A Journey Like No Other
The Victoria Falls Steam Train Company has been relaunched following a complete reshaping and remodelling, from its corporate identity to the refurbishment of its historic carriages.
The company has offered an exclusive way to view the Victoria Falls from a… Continue reading
Jozini – the Only Tiger Fish Destination in South Africa
Lake Jozini near Pongola in northern KwaZulu-Natal is the only waters in South Africa which is home to the ferocious fighting tiger fish. It is the southern most extremity of the infamous Tiger Fish population (Hyrocynus Vittatus) due to the… Continue reading
National Animal Still Pronking
The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), the National Animal of South Africa, is the only gazelle-like antelope which occur in South Africa.
Springbok antelope originally occurred in the drier north-west regions of the Northern Cape and the Free State. It… Continue reading
Become Water Wise
Salt water makes up 97.5% of water on Earth, leaving 2.5% as fresh water. Nearly 70% of fresh water is frozen in the icecaps,
which means there’s not much left for us to use. In fact, humans use less than 1%… Continue reading
Tanzania’s Wildebeest Migration
Each year more than a million wildebeest, about 300,000 zebra and other antelope start their long trek from Tanzania‘s Serengeti Plains, further north to Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. They do it in search of food and water.
The… Continue reading
Johannesburg at Night
A view of Johannesburg City Centre skyline at sunset from the rooftop of the a hotel in Troyeville.
Photo: MediaClubSouthAfrica.com
Oppikoppi Turns Eighteen
From its small beginnings in 1994 as an Afrikaans music festival, the Oppikoppi music festival has grown into one of
South Africa’s most popular. This year Oppikoppi turns 18 and like its name, which is a variant of the Afrikaans… Continue reading
Some Things To Do in Cape Town on a Low Budget
If you budget is low and you are looking for something to do in Cape Townthat will not cost you anything or is almost free, try the following:
Take a Township Tour
Townships were created as living areas for… Continue reading
Will I see the Big Five and other FAQ’s
Some of the most frequent questions asked by visitors planning their first safari, are:
Will I see the Big Five?
Maybe. Many reserves have all the big five – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo – but it’s not that… Continue reading
Rooibos: Typical South African
Rooibos, the Afrikaans for “red bush”, is a broom-like plant and member of the legume family of plants growing in South Africa’s fynbos.
The plant has very similar growth and flowers to the redbush. The plant is used to make… Continue reading
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