If you’re looking for a change of scene from Cape Town or want to experience something unique during your trip to South Africa, head over to Cederberg. Just 3 hours drive from Cape Town, and you’re in an entirely different world. While fynbos is lovely and all, nothing beats some really nice rocky landscapes. The …
Overview The Congo Nile Trail spans 227 km along Lake Kivu from Cyangugu in the south to Gisenyi/Rubavu in the north. Most people will walk the 80km unpaved section between Kibuye and Gisenyi. Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, lies between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We did this hike …
What you should do Since we got 600 euros in cash each in compensation from Turkish Airlines for our flight delays back from Germany, we decided to go somewhere for Christmas holidays in 2019. Our two goals for this trip were to hike the Congo Nile Trail along Rwanda’s Lake Kivu and relax at Lake …
Just 2.5hrs from Cape Town, Groot Winterhoek is a great way to spend a weekend hiking, camping, and swimming in South Africa’s best rock pool
Beaches, mountains, and lekker food all at your doorstep… You could easily spend a week in Cape Town. But I’ve spent the last two and a half years of my PhD here distracting myself thinking about how you can do it in three. Admittedly, the itinerary is a lot for three days, but if you’re …
Temperamental. I think that about sums up everything you need to know about planning a trip to the Drakensberg. I’ve never experienced four seasons in one day the way I did in those mountains. The Drakensberg is part of the Great Escarpment circling the large plateau also known as the kingdom of Lesotho. It’s also …
No one wears sand better than Namibia. The sand dunes at Sesriem are like stepping into a National Geographic photo. And walking around the sand dune filled buildings at the abandoned mining town feels like walking around a Vogue covershoot.