After 4 eventful days in Kruger National Park, we went first to Pretoria, the capital of South Africa. The climate here is subtropical and the sun shines on an average of 300 days a year. The city has about 750,000 inhabitants and has one of the leading university cities in South Africa. The University of Pretoria and UNISA (University of South Africa) is an all-national university and one of the largest remote universities in the world with over 250,000 students.
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Africa is the second largest continent on earth. It consists of 55 countries and has over 1 billion inhabitants. Africa borders the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the Indian Ocean in the east and the Mediterranean Sea in the north. The shortest distance from Europe is on the Strait of Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar). Here the distance between the two continents is just 14 kilometres. In its entire length Africa extends over the 3 climate zones tropics, subtropics and the temperate zones. The continent is home to an enormous diversity of plant and animal species. Among the most famous animals are certainly elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, crocodiles, gorillas and chimpanzees. Some African cities such as Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa, Johannesburg and Luanda are among the largest metropolitan areas in the world.
Kruger National Park – Safari & Punda Maria Gate (South Africa)
Today was the last day for us in the Kruger National Park. From Shingwedzi Restcamp we drove further west and north and finally left the national park in the late afternoon via the Punda Maria Gate. The detailed travel report to Kruger National Park (Punda Maria Gate) will be delivered. But we have already uploaded the pictures. If there are any specific questions about the pictures or destination, please post a comment at the end of the post.
» Read the full blog postKruger National Park – Safari & Shingwedzi Restcamp (South Africa)
On the 3rd day of our safari through Kruger National Park we drove from Olifants Restcamp further north to The Shingwedzi Restcamp.
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This morning we started from Lower Sabie Restcamp and drove slowly north. The goal today was the Olifants Restcamp.
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We were especially looking forward to today, because it was the beginning of our 4-day safari through the Kruger National Park. Coming from Hazyview we drove with our rental car over the Paul Kruger Gate to the southern part of the national park and ended up staying at the Lower Sabie Restcamp.
» Read the full blog postPanorama Route – God’s Window & Blyde River Canyon (South Africa)
After 10 days of exploring the south-west of South Africa, we went on our journey towards Johannesburg, the Panorama Route and Kruger National Park 🙂
» Read the full blog postOudtshoorn – The Cango Wildlife Ranch (South Africa)
After 2 nice days in the Gondwana Game Reserve we went today to the Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn.
» Read the full blog postGondwana Game Reserve – Safari & the Big Five (South Africa)
In our stay at the Gondwana Game Reserve 2 game drives were included. The 12,000ha protected area in the Gondwana Game Reserve consists of open grass pines and the native Fynbos vegetation, which are framed by the Outeniqua Mountains.
» Read the full blog postGarden Route – Gondwana Game Reserve in Mossel Bay (South Africa)
For two nights we enjoyed a really great villa at the Gondwana Game Reserve in Mossel Bay. Gondwana Game Reserve is located in the western Cape Province, about 20 minutes from Mossel Bay. Already on the way to the accommodation we met some animals 🙂
» Read the full blog postCape Agulhas & De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa)
Today we had a longer route ahead of us: 420 kilometers from Hermanus to Cape Agulhas and the De Hoop Nature Reserve to the Gondwana Game Reserve in Mossel Bay.
» Read the full blog postBetty’s Bay – The Penguin Colony at Stony Point (South Africa)
Our current route along the south coast takes us from Cape Town to Hermanus. The first stop on this route was at Monkey Town in Somerset West. From there we went on to the penguin colony in Betty’s Bay and then on to the small coastal town of Hermanus.
» Read the full blog postThe Imhoff Farm – Riding on the beach of Noordhoek (South Africa)
After swimming with sea lions this morning we went on to Imhoff Farm in the small town of Kommetjie. Here we had booked a horse ride on the beautiful beach of Noordhoek.
» Read the full blog postCape Town – Swimming with sea lions in Hout Bay (South Africa)
We were especially looking forward to today, because we had chosen swimming with sea lions as an activity.
» Read the full blog postSimons Town – The Penguins at Boulders Beach (South Africa)
After visiting the colourful beach houses in Muizenberg south of Cape Town we visited the penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simons Town.
» Read the full blog postMuizenberg – The colorful beach houses & World of Birds (South Africa)
Today we first visited the colorful beach houses in Muizenberg south of Cape Town in False Bay. The detailed travel report to the beach houses in Muizenberg will be delivered. But we have already uploaded the pictures. If there are any specific questions about the pictures or destination, please post a comment at the end of the post. The colourful houses in Muizenberg World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary & Monkey Park
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