Encircling the town of Graaff-Reinet, Camdeboo National Park is an excellent base from which to explore the area. Clarissa Hughes won a stay at the park's new Lakeview Tented Camp. She spent four days there and says each one was filled to the brim with activity.

Heading for the Garden Route from Cape Town? The perfect pause awaits at Bontebok National Park, a peaceful pocket just off the N2. By Ron Swilling

If you have a weekend or holiday ahead then there's a lot to look forward to on a visit to the Southern Tip of Africa. By Martina Polley.

If you’re not big into birds, don’t bother going to Rocherpan, right? Wrong! Although birding is a draw card to this nature reserve near Velddrif on the West Coast, it’s by no means the whole story.

May signals the start of colder weather but this doesn’t mean staying indoors unless it’s next to a cosy fireplace … Here are a few of our favourite reasons for venturing outside!

The mood at Shongweni Dam Nature Reserve is so relaxed, even the zebra don't mind curious photographers coming close. By Justin Fox

Visitors Freddie and Antoinette van Rensburg visited the Karoo National Park in the hope of seeing some of the park’s newly released lions. Their game drive did not provide any sightings for quite some time but a last minute surprise gave them more than they bargained for.

Despite rain, wind and fog, there were plenty of ticks at the annual Wader Bash held at West Coast National Park – and not only waders. There was a dramatic birding moment near Kraalbaai, and Duinepos too delivered on the action. By Dawid and Carin Malan

West Coast National Park is a magnet for birds and birders alike. Over Easter Dawid and Carin Malan found plenty of ticks at the annual Wader Bash.