating big city traffic? Speaking of navigation, how does that work....is Google Maps still my friend? (in short, mostly yes). And of course, what about all the notorious crime I've read …
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South African Penguin Cape Peninsula

Sea Lions and Baboons and Penguins, Oh My!

Today we planned to head down the peninsula for some SUP and hiking. However, we woke to pouring rain so our guide suggested we stop by the aquarium for a 'behind the scenes' tour. We had an incredible guide there who had been volunteering at the aquarium since high school and now worked as one of the main divers (feeding sharks, caring …
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Robben Island Survivor in Cape Town

Best City Tour Ever!

Let me start by saying that I hate city tours. You know the type: worst case is a bus of noisy tourists and a loudspeaker that you can barely hear, best case is a private guide whisking you from one museum and architectural wonder to another with a detailed spiel and photo stop.

Forget what you know and imagine that your best friend knows …
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View of the Waterfront from Signal Hill

Off to Africa

I’m going to Africa! That’s right, Africa. When the opportunity arose, I couldn’t turn it down. How often does the chance to see lions in the wild really come up after all? It’s a big continent, so where am I going? Well, South Africa and Tanzania to be exact. Two totally different countries, more than a day’s worth …
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