At 19,485 km² Kruger National Park has a total land area greater than the entire Island of Ireland. It’s huge. Which means if you want to see wild animals, you will need to plan wisely. Ideally, you’d spend a few weeks in Kruger to take the time to relax to the slower pace of life there …
South Africa spoiled hiking for me. There’s no better paradise for hikers than at the tip of Africa, specifically in the Western Cape. Where else in the world can you get jagged peaks, lush valleys, hidden waterfalls, refreshing swimming holes, and epic views for days? Read on for ten of my favourite hikes in the …
Accessible just an hour and a half outside of Cape Town, the 35km Highlands Trail is the ideal starter trail if you want to get a taste of an overnight multi-day hike. Since we were keen on doing the 3 to 4 day Congo Nile Trail hike in Rwanda but had never done a multi-day …
If you’re trying to plan a trip to the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), you’ll probably have realised by now there’s very little useful information to plan your trip. To be fair, Eswatini is overshadowed by the epic Drakensberg Mountains in the south and the rich wildlife of Kruger National Park in the north. That …
Arangieskop is considered to be the ‘Mount Kilimanjaro of the Cape’, not necessarily because of its height, but because of how the whole first day is ‘up, up, up’ and the second day is ‘down, down, down’. The 21km loop trail up and down the 1696m mountain is typically hiked in two days, with an …
If you’re looking for a change of scene from Cape Town or want to experience something unique during your trip to South Africa, head over to Cederberg. Just 3 hours drive from Cape Town, and you’re in an entirely different world. While fynbos is lovely and all, nothing beats some really nice rocky landscapes. The …
When I think cycling through the Alps, I immediately think you’ve got to be Tour de France material or Hannibal on an African war elephant. But you don’t. Normal people, with a bit of practice, can do a multi-day Alpine bike ride. My sister is living proof normal people can make it through the Alps …
Just 2.5hrs from Cape Town, Groot Winterhoek is a great way to spend a weekend hiking, camping, and swimming in South Africa’s best rock pool
The Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road) is a 500km cycle route in Germany that runs north from Füssen at the foot of the Alps on the Austrian border to Würzburg. Many cyclists will go from Würzburg to Füssen, to crescendo from flat scenery to increasingly dramatic mountainous landscapes. We opted for the opposite way to take …
Temperamental. I think that about sums up everything you need to know about planning a trip to the Drakensberg. I’ve never experienced four seasons in one day the way I did in those mountains. The Drakensberg is part of the Great Escarpment circling the large plateau also known as the kingdom of Lesotho. It’s also …