An “Adventuring in South Africa” Luxury Tour
Ten years ago, a tour from Wilderness Travel caught my eye called “Adventuring in South Africa.” This 18-day wildlife, cultural and moderate hiking adventure would follow the South Africa coastline...
View ArticleHow to Plan A Trip to South Africa
Air? We turned in American Airlines mileage for first-class American Airlines/South African Airways tickets. Flew on American Airlines from Chicago to LaGuardia, New York, transferred over to JFK and...
View ArticleAdventures in South Africa Began in Pretoria
There’s nothing like flying first class for FREE. Bless those hard to accumulate airline miles! South African Airways had seats that completely reclined, comfy duvets and pillows and we were two very...
View ArticleSabi Sand Reserve Bordering Kruger National Park, South Africa
The Kruger National Park region is one of Africa’s premier gameviewing areas along with being one of the most famous wildlife parks in the world. Established in 1898 by Paul Kruger, some claim that...
View ArticleGame Drives at Chitwa Chitwa Lodge in Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa
The first night drive continued with sightings of lions and other game while one ranger drove and another perched on the hood of the vehicle tracking scat, spoor and shining a big floodlight on the...
View ArticleThe Endangered Wild Dogs of South Africa in Sabi Sand Game Reserve
This morning game drive was filled with African wild dog sightings. At first, I thought…”oh, just more wild dogs”… and then Pat explained that wild dogs are extremely endangered and, again, we were...
View ArticleGame viewing at Phinda Forest Lodge Game Reserve, South Africa
Phinda Forest Lodge ensures prime game viewing by hand-picking rangers and trackers to ensure close encounters with wildlife are exciting, informative and safe. Comfortable 4 x 4 drive vehicles are...
View ArticleSearching for Game on Foot at Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa
Bush walks on foot are now part of most Safari/Game excursions but not 10 years ago. Pat and rangers escorted us in Chitwa and that was nerve wracking enough (we’re wimps…what can I tell you.). Not...
View ArticleA Visit to Dumazulu Cultural Village, South Africa
Dumazulu Village is a Zulu Cultural Village close to Phinda Forest Lodge. This excursion took place after a game drive one day to to give us an insight into the traditional lifestyle and customs of...
View ArticleBabanango Valley Lodge in The Heart of Zulu Country, South Africa
The game viewing portion of this South Africa tour was over and it was time to load up the chartered planes for flights to Ulandi…View image… and Zulu country. The focus here would be learning about...
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