We had another beautiful day at Monks Cowl, one of the most scenic areas of the central Drakensberg and a popular gateway into the mountains of KwaZulu-Natal. Located at the head of the Champagne Valley near Winterton, Monks Cowl forms part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage...
Kruger National Park is South Africa’s flagship wildlife sanctuary and one of Africa’s largest game reserves. Spanning nearly 20,000 square kilometres, it forms a vast strip of wilderness along the country’s northeastern border. While the southern and central sections...
A quick 30-minute drive from the border brought us to Ndlovu Camp in Hlane National Park, Eswatini’s largest protected area, covering around 30,000 hectares of Lowveld wilderness. Open savannas and ancient hardwood trees, including leadwoods and tambotis, characterise the park. Hlane is...
The journey from the Machipanda border to Gorongosa National Park covered 231 kilometres and took us a frustrating six hours. Most of the drive followed the excellent EN6 highway to Inchope through Chimoio, where you’ll find the ideal place to refuel or stock up on groceries at...
Today, we were invited by Ian Harmer (📞+263 772 224 069) from African Wanderer to explore Matobo National Park, located just 35 km south of Bulawayo. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park is renowned for its spectacular granite balancing rocks, extensive San rock art, and one of...
Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe’s largest protected area, covering more than 14,650 square kilometres along the Botswana border in northwestern Zimbabwe, between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. Once a royal hunting ground, it was proclaimed a national park in 1930 and is renowned for...
Just before crossing into Zimbabwe, we enjoyed one final game drive in the 66-square-kilometre Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (package trip 65 USD), an iconic conservation area best known for protecting the Zambian side of the legendary Victoria Falls, its predator-free wildlife sanctuary...
The Lower Zambezi National Park covers 4,092 square kilometres and is defined by its dramatic northern escarpment and a 120-kilometre stretch of the Zambezi River, directly opposite Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park. Officially designated as a national park in 1983, Lower Zambezi...
We decided to explore South Luangwa National Park on two separate game drives rather than spend the whole day inside. The first was an afternoon drive, followed by an early morning safari the next day. Each lasted about four hours (40 USD/pax), which turned out to be enough to experience...
We spent three nights in Liwonde National Park, not because there was so much to do, but because we had to wait for other tourists to join the safari. Covering 548 km² in southern Malawi, Liwonde National Park is famous for its lush riverine floodplains and dense woodlands. Since 2015, it...