Blogs from Western Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 3

On my trip to South Africa I had to go on a Safari. I flew into Cape Town and booked a two day tour to explore some of the Western Cape wildlife. It was a beautiful drive down to Mosel Bay, where we stopped for coffee and then further to the first national park. Here we joined a game drive around the area. The animals were quite shy that day, we did however ended up seeing some female lions chilling in the bushes and a white rhino. For the night we were put up at a lodge and for dinner I tried an Ostrich burger for the first time, very interesting taste. Our host put on a little fire and we roasted some marshmallows. The next day we visited another reserve called Buffelsdrift . The first ... read more

You dream about this little corner of the world...you may even have your ticket for Christmas....but today, you learn in the news for the first time about B.1.1.529, or newly name, the Nu covid Variant. In few hours today, we found out that most countries could/will not welcome people having visited South Africa the last few days. British Airways and KLM won't fly in and out anymore. From tomorrow Emirates will not fly you out...only in South Africa. Lufthansa will take back home only Germans, with a 14 days quarantine on arrival. Singapore airlines will halt, I guess tomorrow Air France too. Maybe Qatar will remain! Ethiopian is a risky business these days with their own little domestic war going on. Trap in SA....and it's not that bad of a movie! Yesterday we had 2500 new ... read more

A Promenade Walk Along the Ocean The walk today started below Lion Head Mountain.The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park. The sun was starting to set as we walked along the promenade of the affluent Bantry Bay Area. We learnt how Charles Darwin made important geological observations here relating to the nature and origin of granite. url=https://www.heygo.com/tours/a-promenade-walk-along-the-ocean-and-a-chat?utm_source=tour_share_link&utm_content=1179https://www.heygo.com/tours/a-promenade-walk-along-the-ocean-and-a-chat... read more

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6th April - West Coast National Park in 3 parts! The West Coast National Park offers overwhelming natural beauty, established in 1985. With our knowledgeable guide we were able to walk the shores of the lagoon, visit a hide where we were very lucky to see flamingos, stroll along the salt marsh and before we finished the tour see in the distance a group of four ostrich. As we walked we discovered tracks of Eland, Cape Fox, & Porcupine. We saw on the rocks Dassie and many other birds as they flew around the lagoon. The succulents with their wonderful textures and colours together with the blue sea and mountain made for a truly amazing experience. Added to the adventure Kersten with the aid of his camera was able to bring into view the flock of ... read more