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Ndumo Game Reserve: everything you need to know

23/3/2022

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Ndumo Game Reserve accommodation
​By Roxanne Reid
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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21 things to do in Kleinmond in the Cape Overberg

22/4/2020

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Things to do in Kleinmond: visit the Stony Point penguin colony
​By Roxanne Reid
This patch of unspoilt Cape coastline draws lovers of the outdoors from all over South Africa, looking to get close to nature and enjoy activities like hiking, birding, whalewatching and river-rafting. Here’s my pick of some of the best things to do in Kleinmond in the Overberg.

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Eastern Cape safari at Samara Game Reserve in the Karoo

11/9/2019

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Aardvark at Samara Private Game Reserve, South Africa
By Roxanne Reid
The Karoo in South Africa’s interior is well known as a place of wide spaces and opportunities to regenerate your mind and soul. You get all that as well as something even more special when you go on an Eastern Cape safari at Samara Game Reserve in the Karoo.


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Anderssons at Ongava Game Reserve bordering Etosha

3/7/2019

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Lions at Ongava Game Reserve bordering Etosha National Park
By Roxanne Reid
Life should be made of moments like these. We’re on the deck overlooking the natural bush of northern Namibia at dawn. A pink sunrise unravels through the clouds as a jackal yelps in the distance and a spurfowl chuck-chucks nearby. We’re at Anderssons at Ongava Game Reserve bordering Etosha; our day of wild immersion has just begun.


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Cape Nature reserves:  Cederberg to Kogelberg and more

12/6/2019

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Cape Nature reserves and Cape Nature accommodation
​By Roxanne Reid
What I love about Cape Nature reserves are their principles of conservation and ecotourism. Conservation comes first, but they recognise that ecotourism is an excellent way to introduce visitors to the amazement of nature that deserves to be conserved, and to bring in much-needed funds. Here are some of my favourites, from Cederberg to Kogelberg and more.


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World Heritage Sites in South Africa and why to visit them

5/6/2019

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World Heritage Site in South Africa
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Some places have exceptional universal value, whether in terms of their cultural or natural significance. Giving them protection status is a way to foster their preservation for generations to come. On the tip of Africa is a country rich in places that deserve such safeguards. Here are ten sites that have been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in South Africa.


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Community guardians and mobile bomas cut human-wildlife conflict

17/9/2018

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Community guardians, Victoria Falls Zimbabwe
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Conservation is easy to support when it doesn’t affect our livelihood, but what about communities where this isn’t so? Find out how a creative new project at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is using community guardians and mobile bomas to cut human-wildlife conflict.


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Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust: behind the scenes of your Victoria Falls safari in Zimbabwe

3/9/2018

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Aardwolf rescued by Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust
By Roxanne Reid
When you go on a Victoria Falls safari in Zimbabwe, spare a thought for those working behind the scenes to conserve the local wildlife through research, rescue and rehabilitation, and community outreach. Come with me to meet the hardworking team at the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust.


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‘Vandalism’ in the Richtersveld: get the facts straight

25/8/2016

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Halfmens, Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
By Roxanne Reid
There are lots of things I like. Africa, travel, wildlife, food – hey, even some people. Then there are things I dislike, such as when people take half-baked ideas to the media without first checking their facts.

Let me give you an example.


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Swakopmund’s dunes are more alive than you think

13/4/2016

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Swakopmund dune creatures
By Roxanne Reid
He was a whirlwind of energy, sand flying as he dug in search of creatures that had left tiny hints of their presence, wiggling his bare feet into the sand where it was cooler than the hot surface. This was Tommy Collard leading us into the dunes of the Dorob National Park outside Swakopmund, Namibia, proving that the dunes are more alive than you think. 


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