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: 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...

Six Months in South Africa: Dassie Krans in the Mist

Located near Grahamstown, the short Dassie Krans loop trail is a hidden gem. Contorted Protea shrubs edge a rocky precipice that plunges into an African jungle of tangled lianas and lush groundcover. ...

Six Months in South Africa: Birding at Rhodes University

Intriguing nooks and crannies and abundant gardens, plantings and playing fields offer excellent opportunities for birding at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.   Three months have passed since Vi...