Exploring Nature
Pecking Order in the Garden Route
Tue 10 Aug 2010, 15:55

With frustration I announced “ I have forgotten my binoculars so we are guaranteed of seeing a Narina Trogon” to the my guests as we set out along the Giant Kingfisher Trail. In the short distance from beaching the canoes to the board walk we had spent about half an hour discussing the ...

Exploring Nature
Pecking Order in the Garden Route
Tue 10 Aug 2010, 15:55

With frustration I announced “ I have forgotten my binoculars so we are guaranteed of seeing a Narina Trogon” to the my guests as we set out along the Giant Kingfisher Trail. In the short distance from beaching the canoes to the board walk we had spent about half an hour discussing the ...

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Natures gifts in the Garden Route
Fri 4 Dec 2009, 12:53

While many developers and entrepreneurs scheme on how to construct attractions for tourists to the Garden Route, most of them overlook the gifts of nature on our doorstep that we are presented with daily, indeed that we live amongst. Numerous travels on seven continents have exposed me to attractio...

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One step at a time in the Garden Route
Tue 17 Nov 2009, 13:20

Punctuating the low dune fynbos, a lone Candlewood offers the only shade on the steep sandy trail as we ascend one of the highest vegetated fossil dunes in the South Africa. We are setting out on the Goukamma Loop, one of the many nature trails and day walks in the Garden Route. Not an easy walk, i...

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Paddling up the Garden Route
Thu 12 Nov 2009, 10:42

Gliding 2 meters from the river bank Dale and Garth are arched back in their canoe peering up into the Camphorwood leaning over the Goukamma River. An explosion of flash lights up the scene as Dale photographs a pair of Spotted Eagle Owls roosting on the open branches. We are on a canoe trip l...

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Summer Strike in the Garden Route
Mon 2 Nov 2009, 17:22

In our world of evergreen, the seasons' flush of the White Stinkwoods this year has been a definite announcement of springs' arrival. The warm days, feverish bird activity and blooming fynbos has been natures' invite to don walking shoes and get out and play.   Whilst leading a couple, Craig a...

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Birds of a feather...
Mon 2 Mar 2009, 10:16

If you had to get out of the jungle this past weekend and head to the thrill of Wilderness with a pair of binoculars, you would have been in for a great surprise. The little pond of Rondevlei wedged between Langvlei and Swartvlei is a birders hotspot at the moment. There are in excess of 10 Fish Eag...