Parks/Nature Reserves (Category) - 130 posts

We spent three days in December seeing the sights along the southern Panorama Route in Mpumalanga province.

Thorsten and I spent an hour at Indwe Park, a garden on the Liberty campus in Braamfontein. It's a beautiful bit of nature in downtown Jozi.

I spent four days in Bar Harbor, Maine, with my sister, exploring Acadia National Park and the surrounding area. Here are my highlights.

We spent two days in St. Lucia and unfortunately we didn't see any crocs or hippos walking the streets. But it was still lovely.

As part of my birthday roadtrip to the Northern Cape, Thorsten and I spent two days at Augrabies Falls and stayed in the Gorge Cottage.

Thorsten and I spent half a day at the Cradle of Humankind to experience Howard Geach's Human Origins Tour.

Thorsten and I spent a weekend at Royal Natal National Park, stayed at Thendele Camp, and hiked to the spectacular Tugela Gorge.

Thorsten and I spent the weekend at the Ezemvelo Nature Reserve near Bronkhorstspruit and hiked more than 25 kilometers in two days.

Marakele National Park was the final stop on our Blogitects Limpopo roadtrip. It was a great way to round off the journey.

We spent two days at Leshiba Wilderness, a beautiful lodge in Limpopo with a dual focus on nature and local art.

We spent four days at Mapungubwe National Park, at the northern tip of South Africa, and experienced spectacular cultural and natural wonders.

We visited the 2-billion-year-old Vredefort Dome -- earth's largest and oldest known meteorite crater, which is only 1.5 hours from Joburg.