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15 things to do in northern Kruger National Park

18/5/2016

By Roxanne Reid
Kruger is the flagship of the South African national parks, one of Africa’s best places to see a diversity of wildlife, including the much sought-after Big Five. It also boasts more than 200 cultural heritage sites, and there’s a treasure house of things to do. Here’s my pick of 15 things to do in northern Kruger National Park.

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Shimuwini Bushveld Camp, Kruger National Park

16/3/2016

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Shimuwini Bush Camp, Kruger National Park

By Roxanne Reid
There’s something special about the atmosphere of the bushveld camps in the Kruger National Park. They’re quiet, without shops or restaurants, so there’s a sense of being closer to nature. After camping in the Kruger National Park for a couple of weeks, we treated ourselves to two nights at Shimuwini Bushveld Camp – with mixed success.

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6 travel highlights of 2015

30/12/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
There’s nothing I love more than a road trip, whether it’s a weekend just 100km from home or a multi-week journey across different countries. And 2015 has been a wonderful year of roadheart – defined by author Mary Sojourner as ‘The much to be desired condition of suddenly finding everything astonishing, fascinating, and unique the second you are on a roadtrip … so that even the local gas station becomes full of characters and stories.’ Here are my 6 travel highlights of 2015.

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Road trip in and around South Africa's national parks

17/11/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
‘This is a delicious book. It evokes things we love about the country around us. It conjures up places that soothe the soul. Its huge fault is that ... well, people are going to read it. And then where will all our best-kept secrets be?’ So said author and TV presenter Denis Beckett in his foreword of A Walk in the Park, which takes readers on a road trip in and around South Africa's national parks. Now an updated 2nd edition e-book has been published.

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Prepoceros rhinoceros: some facts about rhinos

16/9/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
The rhino is a homely beast,
For human eyes he's not a feast.
Farewell, farewell, you old rhinoceros,
I'll stare at something less prepoceros. (Ogden Nash)

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Sunset drive at Pretoriuskop, Kruger Park

9/9/2015

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Sunset drive at Pretoriuskop, Kruger Park

By Roxanne Reid
Hubby and I can drive around game reserves all day and not get tired of watching animals and their interactions. By dusk, though, the rules say we have to be back in camp. Yet our best chance of seeing creatures of the night like genet, serval, civet and porcupine is after gate-closing time. That’s why we signed up for a sunset drive at Pretoriuskop, Kruger Park.

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Camping in an ancient caravan at Kruger National Park

25/6/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
‘He says he’ll never divorce me,’ said Katrina Bosman of her husband Jan, ‘but he might murder me!’ They’d been married for 60 years and were now both in their eighties. But they weren’t letting that get in the way of a full life. We met them when they were camping in an ancient caravan at Kruger National Park’s Pretoriuskop camp.

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5 favourite campsites in South African parks

16/6/2015

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5 favourite campsites in South African parks

By Roxanne Reid
South Africans are supremely lucky to have so many game reserves, national parks and nature reserves across the country. As regular readers will know, these are my preferred places to get away from the city, recharge my batteries and get my fill of nature and wildlife. Here are my 5 favourite campsites in South African parks for atmosphere, setting and rustic simplicity.

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The hunting hornbills of Kruger National Park

3/6/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
A big thrill when you’re exploring the savanna and open grasslands of the north and north-east of southern Africa is to come upon a small family of Southern ground hornbills. It’s special because they’re classed as ‘vulnerable’ in the Red Data Book of endangered and threatened species, but also because they’re so entertaining. Case in point: the hunting hornbills of Kruger National Park.

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Satara: Big Five country in the Kruger Park

27/5/2015

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By Roxanne Reid
Any regular Krugerite can tell you the area around Satara camp is Big Five country in the Kruger Park. And sure enough, on a recent five-day stay we’d ticked them all – more than once. We’d also had a small leguaan living in a tree next to our campsite and African scops owls calling every night. These sights and sounds are just as special to us as seeing the Big Five.

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