In 2012 about 100000 Indians visited South Africa. According to Country Head, India for South Africa Tourism Hanneli Slabber India features in the top ten important markets for South Africa. When the tourism minister Mr, Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk inaugurated INDABA 2013 he put 20 years of tourism in South Africa in perspective. He said- “In 1993,…
Category: South Africa
South African Music
South Africa is mesmerizing for so many reasons. The people, the food, the music, the landscape all are stunning. I am blessed to have traveled to South Africa. South African Music I hope you will enjoy this foot tapping music. This was featured at the SAA CEO’s Breakfast at INDABA 2013. Foot tapping, isn’t it?…
Close Encounters!
At Tintswalo Safari Lodge, three of us stayed at the Manor House. Manor House is about 5 minutes away from the main lodge by the safari jeep. We were always dropped to the lodge and we were severely discouraged from walking around on our own apart from the common areas in the main lodge. Manor…
Zebras in the Wild
Before I visited South Africa I had seen zebras only in books or on TV. So it was a great experience to see them in the wild! This herd was standing quite close to the road. They didn’t go very far when our jeep stopped next to them. The wildlife in South Africa is just…
Panorama Route, Mpumalanga, South Africa
I had a beautiful time in South Africa. Some places are so beautiful that you need to visit them more than once. I hope I will go back to South Africa one day. I hope I will do slow travel there. Two Minutes from the Panorama Route, Mpumalanga, South Africa We visited the beautiful Panorama…
Sunrise at Durban, South Africa
I am not a sunrise person, there was a time when I could blissfully sleep through all the sunrises in the world. But that was before I started playing ‘photographer.’ I now try to get up at sunrise as I know it often makes for beautiful pictures. Doing so in Durban was not too difficult…
Why I do Miss South Africa So?
At the end of most of the trips I am happy to go home, so I was really surprised when I was torn between going home and staying for longer. And even now I have such a strong South Africa hangover that it barely registers that in about two weeks I would be trekking in…
The Sky Car Experience at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa
My first glimpse of Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban came quickly after landing at Durban.However my sky car experience at Moses Mabhida Stadium at Durban was much more fascinating. I was supposed to attend (as a listener) the #MeetSouthAfrica blogging event but my flight was late. I managed to get to hear only the last two…
Calling All Hippos!
As we got down from the car Erick started loading the rifle. He took out three bullets and told me, one is for you, the second is for this lady and the third is for her. Then he turned towards the only male member of the group and told him, “I am sorry I have…
Rhino Poaching in South Africa
I got to hear about rhino poaching at INDABA 2013, much before we reached the bushes. While walking around the INDABA 2013 stalls I spotted Tintswalo Lodges and I dropped in to say hello as I knew we were doing safaris with them later. Later that day two of our group members told me that…