Discovering Eastern South Africa and Swaziland

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Wed, 2018-10-24
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Tropic of Capricorn - Photo Credits: Silvano Greco

We are in South Africa and, more precisely, this morning we were at the Lesedi Cultural Village; yesterday we spent the day here and it was very interesting, while this morning, after having breakfast early, we leave.

Today more than 500 km are waiting for us, we are heading to the Mapungubwe National Park, that is located in the Province of Limpopo, in the North-East of South Africa, on the border with Zimbabwe.

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Wed, 2018-10-24
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Mapungubwe National Park: Baobab - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

After a trip of more than 500 km on South African roads, we finally arrived at the Mapungubwe National Park, it is 3:00 pm and we are on time according to our itinerary.

We enter the main gate of the park and go immediately to check-in, both for the entrance to the park itself and for the two nights we spend inside.

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Thu, 2018-10-25
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Mapungubwe National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

This morning we wake up early, prepare breakfast and then we are ready to go, today we do not have to load the car because we will sleep here again tonight, it is comfortable and above all it allows us to leave immediately.

We are in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa, on the border with Zimbabwe and Botswana; we are impatient to explore it because, even if it is a park that is often ignored by International travelers, it offers unique landscapes and good sightings.

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Fri, 2018-10-26
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Venda region - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

We are at the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa, but today we leave this beautiful park to continue our journey; we have breakfast in our little house, we load Dr. Livingstone, our car, and we leave.

We leave the Leokwe Camp and head towards the gate, along the way we admire once again the wonderful baobabs and the beautiful rock formations, that, in the morning light, seem even redder.

Even if we are going out we look around, the animals are unpredictable and they could be anywhere.

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Fri, 2018-10-26
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Fundudzi Cultural Camp - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

We are in South Africa, in the Limpopo Province, in particular in the region inhabited by the Venda, also known as Vendaland.

We have booked for this night in a Cultural Village run by the local community, we want to discover something more about this population who is not well known and who, thanks to the fact that they were one of the last to be subjugated by whites, they succeeded to preserve their cultural identity.

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Sat, 2018-10-27
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Kruger National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

We are in the region of the Venda in South Africa; this morning we woke up early, there is wet on the ground but it is not raining, it is the fog that is formed in this area with the humidity of the night; we are more than 1,000 meters above sea level, castled on the ridge of a mountain covered with a beautiful rain forest.

We have breakfast at the Fundudzi Cultural Camp and then we are ready to continue our journey; but before reaching the asphalt road we must face the descent on the dirt road, with the red earth, that becomes slippery with humidity.

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Sat, 2018-10-27
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Kruger National Park: Nyala - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

This morning we left the Venda region, in the Limpopo area in South Africa, and we arrived at the Kruger National Park; we entered it at about 10.00 am from the gate of Punda Maria, that is located in the North part of the park.

Tonight we sleep at the Punda Maria campsite, that is not far from the gate, but we will go to check-in tonight, now we cannot wait to start the first of a long series of safaris of this trip.

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Sat, 2018-10-27
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Our car! - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

We are in the Kruger National Park and tonight we sleep in the Punda Maria campsite: finally we camp!

Yes, because it is almost a week that we are in South Africa but between Johannesburg, Lesedi Cultural Center, the cottage at the Mapungubwe National Park and last night at the Cultural Village of the Venda, we have not yet slept in Dr. Livingstone.

While tonight, for the first time on this trip, we finally sleep in the mega bed of our car, besides it this year we bought new mattresses and we cannot wait to try them.

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Sun, 2018-10-28
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Kruger National Park: Elephants - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

This morning we wake up early, but not before dawn, we have breakfast and then we leave, today we begin our journey to discover the Kruger National Park in South Africa, we will remain within the park for 12 days and we will travel it all, from North to South; Punda Maria and yesterday were our first stop, today we begin our descent to the South.

Tonight we will sleep in Shingwenzi, that is not far from Punda Maria if you take the main road, but we want to explore the various tracks in search for animals.

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Mon, 2018-10-29
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Kruger National Park: Jackal - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi

We are at the Kruger National Park in South Africa and we are covering it all, from North to South; this morning we woke up very early, it's still dark outside but we get up and get ready, have breakfast on our terrace and then load the car and leave.

We leave from the Shigwenzi Rest Camp gate and head towards the S50 that runs along the dry river, there are only a few pools of water where the animals gather; as we cross the road, beyond the river, the sun is rising: how wonderful!

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