Cannon crescent, ifafi, hartbeespoort

29/10/2021

09/06/2020

June 9, 2020: Despite the fact that we are now fully in wintertime in South Africa, we still have a beautiful garden with the daily warm and pleasant daytime temperatures of around 22 to 24 ° . The many flowers and beautiful colors do not give the impression that you ever have winter there.we are in winter. The colder nights (up to 2-4 °) have no influence on the floral splendor. Many aloe varieties are currently budding and should be fully open within 2 weeks.

18/05/2020

May 18, 2020: Due to the lockdown, cannot go on a safari, but then we only spot what is in our garden all crawling around and flying. Today was already a fruitful day.

Just another 'Garden Inspector' (Junonia archesia) against the facade of the house. It is a medium-sized butterfly - mainly brown in color with orange band on both wings and at the top purple with white spots. This species occurs along the coast of Eastern Cape - Kwazulu Natal and in the province of Limpopo and North West.

Furthermore yesterday and today a 'Regal Fruit Chafer' (Taurhina splendens) - a 3 cm green beetle that only occurs in the Limpopo and North West province. Furthermore, a well camouflaged grasshopper the 'Truxalis' in the dry withered grass. And then 2 beautiful Wood Ducks or Carolina Ducks (Aix sponsa) on our partition wall. Not surprisingly, I did not find them in my South African literature because this is a duck that occurs in eastern North America and migrates to southern America in winter but certainly does not cross the Atlantic Ocean and is therefore completely alien to South Africa. Presumably imported specimens that then escaped and have now sought refuge in Hartbeespoortdam with the lake as fantastic decor.

18/03/2020

March 18, 2020: & Tours has today received the SATSA certificate as a 'Member in good Standing' for 2020 and is therefore recognized as a full and recognized member of the Southern African Tourism Services Association that guarantees the highest qualifications for customers in the tourism sector, including insurance and financial matters. SATSA ensures that all Tour Operator guidelines and policies are properly followed to provide the best service to guests visiting South Africa.
So you can expect the best service with Pongoa Travel and we pride ourselves on our motto 'FLEUR'
F = Flexibility
L = Luxury to Back to Basic
E = Exclusivity
U = Unique service
R = Real and personal service
If you have guests and they like to go on a guided trip in the Hartbeespoort area - Ronny is a qualified national official South African guide. Pongoa Travel organize safari's, city trips and adventurous daytrips in the area.
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17/03/2020

: We are all going through a difficult time, but with the help of others we will get there. United we stand, devided we fall !!!! We are in a serious crisis but patience, prudence, decisiveness and perseverance will be our victory tools !!!!! Many sectors are faced with a major challenge, including tourism, and at this time of the day, we must miss the pleasant things in life - eating and drinking together, having a nice party and traveling. But don't panic as it all comes over us unexpectedly so it will disappear again and life will come back to normal. So be patient and we can be the normal bon vivants again. Nowadays you have to realize more than once that our slogan: 'Don't dream your life - live your dream' - is the hard reality. hopes that we will be able to spoil you in Southern Africa again as we have done in recent years. Visit us at www.pongoa-travel.com or contact us via e-mail : [email protected]