Bad weather followed us to Knysna, another scenic coastal town along the famous Garden Route. The town lies around an approximately 11-kilometre-long lagoon that opens into the Indian Ocean through two dramatic sandstone cliffs known as the Knysna Heads. Framed by the Outeniqua Mountains...
After a day of hiking, we finished with dinner on Central Beach in Plettenberg Bay, one of South Africa’s most beautiful coastal towns along the Garden Route in the Western Cape. Portuguese navigators originally named the bay Bahia Formosa (“Beautiful Bay”), a name that...
Our next destination was Jeffreys Bay, affectionately known as J-Bay, a world-renowned coastal town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, approximately 75 km southwest of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Situated near the western gateway to the Garden Route, J-Bay is surrounded by beautiful coastal...
We spent two nights on the beach near Chintsa, a picturesque coastal village in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province and a gateway to the famous Wild Coast. About 38–40 km northeast of East London (KuGompo City), Chintsa sits at the mouth of the Chintsa River, where it meets the Indian...
After two days of rain, we finally got one day with better weather, so we decided to make the most of it and see as much of Durban as possible in a single day. Durban, affectionately known as “Durbs”, is a vibrant coastal city in KwaZulu-Natal, famous for its warm subtropical...
After some time, we reached the African east coast again, this time in Ballito, a vibrant coastal town on KwaZulu-Natal’s famous Dolphin Coast, about 40 kilometres north of Durban. Ballito combines a relaxed seaside atmosphere with modern amenities, upscale residential estates and...
Our last destination in Mozambique was Ponta do Ouro, a vibrant coastal beach town in the extreme south of Mozambique, just 10 km from the South African border and around 120 km south of Maputo. Ponta do Ouro is surrounded by a spectacular mix of beaches, dunes and rich marine life...
We’ve been incredibly lucky with the weather so far, but as you can see in the photos from Inhambane, the rainy week arrived unexpectedly, and the next few days felt more like the middle of the wet season. Our first overnight stop on the way to Maputo was at the famous Quinta St...
We finally reached a proper beach destination, with nice restaurants, bars, and cosy hotels, so we decided to spend a lazy weekend here. Tofo Beach (Praia do Tofo) is a laid-back, sun-drenched fishing village on Mozambique’s Inhambane coast. Famous for its few-kilometre stretch of golden...
Pretty good tarmac by Mozambican standards brought us to the laid-back coastal paradise of Barra Beach. We covered the 308 kilometres in around six hours, which felt almost like a luxury after the roads we had experienced further north. Located in Inhambane Province, Barra is a beautiful...