Tag Archives: South Africa

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A spectacular Sunday in Cape Town

Home for the next two nights is the Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia. The hotel is high on the hill above Cape Town, near Kirstenbosch Gardens. Set in 9 acres of gardens, it is a beautiful […]

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Tswalu Kalahari to Cape Town

It’s time to leave The Malori at Tswalu Kalahari this morning, but not before a photo of the sun rising over the Korannaberg Mountains. Today’s destination is Cape Town, however there are a few hours […]

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Tswalu – Meerkats and The Malori

It’s still cold this morning (about 3 degrees) at Tswalu, but the wind has dropped off considerably, so it’s a good morning for meerkats sunning themselves. This particular colony of meerkats have 5 tiny kits […]

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Tswalu – from the catwalk of the Kalahari

Last night’s cold front is still passing through the southern Kalahari at Tswalu – the wind chill factor has taken the temperature to what feels below freezing. It is so cold and windy, the majority […]

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Tswalu – Hyenas, Lions, and Horses

Start of Day 3 at Tswalu.  A dark shape moves down the track towards us before sunrise. It is one of those rare, shy creatures – the brown hyena. Initially startled by our vehicle trying […]

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A spectacular sunrise at Tswalu

It’s still dark when we leave  The Motse this morning for the game drive. Tswalu is divided into two sections – 20,000 hectares houses the lions and various animals, 80,000 hectares houses pretty much every […]