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Where to stay: accommodation in Swellendam
There’s so much to do in and around Swellendam, smack bang between Cape Town and George on the Garden Route, that you’ll need at least three to five days to do it justice. So you’ll need to book...
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20 things to do in Darling, Western Cape
The West Coast village of Darling, just over an hour’s drive from Cape Town, is a well-loved weekend getaway, particularly during the Darling Wildflower Show in September. But Darling has a lot more...
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10 Cape Town food experiences you’ll love
Perhaps best known for the imposing Table Mountain and for Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for many years, Cape Town is also an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. Those in the know...
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18 things to do in Riebeek Kasteel and the Riebeek Valley
By Roxanne ReidThe history of Riebeek Kasteel and the wider Riebeek Valley in the Swartland goes back a long way, as stone-age tools and KhoiSan art found in the mountains around it show. But today...
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Ndumo Game Reserve: everything you need to know
By Roxanne ReidIf you’re a nature lover and seeker of birds, you simply must visit Ndumo Game Reserve in Maputaland on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. Find out everything you need to...
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Mkhuze Game Reserve: everything you need to know
By Roxanne ReidJust a four-hour drive from Durban, Mkhuze Game Reserve in South Africa’s northern KwaZulu-Natal province is well worth visiting for its superb birding, Big Five sightings and excellent...
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Etosha National Park, Namibia: the ultimate guide
By Roxanne ReidDominated by the white salt flats of Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park is one of southern Africa’s great safari destinations. This 22 700 square kilometre wilderness area in Namibia is...
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Etosha Safari Lodge: classic safari style near Andersson Gate
By Roxanne ReidWe’d spent a morning in Etosha National Park, listening to the low rumblings of elephants, the frenzied i-hah, i-hah of zebras and the loud tink, tink, tink of blacksmith lapwings. Now...
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Damara Mopane Lodge near Khorixas, Namibia
By Roxanne ReidDamaraland, part of the Kunene region of north-west Namibia, is a land of dry red stones and natural wonders. But the parched landscape can produce unexpected richness, as we discovered...
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20 things to do in Swellendam in the Overberg
By Roxanne ReidPeople who live in Swellendam know just how much there is to do in the area, but those who think of it as a two-hour drive from Cape Town on their way to the Garden Route need a little...
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Palmwag Lodge: gateway to rugged north-west Namibia
By Roxanne ReidPalmwag Lodge & Camp in Damaraland, part of Namibia’s rough-and-tumble Kunene region, is a peaceful green oasis in a landscape of basalt rocks. If you love intense 4x4 routes, Himba...
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Etosha King Nehale: feel like royalty at Etosha National Park
By Roxanne ReidEtosha King Nehale is a glorious lodge just outside the northern Nehale Lya Mpingana Gate of Etosha National Park, one of my favourite wild spaces. Apart from treating you like royalty,...
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Rhino War: anti-poaching in Kruger National Park
By Roxanne ReidIf you care about wild animals and conservation in South Africa, you’ll want to read the book Rhino War: A General’s Bold Strategy in the Kruger National Park (Pan Macmillan 2022). It...
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Glamping Namibia: why you’ll love luxury Kalahari camping
By Roxanne ReidKalahari. It’s a word loaded with nostalgia for this dry thirstland, its red sand dunes, long-horned gemsbok, camel thorn trees and endless blue skies. If you’ve felt the Kalahari’s...
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Mapungubwe National Park: everything you need to know
By Roxanne ReidIn the far north of South Africa, where the Limpopo and Shashe rivers meet and you can peer into Botswana or watch eagles soar over Zimbabwe, lies Mapungubwe National Park. It’s rich in...
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22 things to do in Montagu, South Africa
By Roxanne ReidTaste the fruit and wine. Listen to the sound of birdsong. Feel the hot water of a natural spring on your skin. Smell the fynbos as you hike among ancient rocks. See a star-dusted sky....
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Marakele National Park: everything you need to know
By Roxanne ReidHuddling among rocky peaks and valleys in the heart of Limpopo’s Waterberg mountains, Marakele is a place of wild beauty and a refuge for large game species. It’s also home to one of...
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The Tankwa Padstal in the Karoo
By Roxanne ReidWe pulled up at the Tankwa Padstal in the Karoo. Officially, it’s on the R355 about 70km from Ceres, on the way to Calvinia or the Tankwa Karoo National Park in South Africa....
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Tankwa Karoo National Park: everything you need to know
By Roxanne ReidThere’s a matchless sense of place here in the Tankwa Karoo. If wide open spaces, big skies and silence appeal to you, you’ll love the Tankwa Karoo National Park. Although the peace and...
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17 things to do in Hermanus on the Cape Whale Coast
By Roxanne ReidOnce a tiny fishing village, Hermanus – just over a 90-minute drive south-east of Cape Town – is now a bustling seaside town with a range of accommodation in all price brackets and tons...
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