Kgalagadi and Augrabies : 2 – 9 august 2011

What a fantastic and unforgettable experience! It was even better than what I was expecting! I enjoyed Kgalagadi a lot : bushcamping in Rooiputs and Polentswa was absolutely fabulous. Polentswa was my favorite: amazing place! ( I liked to have the tent under that tree, facing the plain).

The sceneries were magnificent and wildlife was plentiful: lots of birds, gemsboks, springboks, giraffes...and the cats : seeing this lioness lying on the road, 2 meters from the car was absolutely brilliant ! And we were so lucky to see those cheetahs and some more lions !...

Listening to the sound of wildlife at night, looking at the stars in the sky ….priceless!

It was just too short! I would love to come back there and explore more ! (Polentswa 4x4 trail is waiting for me !)

The end of the trip was also fabulous: Neus gorge, Quiver Tree Route and Augrabies

Were amazing (especially the view in Ararat !)

So thanks a lot Eben for having been my guide and having made this experience unforgettable: thanks for your professionalism, your knowledge and your care!

and also thanks for all the delicious meals you cooked (you're the chef of the Bush !)

10 days Garden Route – August 2011

We didn't know in advance what would be the next stop, where we would sleep. We didn't take the main tar roads but took some gravel tracks. We didn't meet many other tourists. We were just a very small group.

For all those reasons I really loved and enjoyed doing this tour. For me, that was the best way to see the Garden Route !

Staying next to the Breede River, stopping for some wine tasting, whale watching in Hermanus, Witsand or Plettenberg, hiking on Robberg Peninsula, visiting Cango Caves and ostrich farm, crossing countryside with beautiful canola fields, getting stuck in the sand on a 4x4 trail... so many unforgettable moments.

The other reason why I really loved this trip is that it was also an unforgettable human experience ...thanks to Eben (best guide ever) and thanks to Peter (aka Mad Max) my fellow traveler... such good time we share. Never to be forgotten !

HAPPY DAYS !!!

Compiled and posted by Celine HD, Lyon in France