After more than 10 years and 3 worldtrips, Tim needs some new travel equipment...

We have finally decided to get one :)

The central attraction of the restaurant is a large circular open fire with 52 converted Masaai tribal spears holding a variety of 15 different types of meat, such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, ribs and sausages, and including such game meats as crocodile, zebra, giraffe, impala, ostrich, etc, gently roasting.

Soweto is an urban settlement or 'township' in South Africa, southwest of Johannesburg; with a population of approximately 1.3 million (2008, Joburg archive).

Soweto was created in the 1930s when the White government started seperating Blacks from Whites. Blacks were moved away from Johannesburg, to an area separated from White suburbs by a so-called cordon sanitaire (or sanitary corridor) this was usually a river, a railway track, an industrial area or a highway etc., they did this by using the infamous 'Urban Areas Act' in 1923.

The Drakensberg (derived from the Afrikaans name Drakensberge meaning "Dragon Mountains") is the name given to the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest altitude in this region (2000 – 3000 m).

A pre-dinner cocktail based on the famous local liquor Amarula. The fruit that provides Amarula liqueur with its unique flavour comes from the marula tree (Scelerocarya birrea). Tall and leafy, marula trees grow wild across sub-Saharan Africa.

Hungarian nationals need a visa for Lesotho, Belgians do not!

Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho.

The sure-footed Basotho pony has been bred as the ideal form of transport in the rugged mountains and is the most effective means of reaching inaccessible mountain villages.

The mighty Maletsunyane Falls is one of the highest single dropping Falls in Africa, creating a haze of smoke as the water plummets with savage splendour 186m down into a spectacular gorge. This is how Semonkong, The Place of Smoke, got its name.

Semonkong lodge believes in empowering individuals within our local Community, using our environment and its conservation as the focal point of all our activities, creating long term sustainable income through tourism for as many people as possible in our community. Please support all these activities as they provide jobs and strive to conserve the environment.

The Maletsunyane Abseil is the longest commercially operated single-drop abseil in the world!

Sponsor our safari in Africa! This gift covers a half day National Park game drive for 1 person.

After Johannesburg, the Durban Metropolitan Area ranks second among the most populous urban areas in South-Africa. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa and Africa.

A shark proof cage is an extremely strong, metal cage used by a scuba diver to safely examine dangerous types of sharks up close. Shark proof cages are built to withstand being rammed at high velocities, and be able to protect the user from massive force from attacks. Cages can provide a visual and tactile deterrent to sharks. Cage-diving allows people to closely monitor sharks, and sometimes interact with them.

The Wild Coast is a section of the coast of the Eastern Cape, a province of South Africa. The region stretches from East London in the south to the border of KwaZulu-Natal in the north. It is the traditional home of the Xhosa people, and the birthplace of many prominent South Africans, including Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.

Wine farm visit and double room accomodation for 1 night.

Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town was first developed by the Dutch East India Company as a victualling (supply) station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa, India, and the Far East.

8-course dinner with adjusted wines at the restaurant run by the best female chef of the African Continent. In previous years it has been also awarded the best restaurant in Africa and the Middle East.

The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français in Cape Town is the stage for award-winning chef Margot Janse and her unique eight course, contemporary African inspired surprise Tasting Menu.

South Africa is one of the best destinations worldwide for watching marine mammals, whether from land or from boats, with spectacular annual visits from southern right and humpback whales and enormous pods of dolphins year-round.
Every year, southern right whales migrate from their icy feeding grounds off Antarctica to warmer climates, reaching South Africa in June. The country's coastal waters teem with the giant animals, mating, calving and rearing their young – and giving whale-watchers spectacular displays of raw power and elegant water acrobatics.

5-course dinner with adjusted wines at the restaurant which overtook the "Tasting Room" as the best restaurant on the African Continent!

For many visitors to South Africa, there is no finer way to see the country than on the popular 25-hour train journeys between Johannesburg and Cape Town. This 1600km journey perfectly illustrates South Africa "a world in one country."

A souvenir for the lady to take home...

To have something to taste also after the trip :)

NATIVE FOUNDATION is an NGO set up in 2012 by Zimasa Seya, the friend of a friend.
NATIVE FOUNDATION primarily supports early childhood development initiatives and day-care centres, based in townships and rural areas all over Africa. The organisation was founded with an aim to cultivate the African values of ubuntu aka “umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” philosophy (translated- you are who you are because of those around you).

Book to read to get into the South African mood...

Book to read to get into the South African mood...

Book to read to get into the South African mood...

Book to read to get into the South African mood...

Book to read to get into the South African mood...

To take a piece of Africa home with us...