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Ndumo Game Reserve: everything you need to know

23/3/2022

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Ndumo Game Reserve accommodation
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If 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 know about things to do in Ndumo, its roads, landscapes, animals, trees and conservation challenges, as well as its accommodation and campsite.

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Where to stay: accommodation in Swellendam

17/11/2021

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Accommodation in Swellendam: Bloom Estate
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 accommodation in Swellendam. Luckily you’re spoilt for choice, with everything from five-star country hospitality to camping, and everything in between. 

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Why you’ll love Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve

7/4/2021

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Self-catering accommodation at Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve
by Roxanne Reid
There’s an enchanting patch of indigenous forest in the Western Cape’s Langeberg region. At 250ha, it’s the largest tract of indigenous Afrotemperate forest west of Knysna. Here you’ll find trees like stinkwood, yellowwood, ironwood, red alder, Cape beech and about 30 other species. Together, they make for a beautiful dappled forest where you’ll want to get out on some of the hiking or biking trails, visit one of the bird hides. Find out why you’ll love Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve.

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Namaqua National Park guide: everything you need to know

2/9/2020

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Namaqua National Park: everything you need to know
By Roxanne Reid
Think carpets of spring flowers, giant rock formations, star-filled night skies and the pounding of the Atlantic Ocean. This is the Namaqua National Park south-west of Springbok in South Africa’s Northern Cape. Here’s a guide to everything you need to know. 

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15 Namibia campsites: a guide for camping in Namibia

24/6/2020

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Namibia campsites: a guide for camping in Namibia
By Roxanne Reid
I love camping in Namibia, especially in wilderness places without many people. I’ve written before about ​campsites in southwest Namibia, but not the rest of the country. Here are 15 Namibia campsites: a guide for camping in Namibia, from the southeast to the north.

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Luderitz, Namibia: colourful hamlet in a windswept landscape

29/5/2019

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Luderitz things to do: see old buildings
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Luderitz, Namibia, is wedged between the Namib Desert and the icy Atlantic, a colourful hamlet in a windswept landscape. To get there you must drive 340km from Keetmanshoop on a straight road that takes you through forbidden diamond territory. When you crest the last dune, the town appears out of a barren landscape like a mirage, as misplaced as any tiny German hamlet could be.


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Quivertree Forest and Giant’s Playground, Namibia

13/11/2018

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Quivertree Forest, Namibia
By Roxanne Reid
Not far from Keetmanshoop in southern Namibia is the Quivertree Forest. The sheer number of these aloe trees here makes them special. Nearby at Giant’s Playground, huge boulders form strange patterns like massive Lego bricks. Find out how to visit Quivertree Forest and Giant’s Playground, Namibia, and where to stay when you do.


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Mesosaurus Fossil Camp: camping in Namibia near Keetmanshoop

15/8/2018

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Camping, Mesosaurus Fossil Camp, Namibia
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What kind of camping makes your heart beat and your soul sing? For me, it’s not crowded resort-style camping but bush camping in the peace of the wilderness. If that sounds like you, you’ll love Mesosaurus Fossil Camp and the chance to go bush camping in Namibia near Keetmanshoop.


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20 reasons why you shouldn’t visit the Kalahari

27/6/2018

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Leopard cub, Kalahari, Southern Africa
By Roxanne Reid
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is one of South Africa’s most popular, especially with more adventurous visitors who don’t mind a bit of rough and tumble, some dust with their morning eggs. Who knows why, when there are at least 20 reasons why you shouldn’t visit the Kalahari. 


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Karoo National Park: the ultimate guide

13/6/2018

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Karoo National Park accommodation at the main rest camp
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Stark, denuded and barren are words that might be top of mind for any first-time visitor to the Karoo National Park in South Africa. But that would be to ignore all that makes this area special. Find out more in Karoo National Park: the ultimate guide.


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