Elephants with Baby at Gondwana Private Game Reserve

Day 5: Gondwana Game Reserve to Cape Town - Thu 28 Jan 2016

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January 28th 2016
Up at 5.30am as we were being collected by Ranger Chris at 6.15 am for our early morning drive in the Gondwana Private Game Reserve. It was fresh outside and the sunrise was beautiful. The skies were varying shades of blue too difficult to describe. Once in the 4 x 4 Chris told us that we were going to drive where the “big 5” are. As we set off we saw the blue wildebeest ambling along. Then ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Garden Route

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more