For our first three nights in Capetown we stayed in a beautiful flat that we found on AirBnB in Kalk Bay. The owners were an extremely friendly couple who greeted us with wine and an amazing view of the ocean.…
The Garden Route
Our first stop on the Garden Route, the most famous coastal strip in South Africa, was at the Wild Spirit Backpackers in Nature’s Valley. It’s a beautiful and isolated hostel on a massive piece of land up in the mountains.…
Jeffrey’s Bay
Jeffrey’s Bay (J-Bay) is known as one of the best waves in the world and is the site of the main pro surf competition in South Africa each year. The town itself feels a lot like a family beach destination…
Wild Coast
Once we were done playing in the mountains and riding horses we headed south for the Wild Coast. Our first stop was to be Coffee Bay, a place we’d heard raving reviews about from a lot of other travelers, but first we…
Drakensberg
We left Richard’s Bay in the morning and headed to Drakensberg, a mountainous area to the west of Durban. When we arrived we checked in to a massive hostel (called ‘backpackers’ in South Africa) named Amphitheater. It was huge and extremely…
Swaziland
After Kruger and Chimp Eden we drove a couple hours in to Swaziland, a small country sitting between South Africa and Mozambique and the only absolute monarchy in Africa. We were expecting to feel like we were in a different country it…
Chimp Eden
After leaving Kruger we went to the Jane Goodall funded Chimp Eden, the only chimpanzee sanctuary in South Africa. Chimps aren’t native to South Africa, but this center takes in chimps that have been rescued, mostly from very bad situations…
Kruger National Park
After 6 months of traveling and not having a chance to see any of my friends from back home it was awesome to be reunited with one of my best buds. Our first week in South Africa was a complete…