Category: Wildlife

It’s 7 on a Saturday morning. The sun is up, temperatures are forecast at 24°C, and there’s not a breath of wind or cloud in the sky. It is promising to be a perfect summer’s day. This is probably the easiest decision I’ve ever had to make at 7 on a Saturday morning…it’s off to […]

The first thing that comes to mind when I hear “wilderness experience” is a spiritual trial or gruelling journey that makes you a better person. But when I visited Wilderness, a small town along the Western Cape’s Garden Route, I discovered a place that is anything but gruelling. Renowned for its friendly hospitality and natural […]

South Africa is blessed with a wide variety of wildlife, and has numerous Game Reserves and National Parks where these majestic animals can freely roam. As is the case with most animal species (humans included) babies are often far cuter (and misbehave far more) than their adult counterparts. We’ve rounded up three of the cutest […]

I can’t count the number of times my friends overseas have spoken to me and admitted that they’re homesick and longing for familiar comforts. When asked what specifically they mean, items such as Mrs Balls Chutney and biltong, droewors and rooibos, are mentioned, along with the scent of the bushveld and forests, and a taste […]

With cars featuring “GP” number plates, Johannesburg has become known as “Gangster’s Paradise”. In the past it has battled a reputation of being a crime-ridden, concrete jungle rife with Sandton kugels*, but over the last few years, the city of Johannesburg has undergone a renaissance and become a tourist destination in its own right. These […]

The annual Simon’s Town Penguin Festival is taking place this Saturday, 13 October 2012, in celebration of the delightful tuxedoed birds that have become such an icon of Simon’s Town. The Penguin Festival coincides with African Penguin Awareness Day and is hosted by SANCCOB, one of South Africa’s leading marine NPOs, and South African National […]

We all know South Africa’s “Big 5”: the elephant, lion, buffo, leopard, and rhino. Entire vacations are planned for the sole purpose of spotting them. But I would like to introduce you to the lesser known “Small 5”, whose names relate to their bigger counterparts.   The Elephant Shrew Getting its name from the elongated […]

For those of us in South Africa, it should be common knowledge that rhinos are in grave danger of extinction, hence “The War on Rhino Poaching” phrase. Numerous organisations, governments, and even individuals are stepping up to raise awareness for the plight of these majestic mammals. This is spurring greater efforts to prevent poaching. Conservation […]