Kruger National Park

Backpack in Kruger National Park

If you can get a group of no more than 8 fit, experienced hikers together who are between the ages of 16 and 65 and looking for something more primitive combined with the thrill of trekking through Big-5 country, this hike in the Kruger National Park is for you.

You will be required to get a medical certificate confirming that you can survive the 4 day ordeal over rugged terrain in a climate where temperatures reach 30 deg Celsius. You will be required to carry your own tent and food. You will be required to make and break camp yourself. You will be required to cook for yourself. You will have to bathe in the river with hippo's and croc's, and you will have to dig your own toilet. You will even have to purify your own drinking water from the river. And, you will have to do all this under the watchful amazement of dangerous game including the Big-5!

Star Gazing in Kruger Park

Did you know that Astronomy Africa offers 3-hour star gazing outings from Olifants Camp in Kruger National Park at R300 per person including refreshments.

Contact +27 13 735 6606

Picture courtesy of USGS Astrogeology

Mpumalanga gets New Park

September 2006 marks the declaration of the 54,000-hectare Blyde River National Park, which will combine the existing Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve with state-owned commercial and indigenous forests on the Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga.

Blyde River National Park will offer accommodation and various tourism activities such as a cableway and a luxury hiking trail. There will also be facilities for various adventure sports.

Blyde River National Park will be home to about 2,000 plant species, which is more than the Kruger National Park. It will also be home to about 335 bird species as well as some rare fish species.

Dullstroom Arts Festival

Traveling to the Kruger National Park in mid December 2006?

Consider visiting the Dullstroom Arts Festival from 16 to 18 December.

Dullstroom, only three hours drive from Johannesburg, is South Africa's premier fly-fishing destination. The festival features music, visual and performing arts and the Dullstroom Bird of Prey and Rehabilitation Centre offers educational talks.

Two of the towns dams will be open to all, which means entry, fly-fishing, and fly-casting sessions will all be FREE!

Accommodation goes fast...so book now!

For festival accommodation and info, contact +27 13 254 0254 / +27 13 254 0020.

Getaway Planning for Girls Groups

Planning a getaway with a group of girlfriends is quite different than booking a vacation just for you and your significant other. Here are some tips from Budget Travel magazine for planning a trip that your friends will be able to afford and remember forever.