Last updated on March 21st, 2024
We spent three weeks in South Africa in 2011. It was a great trip and we got a glimpse of many wonderful parts of the country, but there is so much more we’d like to see.
Trip journal
I’ve never finished posting all of my pictures, but the majority of the trip is covered in the links below.
Protea Hotel Wanderers (September 16, 2011)
Jo’burg (September 17, 2011)
Soweto
Cats and Other Critters
Leaving Johannesburg (September 18, 2011)
Pilgrim’s Rest
Along the Panorama Route
Morning Game Drive in Kruger (September 19, 2011)
Lion Hunt (Afternoon Game Drive)
The Hunt Continues (September 20, 2011)
On the Road in Swaziland
Too Little Shopping Time in Swaziland
Swazi Morning Road Trip (September 21, 2011)
Vernacular Architecture
Biltong
Game Drive in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Reserve
Morning at the Elephant Walk (September 22, 2011)
Cruising the Saint Lucia Estuary
Beach Break at the Indian Ocean
On the Road to Durban
Table Mountain (September 23, 2011)
Cape Town Through the Bus Window
Vibrant Bo Cap
What Are They Preparing For?
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
Down the Atlantic Side of the Peninsula (September 24, 2011)
The Cape of Good Hope
Penguins!
Sharks and Whales
Another (Quick) Stop at Kirstenbosch
A Quick Tour of the Cape Winelands (September 25, 2011)
The Cape Flats
On Our Own on the Road (September 26, 2011)
Nieuwoudtville
Settling into De Hoop Cottage
Fog! (September 27, 2011)
The Scenic Route to Clanwilliam
Paternoster
Montagu
Hermanus
Trip Details
Logistics, hotels, and other information useful for travel planning.
- Johannesburg
- The Road Between Johannesburg and Kruger
- Kruger National Park
- The Kingdom of Swaziland
- South of Swaziland
- Cape Town, the Peninsula, and the Wine Lands
- Namaqualand
- Papkuilsfontein Guest Farm
- The Western Coast
- A Garden Route Loop
Related Posts
Which direction from Cape Town? (August 03, 2011)
Photo Thursday: Where am I anyway? (October 6, 2011)
Black Rhino Rescue (November 9, 2011)
Thursday Photo: Open Air Shopping (November 10, 2011)
Photo Thursday: Look Both Ways! (January 12, 2012)
Photo Thursday: Kirstenbosch in Black and White (February 2, 2012)
Updated January 2016