Southern Africa 2016! In 2016 we explored the southern part of the large continent of Africa. Our trip took us via Qatar to Namibia and South Africa, where we enjoyed both city life as well as a safari tour.
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It is now quite some time since we got back home from our trip to Southern Africa. Although reality and normal life are getting the best of us, we can look back at the memories. We enjoyed an amazing trip that included stops in 3 different countries – Qatar, Namibia, and South Africa. The trip…
Our final whole day in South Africa had finally arrived after little more than two weeks. 16 days earlier we had left Sweden and we were now heading towards Port Elizabeth International Airport. The flight for the day was going to take us to Johannesburg where we would spend one last night before really saying: Good…
On our journey towards the east from Plettenberg Bay and the Birds of Eden, the weather started to worsen. It had been quite a promising morning when we left the guest house, but the wind was now increasing. We had two more stops planned for the drive to Port Elizabeth, the first was Cape St…
Our journey eventually started to reach its end and it was time for us to leave Plettenburg Bay and drive to the east. Fortunately, we still had two more days before it was time for us to start the trip back home to Sweden. It was the 15th day of traveling since leaving Sweden and…
After a night in charming Swellendam, it was time to continue toward the east. It was this day that we would enter the Garden Route. This is a route that stretches from Mossel Bay in the west to Storm River in the east. It passes through towns such as George, Knysna, and Plettenberg Bay. It…
After three days in Cape Town, it was finally time to once more get into a car, drive on the wrong side of the road, and head towards the town of Swellendam. There were two stops along the way that we looked forward to. Those were Hermanus and Cape Agulhas. The first stop offered a…
Our last day in Cape Town slowly started to come to an end, but we still had one of the main sights left to see. We had tried to reach the top of Table Mountain the previous day. Then we were met by the information that the mountain was closed due to bad weather conditions….
When leaving Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope we had only traveled half the distance for the day. We still had the whole way back to Cape Town ahead of us before the tour with Carlos would end. The main stop on the return route was Chapman’s Peak Drive, another place that certainly offers…
The tour around the Cape Peninsula with Carlos had so far included seals, penguins and a few glasses of wine. The wine glass would remain empty the rest of the day, but there were going to be more sights of animals. The Cape Point itself had a few close encounters to offer as well as…
It was finally time for the penguins at Boulders Beach. Susann had been looking forward to seeing the penguins since we left Sweden and she was quite excited about this place. The drive from Groot Constantia offered amazing scenery. We stopped for a short time on a hill overlooking Muizenberg and could see the beach stretching…
The Cape Point tour with Carlos Links continued from Mariners Wharf to the other side of the cape. This is usually not the way of doing the tour but on this very day one of the roads was closed and it would not open until in the afternoon. So we crossed the cape with the thought…
Our third day in Cape Town was another morning full of excitement. It was time for a tour to Cape Point, with several interesting sights on the way. There was a promise of seals, penguins, great sights, and a lot more. The first stop was going to be the Mariner’s Wharf and a chance to go…