Readers Choice: Top 5 blog posts 2021
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We can’t believe it’s already the end of the first year of this blog. It had been so long in the making that we sometimes still don’t believe that it’s actually here. And while we absolutely love working on the blog, thinking back on our travels and looking forward to new ones. But in the end the blogs we write these blogs for you; the readers.
So in this post, we want to share the most popular blog posts from 2021:
Blog 1: 7-night Itinerary for a self-drive safari to Kruger National Park
In this post, we will walk you through the 7-night itinerary for a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park that we used on our 4th trip to the park. The itinerary is based on camping but could easily be adjusted when you're not camping as most camps also have huts or bungalows beside a campsite. However some rest camps only have a campsite and in that case, we will mention the closest main rest camp that you could use.
The 7-night itinerary for a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park we’re discussing is:
Day 1 - Arrival at Malelane Satellite Camp
Day 2 - Malelane Satellite Camp to Crocodile bridge // 55km and 2.10 hour
Day 3 - Crocodile bridge to Maroela (Camp close to Orpen) // 175km and 7.00 hours
Day 4 - Maroela to Balule Rest camp (Camp close to Olifants) // 102km and 4.05 hours
Day 5 - Balule Rest camp to Tsendze Rustic Camp (Camp close to Mopani) // 86km and 3.25 hours
Day 6 - Tsendze Rustic Camp to Lower Sabie // 209km and 8.20 hours
Day 7 - Lower Sabie - Malelane Satellite camp // 105km and 4.10 hours
For each day, we’ll talk about the route we took to get to the camp we were staying at. For the camps itself, we’re looking at location, some general information, where to eat, the cost, the activities and which game can you spot around the camp.
Blog 2: Personal Experience of our Self-drive safari in Kruger National Park
In this post, we’re sharing our personal experience of our 7-nights in Kruger National Park.
This was our 4th trip to the park. And to be honest, we were a bit nervous that we would not enjoy it as much as we did in the past. Because between the last time we visited Kruger National Park and now we had also travelled to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Etosha National Park. We were wondering if we could still enjoy this park that was so much busier, more touristic with the well-stocked shops and the traffic jams with great sightings.
In the blog Personal Experience of our Self-drive safari in Kruger National Park we’re discussing:
Day 1 - Arrival at Malelane Satellite Camp
Day 2 - Malelane Satellite Camp to Crocodile bridge // 55km and 2.10 hour
Day 3 - Crocodile bridge to Maroela (Camp close to Orpen) // 175km and 7.00 hours
Day 4 - Maroela to Balule Rest camp (Camp close to Olifants) // 102km and 4.05 hours
Day 5 - Balule Rest camp to Tsendze Rustic Camp (Camp close to Mopani) // 86km and 3.25 hours
Day 6 - Tsendze Rustic Camp to Lower Sabie // 209km and 8.20 hours
Day 7 - Lower Sabie - Malelane Satellite camp // 105km and 4.10 hours
Want to know our thoughts? Go to the blog here!
Blog 3: Ultimate guide for self-drive safari in Etosha National Park - Namibia
We visited Etosha as part of our road trip through Namibia in 2018. Etosha National Park is in the north of Namibia and it takes about 4.5 hours from Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, to get to the Andersons Gate.
In this post, we will give you the ultimate guide you need to organise your own self-drive safari in Etosha National Park. We talk about:
How to get to and driving in Etosha
When to visit Etosha National Park
How to plan your stay in Etosha National Park
Booking your accommodation
What to expect when you're in Etosha National Park
Blog 4: Photo Diary: Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park in Namibia was on our wishlist after visiting Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on the South African side. It was such a completely different national park compared to Kruger National Park, where we had been several times by that time, and we wanted more of that. In this photo diary, we hope to inspire you to make a trip to Etosha National Park yourself. We clustered images of entering Etosha, the magnificence of Okondeka (one of the waterholes), the landscape in general and the lions and zebra’s of Etosha.
Blog 5: Ultimate guide for a Self-drive safari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
All the information you need to organise your own self-drive safari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is located within the southern Kalahari Desert and is the first transfrontier park. The current size is 38.000 sq km, which makes it larger than Etosha, Kruger National Park and the Serengeti and is one of the largest National Parks in Africa.
In this post, we will give you the ultimate guide you need to organise your own self-drive safari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We talk about:
Getting to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Best time to visit Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
How to plan your stay in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Booking your accommodation
What to expect when you're in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...
our top 5 blogs from 2021 based on your actions. We hope you enjoyed reading them and we cannot wait to share our adventures in 2022.
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