Kategoriarkiv: South Africa 2011 – Nomad tour

After breakfast I took my luggage, checked out and walked to the Nomad office on Greenmarket Square, about 5 minutes away. The truck was already parked below the office (the Nomad office is located on the second floor) so I … Läs mer →

The Ostrich! It was hot already in the early morning when the sun rose over a clear sky. We took down the tents (tents will always be down and packed into the truck before breakfast, so we will leave as … Läs mer →

We now drove to Knysna, known as ”The Heart of the Garden Route” on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Here we stayed at Monks, ideally located on the waterfront at the Knysna lagoon with a view over the Knysna … Läs mer →

Quiet morning After an unholy early breakfast (6:30 – and before that we took down the tents and were ready to leave right after breakfast…) we drove from Knysna to Tsitsikamma, where we would stay two nights at the Tube … Läs mer →

The Otter Trail Today we drove to the beginning of The Otter Trail, one of the world’s toughest trekking trails. We were about to take the first and easiest part, a 3.2 km long trek to a waterfall and back. … Läs mer →

Fast dip We left Tsitsikamma, which means ”Place of Many Waters”, and drove eastward to Jeffries Bay for a bit of civilization (i.e. shopping in one of the many brand factory outlets here – Jeffries Bay is a paradise for … Läs mer →

You buffalo, me buffalo, we…? Early on the morning we went on our second and last game drive in Addo, it is at dawn and dusk the animals are most active and the heat is not as killing as in … Läs mer →

White dude on the rocks! Went up early because I wanted to get out into the woods and hike before the others, I had not talked about it to anybody, so when Thabani asked at breakfast if I would lead … Läs mer →

Cya later, Hogsback! After a very early breakfast, we were on the road again around 07:00 and drove out from Away With The Fairies and said goodbye to Hogback; the mountains rewarded us with a beautiful dawn with thin mists … Läs mer →

Ride! Today Roland, Amarins, Welmoed, Thabani, Laureen and I was to ride horses to the Besotho-Botsela Falls, a trip of about four hours. The tour was called ”Pony Trek” and we all feared that it would really be ponies and … Läs mer →