Category: Limpopo

Interesting facts about elephants at Letaba rest camp, Kruger

15/9/2021

Interesting facts about elephants, Letaba rest camp, Kruger

By Roxanne Reid
I don’t know about you but elephants, especially the young and playful ones, are among my favourite animals to watch. I can do it for hours. To enhance your appreciation of these fascinating animals, find out some interesting facts about elephants when you visit Letaba rest camp in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.

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Why to visit Crooks Corner, Kruger National Park

1/9/2021

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By Roxanne Reid
Most names have a story behind them and half the fun of travel is winkling out what those stories are. If you visit Crooks Corner, Kruger National Park, you won’t be surprised to discover it has a suspiciously shifty background. Find out more about its history and other things to do in this northern part of the park.

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Best South African holiday destinations and places to visit

26/3/2021

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Best South African holiday destinations: Cape Town

By Roxanne Reid
If you were to compile a bucket list of places in South Africa you have to visit at least once in your life, what would you include? For me they’d need to offer something special in the way of nature, wildlife, beaches, culture and heritage, activities and experiences. Here’s a roundup of 20 of the best South African holiday destinations including a bucket list of places to visit if you haven’t already.

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Why to walk a 3-day wilderness trail at Kruger Park

17/6/2020

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By Roxanne Reid
As anyone who has visited the Kruger National Park will know, it’s a place for a superb South African safari. We’ve visited countless times but perhaps our best experience was walking one of the wilderness trails. Find out why the Olifants Wilderness Trail at Kruger Park is so rewarding.

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World Heritage Sites in South Africa and why to visit them

5/6/2019

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By Roxanne Reid
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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10 stories about trees in Africa

22/5/2019

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Stories about trees in Africa: the quiver tree

By Roxanne Reid
The stories of Africa’s trees are also tales of its people and animals, from Herman Charles Bosman’s withaak to Rudyard Kipling’s Limpopo fever tree. Think baobabs that are 6 000 years old or marula trees long believed to have elephants stumbling away drunk. These 10 stories about trees in Africa root out the fables, facts and fictions about some remarkable African trees.

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Best African safari holidays: 7 parks everyone should visit

24/4/2019

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By Roxanne Reid
Which are the best African safari holidays? If you love wildlife, these 7 parks everyone should visit will be on your wish list. They span 7 countries in southern and East Africa. I’ll tell you what to expect, best time to visit, things you can do there, and some ins and outs to be aware of when planning your safari.

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Safari honeymoon in Africa: romantic breaks for nature lovers

13/3/2019

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Honeymoon in Africa: Sossusvlei, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
If you’re a safari lover (or even dying to embark on your first safari adventure) there’s no better time than your honeymoon. And there’s no need to rough it. Imagine candlelit dinners, romantic bath tubs, spectacular sunsets, amazing wildlife and fresh air. Here are some destinations to enjoy a safari honeymoon in Africa and find romantic breaks for nature lovers.

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Readers' choice: 7 most popular African travel posts of 2017

27/12/2017

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Readers' 7 most popular travel posts of 2017

By Roxanne Reid
I’ve written more than 50 posts on this blog in 2017, covering travels to places as varied as South Africa's West Coast, Karoo, Garden Route and Namaqualand, as well as Namibia, Botswana and Kenya. I thought it would be fun to look back and find which of them went down best with you, the readers. Here's the readers' choice of 7 most popular African travel posts of 2017.

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Top 5 favourite national parks in South Africa

16/10/2017

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By Roxanne Reid
Since the publication of my book A Walk in the Park: travels in & around South Africa's national parks, people often ask which are my top 5 favourite national parks in South Africa. Picking my top three is easy; two I’ve visited time and again, never becoming bored, and I totally lost my heart to the third on my first visit. Choosing just two more from the other candidates is much harder.

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