Wolhuter Wilderness Trail
Southern Kruger Park: 1 to 4 March 2000 The "wilderness trail" is a concept unique to Africa in that it has evolved to imply a walk in the company of a game ranger or conservation officer, usually armed, through big game country. Aspects of the ecology of the area,...
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11-12 December 1999 Our judgement impaired by a few beers and a bottle of red wine over dinner one night in the Strand, Ron, Peter and I resolved to try the Cederberg Traverse from Wuppertal to Algeria again - in the heat of December (a previous attempt was...
read moreBoosmansbos Wilderness Trail
November 1999 This trail represented a reunion of sorts for those who had walked the Tsitsikamma Trail. Unfortunately, the whole group couldn't make it, but Watty, Peter, Big Ron, Charlotte, Lorette and Nico did. Boosmansbos Nature Reserve straddles the Langeberg...
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Northern Kruger Park: July 1999 The Nyalaland was our first Kruger wilderness trail (FAQ). It's one of the less popular trails in Kruger, but it has a special place in our hearts. Some low-res photos follow...
read moreCrystal Pools – Cederberg
June 1999 The Cederberg is probably my favourite wilderness area. Little can compare to the remoteness, the silence and timelessness of those mountains. Ron and I resolved to tackle one of the classic wilderness routes - Algeria to Wuppertal, by way of Crystal...
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30 April to 5 May 1999 The night before the hike proper was spent in Kalander Hut, within the De Vasselot area of the Tsitsikamma National Park, on the bank of the Groot River. It was a dark night, punctuated by plenty of snoring and characterised by awkward...
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