South Africa – Day 10

South Africa – Day 10


Today we started from Alpine Heath Resort through the drakensberg towards Ladybrand.

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The Golden Gate

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Townhall in Ladybrand with the typical Sandstone of this area.

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South Africa – Day 9

South Africa – Day 9


In the morning we did some hiking in the drakensberg. First to some 800 year old drawing of the bushmen…
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… and later to a nice waterfall.

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On the way back we saw some baboons lying lazily on the street.

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Afterwards our local guide invited us to visit a local primary school. Were we were received very friendly.

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In the afternoon we had some free time. This we used to do some private hiking in the hills near our chalet.

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South Africa – Day 8

South Africa – Day 8


Our way out of Simunye was pretty adventurous as most of us had to stand on the load bed of a 4×4 while driving up the hill.
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Our destination for the day was the alpine heath resort situated in a beautiful valley in the drakensberg.

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South Africa – Day 7

South Africa – Day 7


Today we did a Safari on St Lucia Lake and in the afternoon went on to Zulu Land.

During the Safari we mainly saw different groups of Hippos.

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In Zulu Land we went to Simunye Zulu Lodge deep down in a beautiful valley,

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where we had an introduction to zulu culture.

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Later we had a “candle light dinner” because a lightning storm had killed all electricity.

South Africa – Day 6

South Africa – Day 6


Today we did another Safari, this time in the Hluhluwe National Park and later drove on to St Lucia.

This time we did see some Rhinos real, and I mean like REAL, close. You could nearly touch them as they walk over the road in front of the car.

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Besides that we did see some Zebras and some Giraffes.

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Sadly, we weren’t able to add a leopard to our final count of the big five.

In the late afternoon we did a nice walk along the beach of St Lucia. But the water was too dirty and there are to many sharks in it for a swim.

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