The big cats from the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas just don't want to be contained. First a couple of cheetahs suddenly appeared in Addo from who knows where, Then a lion escaped from the Karoo National Park and roamed the surrounding countryside for a couple of weeks before being captured. Well, things happen in … Continue reading Escaping big cats
Tag: game reserves
Calling for #AnimalRightsInTourism
Today the documentary Blood Lions gets release and to coincide with that, travel bloggers from all over South Africa decided to put their voices together to call for #AnimalRightsInTourism. Blood Lions put the focus on the canned hunting industry which has direct links with places offering lion cub interaction. Does people who get to play with lion … Continue reading Calling for #AnimalRightsInTourism
Shamwari Game Reserve promotional video
The Shamwari Private Game Reserve is world famous and everybody knows about it, but have you ever been there? I used to go there quite often with guests when I was still a tourist guide and they still did day visits. Perhaps by posting this and asking very nicely somebody will pop me an invite... … Continue reading Shamwari Game Reserve promotional video
My Kuzuko cheetah experience
Kuzuko Lodge in the Greater Addo Elephant National Park is one of my favorite lodges to visit. Because its on the Karoo side of the Zuurberg mountains the animal sightings may be slightly less than on the coastal side, but I have had some magnificent encounters and combined with their lodge and service it has been … Continue reading My Kuzuko cheetah experience
Addo Palace Ndebele Private Reserve pictorial
Just before peak season hit us I was on a social media workshop road trip in the Karoo and Addo areas. The night before the workshop in Addo I got to stay at Addo Palace in the Ndebele Private Reserve bordering the Addo Elephant National Park. It's always nice to stay and experience somewhere new … Continue reading Addo Palace Ndebele Private Reserve pictorial
Goodbye 2014 – watch out 2015, here I come
Is it just me or did 2014 fly past at the speed of light. A year ago I had no idea what this year had in store for me and now, 12 months later I look back at a year of many highs but it also a couple of real lows, specially at the end. There … Continue reading Goodbye 2014 – watch out 2015, here I come
Kuzuko view
The Addo Elephant National Park is literally on Port Elizabeth's doorstep and is South Africa's third largest national park. Strange how some people still think its just about elephants. These days the park stretch all the way from the coast through the main game viewing area and over the Zuurberg into the Karoo. One of … Continue reading Kuzuko view
A Pale Chanting Goshawk in Addo
I have never been a big bird expert. When I started working as a tourist guide I went to a lot of effort to increase my birding knowledge, but a LBJ (little brown job) and an Overtheroadian were still the most common answers I gave when something flashed across the road as we drove along somewhere. Addo … Continue reading A Pale Chanting Goshawk in Addo
Spending the day eating in you pj’s
Zebras will always be a favorite sighting on any game drive and even better if you get to see them up close like we did at Kragga Kamma Game Park recently.
Springbok reserve
Ever wondered where the Springboks that don't make the team hang out? Kragga Kamma Game Park, where else?
Firefly the Travel Guy 