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Karoo National Park: the ultimate guide

13/6/2018

Karoo National Park accommodation at the main rest camp

By Roxanne Reid
Stark, denuded and barren are words that might be top of mind for any first-time visitor to the Karoo National Park just outside Beaufort West in South Africa. But that would be to ignore everything that makes this area special. Find out more in Karoo National Park: the ultimate guide.

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Camdeboo National Park: the ultimate guide

6/6/2018

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Camdeboo National Park: the ultimate guide

By Roxanne Reid
Deep in South africa's Karoo heartland is a national park that entirely surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinet. It's probably most famous for the spectacle that is the Valley of Desolation, a rocky landscape formed millions of years ago. But there are lots of other reasons to visit too; find out more in Camdeboo National Park: the ultimate guide.

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Okaukuejo camp: see elephants on an Etosha safari

30/5/2018

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Elephants at Okaukuejo waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
Even when you have a slow day of game viewing at Namibia's Etosha National Park, you’re in the pound seats back at Okaukuejo camp. In our experience it’s a great place in the dry season to see elephants on an Etosha safari.

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17 things to do in the Karoo National Park

16/5/2018

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17 things to do in the Karoo National Park

By Roxanne Reid
Here, in the dry heartland of South Africa, a wealth of geology, fossils, animals and sweeping landscapes lie waiting to be explored. You’ll find the entrance to this park just off the N1 highway, about 6km south of Beaufort West in the Karoo. Here’s my pick of 17 things to do in the Karoo National Park.

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12 things to do in Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo

9/5/2018

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Things to do in Graaff-Reinet: Valley of Desolation

By Roxanne Reid
If you love history and beautiful old buildings, you’re going to love Graaff-Reinet in South Africa's Eastern Cape. The town has more than 200 heritage sites, so there’s lots of history to be explored. If you love nature, you’re in luck too, given that the town is surrounded by 195 square kilometres of national park. Here are 12 things to do in Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo.

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10 things to do in the Tankwa Karoo from Gannaga Lodge

2/5/2018

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By Roxanne Reid
South Africa’s Tankwa Karoo is remote, way out in the sticks between nowhere and nothing. But that doesn’t mean you can’t drink in the open spaces, the big blue skies and the booming silence. It also doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do. Here are 10 things to do in the Tankwa Karoo from Gannaga Lodge.

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Gannaga Lodge at the top of Gannaga Pass, Tankwa Karoo

21/3/2018

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Mixed-media artwork at the entrance to Gannaga Lodge

By Roxanne Reid
Clouds of dust whirl across a brown and khaki landscape, the air sucked dry of moisture. This is the Tankwa Karoo National Park in the grips of a four-and-a-half-year drought. We’re here to stay at Gannaga Lodge at the top of Gannaga Pass, Tankwa Karoo, to explore this stony desert-like vastness on the way to nowhere.

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5 campsites in Namibia: the southwest

28/2/2018

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5 campsites in Namibia: Little Hunter's Rest, Tirasberg

By Roxanne Reid
Southern Namibia is dominated by the Kalahari in the east and the Namib Desert in the west. Here scenery has a lunar tinge, mountains and plains go on forever and sand is your constant companion. When visiting the Fish River Canyon, Sossusvlei, the wild horses and the ghost town of Kolmanskop, you might enjoy camping at these 5 campsites in Namibia.

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48 hours at Augrabies waterfalls in South Africa

14/2/2018

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By Roxanne Reid
Augrabies Falls is about 120km west of Upington in the Northern Cape. Although the average water flow is about 40-60 cubic metres per second, during the January 2011 floods some 4 800 cubic metres of water raced over the falls every second. It’s a place of unusual landscapes and quiver trees. Here’s what to do with 48 hours at Augrabies waterfalls in South Africa.

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Sesriem Campsite: Sossusvlei the slow travel way

7/2/2018

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Sesriem Campsite: Sossusvlei the slow travel way, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
What's the best thing about Sesriem Campsite at Sossusvlei in Namibia? The extra time you get to spend with the dunes at dawn and dusk when you stay inside the gates into the Namib-Naukluft National Park. Here's why we returned to experience Sesriem Campsite and Sossusvlei the slow travel way.

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Karoo National Park: the ultimate guide

Camdeboo National Park: the ultimate guide

Okaukuejo camp: see elephants on an Etosha safari

17 things to do in the Karoo National Park

12 things to do in Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo

10 things to do in the Tankwa Karoo from Gannaga Lodge

Gannaga Lodge at the top of Gannaga Pass, Tankwa Karoo

5 campsites in Namibia: the southwest

48 hours at Augrabies waterfalls in South Africa

Sesriem Campsite: Sossusvlei the slow travel way

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