In the Kruger National Park, most people enjoy the show from the seat of a vehicle. But for a privileged few, a four-day hiking trail along the Olifants River offers an intimate glimpse of a wild place beyond the roads and behind the scenes.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi: The park that cheated fate
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi is the home of one of Africa's greatest conservation coups – the resurrection of the white rhinoceros from near extinction. But few visitors realise how close this park and the rest of its animals came to vanishing.
Lesotho Mountain Biking
There are plenty of alternatives to the usual pony trekking holiday in southern Lesotho. World-class fly-fishing, mountain biking and 4x4ing trails are hidden in those wild and rugged mountains. If you like travel rough and tough, then you're in luck.
Southern Lesotho Photographs
An album of photographs of people and places in the mountain kingdom of southern Lesotho.
Okavango Panhandle photographs
A collection of photographs of tiger fishing and houseboating on the wild Okavango River Panhandle in Botswana.
KwaZulu-Natal North Coast Photographs
Photographs of the KwaZulu-Natal north coast in South Africa and some of the child-friendly holiday activities.
Golden Triangle Photographs
Photographs of the ancient African cities of Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe and Thulamela, known as the Golden Triangle.
Holidays with kids on KZN’s north coast
Carting the kids off to the coast of KwaZulu-Natal is one of Gautengers' oldest holiday traditions. But that doesn't mean it's lacking in surprises, or that visitors are treated like travelling credit cards. There are plenty of exciting and affordable getaways to take children on the North Coast.
Owning the Okavango
You don't have to be a fanatical fisherman to take to life on an Okavango houseboat...
Isandlwana: Battle of the Black Sun
The saga of Isandlwana unfolds like a Shakespearian tragedy, complete with doomed heroes, supernatural events and a cast of thousands. The stage is set on a sweeping plain in Zululand near Dundee and the actors, dead for over 100 years, are brought back to life by some of the world's best storytellers.
Nothing but footprints: The Imfolozi Primitive Trail
The Imfolozi Primitive Trail is no sugar-coated walking safari. You load a pack on your back with all your food and equipment and set off into a wilderness seething with wild animals. When it’s over, there’ll be no trace of you left.
The Hunter-Gatherer Hiking Trail
A coastal trail that follows in the footsteps of ancient hunter-gatherers makes a memorable family holiday, no matter how unfit you are for it.
Alison Westwood 