Six Months in South Africa: Camdeboo National Park

Located in South Africa’s arid Karoo region, scenic Camdeboo National Park protects mountains and plains surrounding the historic town of Graaff-Reinet, as well as Nqweba Dam and the spectacular...

Six Months in South Africa: Mountain Zebra National Park

Mountain Zebra National Park’s rich mammal and bird fauna offer plenty of bang for your buck, from cheetahs to meerkats and from eastern clapper larks to spotted eagle-owls.   Last Wednesda...

Six Months in South Africa: Spring Birding at Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve

A blustery day of spring birding at Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve netted close-up views of exquisite Afromontane forest birds, including the stunningly beautiful African paradise-flycatcher.   In m...

Six Months in South Africa: Hiking in Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve

A day of hiking in Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, yielded spectacular views of the Amathole Mountains and rich Afromontane forest, as well as sightings of baboons, zebras and black wildebe...