Unwilling to leave the animals so soon, we decided to drive south through Kruger National Park, rather than taking the quicker but infinitely less interesting highway. It was quick and easy to get into the park and we were surprised by how few instructions we were given before being waved through the gates. Going on … Continue reading Self drive in The Kruger and Barberton
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An awesome time in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Disclaimer: Once again, we feel obliged to say that we do not receive any kind of remuneration or freebies from any of the reviews that we give in this blog. We just had a really, really good time. Shindzela is a tented camp with a healthy dose of luxury. You are truly out in the … Continue reading An awesome time in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Balule Game Reserve
We arrived at Balule Parson's Gate and commenced the achingly slow 12km journey from the gate to Kurhula Wildlife Lodge. On every piece of material that the lodge sent to us they strongly advised that a 4x4 was by far the best vehicle in which to attempt to navigate the park tracks; Jilly was not … Continue reading Balule Game Reserve
Magnificent Madikwe and Marvellous Mosethla
Disclaimer: We get very gushy in this particular blog, we don’t receive any kind of remuneration from either Madikwe or Mosethla, it was as every bit as amazing as we make it out to be. Most flights to South Africa are overnight flights and we are not great sleepers on planes but we probably managed … Continue reading Magnificent Madikwe and Marvellous Mosethla
Cruising the Kinabatangan River
For our visit to the Kinabatangan River we opted to book a whole package through Sukau Greenview B&B, rather than organising each aspect separately ourselves. There are relatively few budget options for organised tours but they had good reviews and reasonable prices. We knew that both the accommodation and the food would be basic but … Continue reading Cruising the Kinabatangan River
Do NOT interrupt mating rhinos; two days in Bardia National Park
We woke up at ridiculous o’clock to make the journey from Chitwan National Park to Bardia National Park. We had thought that this would be a well-beaten track for nature lovers but we struggled to find an account of people making the journey and were a bit stumped as to how to achieve it without … Continue reading Do NOT interrupt mating rhinos; two days in Bardia National Park
Walking with rhinos in Chitwan National Park
Due to James being unwell we had to push our plans back a day and, for once, we had planned more than a week in advance so it took a bit of ringing around to get everything sorted. Everyone that we have come across in Nepal has been so friendly and accommodating, so last minute … Continue reading Walking with rhinos in Chitwan National Park
The wonderful things about Tiggers – Fulfilling a dream in Ranthambore National Park
One of the main things on our agenda for our time in India was to try and see tigers in the wild. Having had our fill of amazing architecture for the time being, we left Jaipur and made the short train journey to Sawai Modhopur, the nearest town to Ranthambore National Park. Ranthambore is one … Continue reading The wonderful things about Tiggers – Fulfilling a dream in Ranthambore National Park
Bidding farewell to Sri Lanka – Wilpattu National Park & back to Negombo
We left Jaffna behind us and embarked on 6 hours of very slow train travel to get us back down to Anuradhapura, from here we travelled 30 minutes by bus to Wilpattu Junction and jumped off on the side of the road in what felt like the middle of nowhere. Fortunately, there were a couple … Continue reading Bidding farewell to Sri Lanka – Wilpattu National Park & back to Negombo
The very real joy of Sri Lankan bus travel and an amazing morning with the elephants – Uda Walawe National Park
Our first bus journey in Sri Lanka was on a private bus. Every single bus in Sri Lanka is an old double windscreen Lanka Ashok Leyland but you can tell the difference between the state and private buses because the former are fairly non-descript red buses and the latter are usually painted retina-hurting neon colours, … Continue reading The very real joy of Sri Lankan bus travel and an amazing morning with the elephants – Uda Walawe National Park
