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The country’s most talked about lion, Sylvester, who twice escaped and went wandering about the Karoo, has since moved to a new home and started a family. Wild checks in on his new life in Addo Elephant National Park.
Continue readingAn early morning walk in Karoo National Park is more than just a sensible way to avoid the legendary heat. You’ll be rewarded with breathtaking vistas and insights into some of the park’s more retiring inhabitants. By Femke van Zandvoort
Continue readingWhat better way to celebrate the balmier weather of spring than by lighting a fire? We’ve found five picturesque spots where you can cook your food over the coals and enjoy memorable views.
Continue readingFor a stopover in your journey, look no further than these national parks and nature reserves. Each allows you to take a breather when you’re on the road and, what’s more, there’s ample reason to dwell longer.
Continue readingThe thirstland of the Karoo, which covers two-thirds of South Africa, is our country’s defining landscape. To discover the best of it, just follow our tracks.
Continue readingRegular travellers between Gauteng and Cape Town know this park near Beaufort West as an ideal stopover, but those visitors really in the know come for the breathtaking panoramas and fascinating fossils.
Continue readingWhen next you offsaddle at Karoo National Park, make a reservation at Afsaal, a century-old shepherd’s cottage. Then wait for the surprises.
Continue readingDriving just eight kilometres in 90 minutes would seem sluggish in anyone’s book – except for keen birders. In the Karoo National Park it’s worth going slow to witness the avian riches.
Continue readingEmbrace a new day on the free, guided morning walks in the Karoo National Park.
Continue readingOnce a proud feature of the Karoo, lions were shot out during colonial times. In 2010, Karoo National Park reintroduced this predator with a founder pride of lions from Addo Elephant National Park.
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