About life, work & fun in Hwange
I don't think there is a need to introduce Sosussvlei anymore. It is famous for the Dead Vlei littered with dead trees that grew back the the Tsauchab river still reached the Ocean. Now the dunes are in the cay, and the trees died. Once in a while however,...
Just a few pictures from my recent trip to Augrabies Falls NP in Sept 2018. The Orange river was already low but the main fall was still quite cool. We also took a drive in the park along the Lekkerwater loop. We didn't see anyone there and the scenery...
This is a small camp with only 4 camp sites, tucked into the mountains above Omaruru. Neatly kept and with a lovely view, I strongly recommend! The view form the camp site (iPhone picture) The campsite (iPhone picture) Big morringa tree up the tree (iPhone...
From the Waterberg, we drove to another iconic mountains: the Brandberg! There we stayed at the White Lady Lodge just along the Ugab river. The place is absolutely amazing and we had the visit of desert elephants right at our camp site! from there we...
Camdeboo NP is also divided into 2 sections. The Game area (with the campsites) spread along the shores of the dam and is some to elands, mountains zebras, black wildebeest, springbok, blesboks... The Valley of Desolation is in the otters section and...
So here we go, back to Kruger and this time for a real safari!! Can't tell you how excited I was to visit that Park I heard so much about. We packed the 2 Hilux and we spent 9 nights in KNP, entering in the North via the Punda Maria gate all the way down...
Ithala GR is located south of Swaziland with the Phongolo river marking its Northern boundary. The reserve covers 290km2 within the rugged, mountainous thornveld of northern KwaZulu-Natal. We spent 2 nights at the Doornkraal campsite by the river on our...
The Kgagaladi is well-known for it's black maned lions. Actually, you can find lions with black manes in many other places as it is just a darker coloration mostly due to aging. In any case, the park leaved up to its name during our trips and we saw these...
Very close to Springbok, there is a small nature reserve called Goegap. It's really lovely and quiet. It offers herd of gemsboks, mountains zebras and springboks as well as many quiver trees of various species and even of "forest" of them. It also has...
Between the Nossob and Auob rivers beds Kgalagadi classic This one chase a springbok full speed crossing the road 5m for the bonnet of my bakkie, such an experience!! She didn't catch her prey but it was amazing anyway. Her 2 fully grown cubs strolling...
So, I've been spending many months in the field following hyaenas, lions and other species. Then I've been spending quite a lot of time in front of a computer screen trying to make sense of all the data collected. Since I started working in Hwange, in...
NamibRand is bordering the Namib desert and regroups several farms from which ALL fences have been taken down. This allows the animals to move freely between the sand dunes of the Namib in the East and the mountains in the West. This is a truly stunning...
Ithala GR has quite an impressive list of mammals and birds! We saw a great diversity of game including kudus, elands, red hartebeests, plain zebras, wildebeests, nyalas, duikers, warthogs, bushpigs, elephants, waterbucks, impalas and giraffes. And of...
Dear all, I have been spending the last few months in Europe so I had time to make a few arrangements. Most of my photos are now for sale on 4 web sites (click on the name of the web site): Adobe Stock (former Fotolia) iStockphoto Shutterstock 500px for...
If I say Moremi, you'll think "water", and water there is. Many road are dry year road, but as the dry season progresses, large areas become accessible. River crossing can be hazardous at times but the rule is "if you can see the bottom of the water where...
The Okavango delta is a place steaming with wildlife no matter what season you visit. It is a truly magical place and getting to spend 3 months there and watch the flood come in was a once in a lifetime experience... Juvenile carmine bee-eater One of...
Namtib is just down the road from NamibRand to Aus. Accommodation is available at the lodge or at 4 campsites 2km away form the houses with a stunning view on the desert plains and a background oh large sand stone boulders. It is an ideal place to relax...
I usually don't do all these touristic activities, but once in a while, a friend of a friend is a guide somewhere, so I enjoy the opportunity. This is what I did in Walvis Bay as we went kayaking to have a close encounter with the Cape fur seal colony...
We spent a couple of nights camping at the Mahango Safari Lodge just on the bank of the river. We really enjoyed our stay and watched hippos and Cape clawless otters and a lot of carmine bee-eaters nesting! Buffalo core are Stormy skies over the river...
After a wondefull 3 weeks trip down the West Coast and Cape Town with my dearest friend Sam, I'm back in the Free State for the last 2 months of my post-doc contract with UFS. It's gonna be tough time with heaps of things to do... For whats it's coming...
Of course, one cannot speak of Kruger without talking of elephants and rhinos. Of these we saw plenty, as well as buffalos. We also saw many nyalas along the rivers and zebras and kudus in driers areas. A huge tusker down the river bed The eye of the...
We took another trip to the Kgalagadi early Feb 2016, here are a few shots... Just walking down the dune What is this? Snarling lion (this is what happened when a stupid tourist gets out of his car to have a better shot!!!) Is there something wrong??...
The Namaqua NP was recently created along the Atlantic coast of Northern Cape and his famous for it's flower bloom in August-September. Roads in the southern section of the park take you along the coast and beautiful scenery... The beach at the foot of...
Starting for the Glen Reenen National Park camp site, there are many trails going up the mountain. One of them is 2 days long but I only walked the 4h one, called the Wodehouse Trail. It is a very nice walk taking you up to 2500m of altitude with nice...
Now comes Savuti!!! This name is so full of legends and promises that I couldn't wait to get there. Unfortunately, I had to wait... Coming down from Chobe, I expected the road to be quite good as it's the main way to get to Savuti. I couldn't have been...
