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
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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
Spectacular Sepilok – An amazing experience with orangutans and sun bears
There are many reasons to visit Malaysia but for us there was one in particular: orangutans. James has been talking about seeing orangutans for years and seeing gorillas in Uganda a couple of years ago had only increased our desire to see more apes. In order to reach Sepilok you are almost certainly going to … Continue reading Spectacular Sepilok – An amazing experience with orangutans and sun bears
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
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