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RE: Drakensberg or Mpumalanga - where to spend more time?

by quiUK 28 May 2012

Thanks - so our trip is shaping up as follows: 4 nights in Drakensberg 2 nights in Spioenkop Loooong drive to Hazyview 5 nights in Hazyv…
RE: Drakensberg or Mpumalanga - where to spend more time?

by lucapal 28 May 2012

In that case....obviously it depends if you are more interested in wildlife or trekking...but I'd cut a day off Drakensburg. It is really…
Re: Drakensberg or Mpumalanga - where to spend more time?

by quiUK 28 May 2012

Ah, yes - good question! We are planning to stay in or near Hazyview as a base to explore the area, and then we'll have 3 nights in Kruger…
RE: Drakensberg or Mpumalanga - where to spend more time?

by lucapal 28 May 2012

Where in Mpumalanga? What are you planning to do there?
Drakensberg or Mpumalanga - where to spend more time?

by quiUK 27 May 2012

We are planning to trip to South Africa in November and have almost finalised our itinerary. As it stands we have 4 full days in both…
Where to spend seven weeks in South Africa- & best route

by mickeyman 24 May 2012

I have seven-eight weeks in South Africa in June and July. I'm going solo so no car. Will use Bazbus. Since I live near wine country in…
RE: Mt. Kilimanjaro July/Aug 2012

by Merlinflies 23 May 2012

Hi My friend and I are meeting up in South Africa in July, we are doing a six day trek in the Drakensberg mountains and then fly up to…
RE: Car hire & Mozambique

by exploringphotogirl 23 May 2012

travelbert- - I am with you. However, if you are looking for lovely beach area's and great diving, then the difficulty of traveling within…
Re: Car hire & Mozambique

by travelbert 21 May 2012

Mozambique by bus is not easy too. It´s a huge country and buses tend to leave around 4 am and from some inconvenient location. I got…
Female travelling alone to South Africa on a budget

by soi_blue 21 May 2012

Hi All, Newbie poster but long time lurker! My friend is travelling to South Africa the last three weeks in August. She is visiting…
RE: South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland in low budget

by Mrs_Trellis 21 May 2012

A good outline route would be Jo'burg - Drakensberg (Royal Natal/Cathedral Peak) - Pietermarizburg - Durban - Empangeni - St Lucia -…
RE: Me and my backpack's 100 favourite places

by wigstan 21 May 2012

My 10(11) are (in no particular order) Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland Kaik…
RE: possibly too much?

by ToadofToadHall 15 May 2012

You could spend a couple weeks starting in Windhoek, going up to Etosha for your safari, Twyfelfontein, Swakopmund, Sossusvlei, Fish River…
RE: Help for rock art in Drakensberg

by Jeroen 06 May 2012

I understand it's quite modest and remote in these areas. Joburg's Origin Centre museum is dedicated to rock art and could perhaps advise.…
African country two weeks. Which one?

by frede 06 May 2012

Hi I've travelled on all continents but I'm fairly new to Africa. I've been to Egypt, Kenya (for safari), Cape region in South Africa…
Nightbus

by tramp82 04 May 2012

Hi! Just some advice on travel buses or trains. From Johannesburg, we are travelling to Drakensberg. And then onto Port Elizabeth…
Help for rock art in Drakensberg

by dudu2010 01 May 2012

Hi, I'll travel by car with 2 little children in August. I'd like to see rock art , but I red that there is a lot of road on foot to …
RE: Drakensberg and St.Lucia Parks

by Jeroen 29 April 2012

WildCard is also valid for the KZNWildlife and Swaziland parks.
Re: Drakensberg and St.Lucia Parks

by gevenhouse 27 April 2012

Has the Wild Card changed? I was in South Africa 3 years ago and the Wild Card covered all the SANPark national Parks, the parks in Western…
RE: Inspiration needed

by laurensvt 25 April 2012

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi is a beautiful park, and very different from Kruger. If you go there, join one of their half day walks. We stayed at…
RE: Kruger, Garden route & Cape town in 3 wks?

by Ghalied 23 April 2012

I would just do a week in Kruger and surrounds and then keep driving all the way to Cape Town. Flying to PE makes you miss out on the…
RE: Kruger-Drakensberg-CT: possible in 2-3 weeks?

by capetownfundie 19 April 2012

I would definitely not miss out the Drakensburg of you can help it! At the most basic level, five days in each would suffice - especiall…
Re: Kruger-Drakensberg-CT: possible in 2-3 weeks?

by jennythom 19 April 2012

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Re: Kruger-Drakensberg-CT: possible in 2-3 weeks?

by jayneholness 16 April 2012

You could definitely see all those places in 3 weeks (just don't get precious about staying in one place), but agreed that Cape Town's…
RE: Kruger-Drakensberg-CT: possible in 2-3 weeks?

by ny55e 16 April 2012

Thanks for the response! I'm going to look into safari's in the cape provinces, but I'm currently leaning towards leaving Drakensberg…