Great White Shark Cage Diving? I’m not sure up for that. That’s what I thinking, at least, before I got there. All of a sudden, I signed myself up to a Great White Shark cage diving tour in Gansbaai, South Africa. Ironically, one of my biggest fears with the whole Great White Shark cage…
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In 2015, professional surfer Mick Fanning was in the surfing championship held in Jeffreys Bay. All of a sudden, a great white shark appeared out of nowhere and dragged him under water. Mick Fanning managed to escape with his life by punching and kicking the shark. The story has now become legendary in Jeffreys…
Coffee Bay looked like a perfect place to stop and spend the night during my road trip in South Africa. A beautiful beachside town in the wild coast sounds, what could go wrong? Journey to Coffee Bay Our journey started in Durban as Karen and myself started driving towards Coffee Bay. As soon as we…
“What the heck is Sterkfontein” I say to myself as I glance over a sign selling tickets to this place just outside the Cradle of Humankind. I quickly asked the ticketing cashier what’s in Sterkfontein. She responds to me in her monotone voice that it is an underground excavation site full of ancient hominid remains. “That…
The Cradle of Humankind is the perfect place to visit for all you science nerds out there. Located north west of Johannesburg, the Cradle of Humankind is one of my favourite place I visited while in South Africa. This UNESCO world heritage site contains the history of how humans came to be. How we…
Lesotho’s lowest elevation point is at about 1400 meters above sea level making it the highest country in the world. Besides this cool fun fact, that is not the only reason you should visit this country. The people in Lesotho are some of the warmest and their landscape some of the most jaw-dropping. If…
“What the hell is in Chobe National Park anyways?” Was what I was thinking when offered a tour into Botswana. Since I am already doing a tour of the Southern Africa region, I might as well check out Botswana. And the only way to cross over to Botswana from Zambia is to book a tour…
One of the most important rules to staying alive in Johannesburg is to never drive at night. At night, car jacking, robberies and violent crime occurs more frequently. I always did my best to get home before dark and prevent anything bad from happening during our South African road trip. However, in this one instance during…
When you go to South Africa’s Kruger National Park, make sure you do your own self driven Safari! Why should you do your own self driven safari instead of joining a tour group? Because you want the freedom to move and drive at your own pace. Not to mention, driving in South Africa is…
In this blog post, you’ll learn what a three weeks South Africa road trip itinerary looks like. The only way to truly experience South Africa is by doing a road trip. I’m talking about a big road trip that goes from Johannesburg to Cape Town or vice versa. Why do a road trip instead…
