Category: Wildlife

UPDATE: SANParks Week 2015 is taking place from Monday, 14 September 2015  until Friday, 18 September 2015.  Click here for individual park details. Spring has sprung! Like fireworks, flowers are shooting up and transforming monochrome landscapes into a blaze of colour. South African National Parks (SANParks) is giving you the perfect chance to go wild and see them […]

Nelspruit, officially renamed Mbombela, is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Although the city is a major stopover point for those travelling to the Kruger National Park and to Mozambique, people tend to overlook it as a holiday destination in itself. Here are some exciting things to do while you’re here: Do a chimp tour […]

Nelspruit, officially renamed Mbombela, is the capital city of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, the city offers a range of luxurious accommodations in a beautiful setting. Scroll down to view our top 5 accommodations on offer in this beautiful city: 1.  Leaves Lodge & Spa Leaves Lodge is a 5-star guest house […]

The much-anticipated Two Oceans Hermanus Whale Festival is a distinguished annual occasion that celebrates the return of the magnificent Southern Right Whales to the waters of Walker Bay and the arrival of the spring season. This year, the Two Oceans Hermanus Whale Festival will be marking its 22nd year as the only enviro-arts festival in […]

Pretoria, formally known as Tshwane, is a vibrant city in the northern part of Gauteng. It is lovingly known as “the Jacaranda City” by locals due to the streets characterised by the deep purple hues of Jacaranda trees. As one of South Africa’s three capital cities, Pretoria offers plenty of natural, cultural, and historical attractions […]

A heartfelt chorus of ‘welcome to Monkeyland’ was given to us by a group of international volunteers who were waiting outdoors for our group. Though we’d been there for less than a minute, they made us feel instantly at home with their warm smiles, guiding us past stone water features and indoors to the reception […]

As part of our Knysna Weekend, the TravelGround team visited Birds of Eden, a free-flight bird sanctuary that adjoins Monkeyland in The Crags, near Plettenberg Bay. Let me just start by saying that I’ve never wanted to own a bird. Aside from undesirable bird calls echoing through the house at 4am, I fully believe that […]

The first thing you notice about Knysna is its brazen natural beauty. It’s not subtle at all. No matter where you turn, Mother Nature boasts some of her finest works of art in the form of meandering waterways, golden beach sands, enchanting forests, waves of green hills, and rugged sandstone cliffs. The other thing you […]