Category Archives: South Africa

Fly to Zimbabwe and afternoon cruise on the Zambezi River

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday, January 30th ~ Introduction to Zimbabwe After breakfast at the hotel we load into two small vans for our transport to the Johannesburg airport. We shlepped our own luggage to the main reception area and I am once again thankful … Continue reading →

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Cradle of Humankind ~ Sterkfontein Caves and Maropeng Visitor Center

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Thursday, January 29th ~ South Africa Today started off on the wrong foot. Having been so used to how smooth our Gate 1 tours are run, I find myself impatient with the lack of organization on this tour. Brian is … Continue reading →

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Soweto, South Africa ~ Two blondes in a Tuk Tuk

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Wednesday, January 28th ~ Soweto, South Africa Our Gate 1 tour came to an end on the evening of the 25th. Tim and I had a couple of days on our own in Johannesburg where we just took it easy … Continue reading →

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Trouble in Soweto – A last minute change of plans

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday January 25th ~ Near Johannesburg, South Africa Our plans were to have a half day tour through Soweto, a neighborhood of Johannesburg, but due to a violent outburst that left several dead, and a looting problem, our tour was … Continue reading →

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Panorama Route ~ Kruger NP to Johannesburg

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Saturday January 24th ~ Just a beautiful drive along the Panorama Route We knew that the majority of our time would be on the bus today, but what we did not know, was just how beautiful the scenery would be. With … Continue reading →

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Kruger National Park, Part 3 – They crawl or fly plus sunset tour

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday January 23rd ~ Kruger National Park (part 3) Besides all of the big and small mammals, Kruger is full of creepy crawlies. Thankfully I did not come across any of the lethal snakes, but others did see both a … Continue reading →

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Kruger National Park, Part 2 ~ Smaller animals!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday January 23rd ~ Kruger National Park (part 2) This is a continuation of our LONG day at Kruger.  If you missed Part 1, you can click here to see our pictures of the “Big Five”. As thrilling as it … Continue reading →

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Kruger National Park Game Reserve, Part 1 – The “Big Five”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday January 23rd ~ Kruger National Park (Part 1) For me, today was the highlight of our Gate 1 trip. Included with our tour was a morning game run. We chose to add-on the afternoon game run and a night … Continue reading →

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Swaziland ~ visit to a school and glass factory

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Thursday January 22nd ~ Swaziland school visit Swaziland has been greatly effected by HIV/AIDS as well as Tuberculosis. “Swaziland has the highest HIV infection rate in the world (25.8% of all adults; more in other reports) and a life expectancy of 50 … Continue reading →

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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve and Swaziland

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Wednesday January 21st ~ A game drive in Hluhluwe and on to Swaziland Hluhluwe was a well-known hunting area in the 1800’s for the Zulu and then in the 1840’s by the Great White Hunters who came to plunder the … Continue reading →

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