As there is no camping in Maputo, we decided to book a room at Joli Guest House, which had a pool and beautiful decorated rooms with air con, which sounded great after we had suffered from the heat in Kruger NP. We just made it onto their little parking through a narrow gate, but that …
Border:The borders of SA were easy, as there is a custom union with Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho & Eswatini, you only stamp your CDP when entering this union or leaving it. Visa:SA is very strict with 3 month Visa once in 12 months. Nevertheless, when we reentered from Eswatini and asked us to extend our Visa …
On the way from Pretoria to Mozambique, we stopped first at Witbank, now Emalahleni (Boat & Caravan Club at the dam), then near the Sudwala caves which we visited the next morning (very nice Mankele Campsite). After our visit to the caves, we passed White River, where we found a car museum and finally we …
As we drastically had lost power and torque over the last two month, we checked the turbo and the air filter system frequently. We found two urgent problems: first a broken intake gasket and second critical development of damage and oiling to the impeller. We decided to replace the turbo to avoid further critical damage. …
On our way to Pretoria we made a couple of stops to give our engine a brake. One was at Nan Hua Temple, the second biggest Buddhist temple in the world! It was just outside of Pretoria and a big complex with 3 shrines with different Buddha statues. The 3 brown Buddhas in the main …
Chrissiesmeer is a small remote village in the lake district, an endless flat grassland with little lakes at around 1600 metres asl with Chrissiesmeer, the largest natural lake in all of South Africa. We camped at a place called Genesaret, where we parked our car at a beautiful lawn directly at the lake shore. There …
In Ngwenya, we stopped at the glass factory, which produces hand-blown glass ware from recycled glass. You can watch the glassblowers from a walkway on the first floor, which was very interesting. Of course their is also a shop, where you can buy glasses and more, but there is also a café and many more …
At the lodge at Mlilwane NP, a group of local singers and dancers gave a performance for the guests. Married and unmarried women did different dances as well as the young men, which were accompanied by drums and had some great moves. We were happy, we had the chance to watch the Swazi dances, which …
Eswatini made a very good impression, with good roads and infrastructure. On the way from Hlane NP to Mlilwane NP, we stopped first at a Pick’n Pay supermarket and than at Malandelas Restaurant near Mahlanya, which had a great view and lovely shops around it. The landscape at Mlilwane NP reminded us a lot of …
After some shopping in Siteki, we quickly reached the Hlane Royal National Park. Our plan was to stay at the campsite and go on guided activities, not using our camper for game drives to give the old turbocharger a rest. We booked a game drive and a walk for the next morning. The campsite is …
