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 …
Our zig-zag route through Africa brought us finally to the small country called Eswatini, on the border between Mozambique and South Africa. We came from the south and drove a long time through sugar cane fields, their most important income source. Our first stop was at Mabuda Farm near Siteki in the Lebombo mountains. On …
The weather was cold and rainy, and we had to wait at Bushbaby Lodge for a very grey and wet day to pass. The next morning it wasn’t much better but we had enough of being stuck and continued our way to Mkhuze NP. The park was beautiful with new bird hides, overlooking mostly smaller …
From St. Lucia, we first made a boat trip on the estuary. We saw some hippos, no crocs, and few birds, maybe because it was very windy. Next, we drove into the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in direction to Cape Vidal. At the coast, the high sand dunes are covered with coastal forest, behind them lies …
We had bought a Wild Card for the national parks in South Africa, and beside of Kruger, this was one of the parks, which was on our list to visit. The trees and bushes were getting already green again after some dry month and the landscape was fascinating. At the beginning we didn’t see many …
Before we reached Durban, we came past Underberg (not the Kräuterlikör) where we camped for one night and went on a hike over the farm around Khotso Campsite. Our next stop was at Nottingham Road (not a road but a village) where we visited “The Bierfassl”, an Austrian restaurant. Sadly the owner was not there, …
After our last hike at Monks Cowl, the weather had changed dramatically, the temperature had dropped by 20 degrees and fog, clouds and a constant drizzle made us spend a day in our car. When we left the next morning, we visited some food stalls were we bought cheese, bread and many other treats, before …
