• Discovering Kogelberg Nature Reserve: The Palmiet River Trail, A Hidden Beach and Fynbos Heaven

    Kogelberg Nature Reserve: A place of natural beauty It’s not every day that a hiking adventure places you in the midst of fynbos paradise – but when you visit Kogelberg Nature Reserve in the Overberg Region, that is precisely wherein you will find yourself. I had heard (and seen) much of its beauty through word of mouth and social media, so naturally I was extremely excited to finally experience Kogelberg. Yet, even at my first time of visiting, I never expected it to be half as entrancing or magical as it was in the end. In hindsight though, I suppose…

  • Travel Photo Essay – Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

    If you visit the beautiful Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, be sure to visit the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve. The entry fee is R25 per person and the nature reserve is accessible via bicycle, car or by foot. If you’re pressed for time, take the 10 km drive. The road (which is considerably bumpy in places but which a normal car can manage if only you drive carefully and slowly over the worst patches) takes you into the reserve (there are signs indicating the access point of the 3 km hike to the waterfall found near the midway point of the…