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08/11/2024

Fun fact Friday with Fleet Foot Safaris

Hyenas fall into the genetic family Hyenidae. They are categorized all on their own. They are neither cat nor dog.

07/11/2024

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Day 19: Depart from Johannesburg

After an incredible tour we depart for Johannesburg where we will fly home.

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06/11/2024

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Day 18: Ladysmith

On the banks of the Klip River in KwaZulu-Natal is Ladysmith an ideal stopping place for a few hours as it’s about halfway between Johannesburg and Durban. Proclaimed in 1850, the town was named after the wife of Sir Harry Smith, Lady Juana Smith, who was Spanish and is today the commercial centre for surrounding communities. The town also serves as a gateway to the central and northern reaches of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park. During winter the snow-capped peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains form an awe-inspiring backdrop to the town.

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05/11/2024

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Day 17: Underberg

After our exciting overnight trip to Lesotho, we return to Underberg late in the afternoon and overnight.

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04/11/2024

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Day 16: Lesotho overnight trip

Beautiful, culturally rich, safe, affordable and easily accessible from Durban and Johannesburg, mountainous Lesotho is a vastly underrated travel destination.
This is essentially an alpine country, where villagers on horseback in multicolored balaclavas and blankets greet you round precipitous bends. The hiking and trekking – often on a famed Basotho pony – is world class and the infrastructure of the three stunning national parks continues to improve. An astonishingly beautiful country, this ‘Mountain Kingdom’ needs to be seen to be believed.

Itinerary for the Lesotho overnight trip:

Arrival Day:

Collection from Underberg at 09h00.
Traverse the Sani Pass after going through the border post.
Visit The Highest Pub, Local Homestead, Black Mountain, Traditional Healer .
Overnight at a Guest house in Mokhotlong.

Departure day:

Hike or Horse ride.
Lunch at the Highest Pub.
Return down Sani Pass.
Drop-off in Underberg.

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01/11/2024

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Day 15: Underberg

Underberg is a charming little farming town at the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal. The town is a popular stopover for travelers using the Sani Pass to and from Lesotho Lesotho. With its charismatic blend of dusty roads, mountain streams, sandstone mountains, warm pubs, and friendly locals, Underberg promises a holiday to remember.

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31/10/2024

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Day 13 & 14: Giants Castle

First established in the 1900s to protect dwindling Eland antelope, Giant’s Castle Game Reserve today has splendid herds of Eland and Mountain Reedbuck and is also home to the rare Bearded Vulture. The area is steeped in history and is one of the world’s best archaeological sites when it comes to the preservation of San rock art. The Main Caves Museum is well worth a visit to learn more about the past lifestyle of the San people. The Park provides fantastic views for walkers, ramblers, hikers and enthusiastic mountain climbers.

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30/10/2024

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Day 11 & 12: Champagne Valley

Lying in the central Drakensberg, the Champagne peak is one of the highest peaks in this mountain range. The town of Winterton marks the entrance to Champagne Valley, which is said to have received its name from the first climber’s need to celebrate at the peak with a bottle of champagne, only to drop it before he could commemorate his notable achievement.

The valley, which is easily accessible from the N3 — the major route between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, is home to more than 150 species of bird making it popular with birders. Champagne Valley is renowned for plenty of outdoor activities such as hiking, horse riding, river rafting, quad biking, mountain biking, abseiling, fishing and golfing.

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29/10/2024

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Day 9 & 10: Didima Camp, Cathedral Peak

Didima Camp is situated next to the upper Thukela area in the north and east, Lesotho in the west and Monk's Cowl in the south, this part of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park is 32 000 hectares in size. Including the outstanding Didima Valley with its many examples of San Rock art, it is a walkers paradise providing routes that range from a few hours to several days.

For the travelers less inclined to physical activity or whose time is limited, Mike's Pass provides an opportunity to drive to the top of the Little Berg near the head of Didima Gorge for stunning views of the main escarpment and the adjacent lowlands.

While hiking, a wide variety of vegetation and animals can be seen in the extensive grasslands and forest patches common to this part of the `Drakensberg. Overhead the uncomplicated flight of a Bearded vulture (Lammergeyer) while closer at hand Malachite sun birds display from protea to protea, a noisy troop of baboons bark at the intruders in their territory and a family of Mountain reed buck show their white tails as they race up a nearby slope.

Didima Camp is themed to the San People and their rock art and a contemporary intuitive interpretive Centre which allows Didima Camp visitors a glimpse into the lives of these first people who lived in the Didima - Cathedral Peak area.

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28/10/2024

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Day 7 & 8: Royal Natal National Park

Royal Natal National Park has some of the best mountain scenery in Africa. The main feature is the world famous Amphitheater, a rock wall approximately that is approximately five km in length, and approximately 500 m high. On top of the amphitheater is the Mont-aux-Sources peak where the Orange river begins its long journey to the Atlantic ocean and Tugela river cascades down the face of the amphitheater, in the second highest waterfall in the world, on its way to the Indian ocean.

Hiking is by far the most popular activity at Royal Natal National Park.

Trout fishing at Royal Natal National Park can be done in a dam in the park and in the Mahai and Thukela rivers. Picnicking and swimming in the fresh mountain streams are a popular summer pastime.

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25/10/2024

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Day 6: Standerton

Tonight we stopover and overnight in Standerton en-route to the Drakensberg. Standerton is a large commercial and agricultural town lying on the banks of the Vaal River in Mpumalanga, South Africa, which specializes in cattle, dairy, maize and poultry farming.

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24/10/2024

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Day 4 & 5: Graskop Chalets and Activity

Graskop is surrounded by rolling hills and mountains. The town itself is loaded with interesting gift and curio shops and coffee shops. Graskop is also the gateway to the Panorama Route which includes sights like God’s Window, Bourkes Luck Potholes and the Blyde River Canyon (a green canyon) one of the largest canyons in the world.

Included activities: Blyde River Boat Cruise

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23/10/2024

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Day 2 & 3: Hazyview Country Lodge and Guided Panorama Route Tour

Hazyview is a town in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province which is ideally situated just a few kilometers outside the Kruger National Park. Hazyview derives its name from the summer haze that envelopes the low bush land. This occurs during the heat of summer season. Hazyview is a small farming town and is renowned for its banana industry. In fact, the area is reputed to have the best climate in the world for bananas and you will see row upon row of these lush tropical plantations. Most of Mpumalanga's private game reserves are found just east of Hazyview. From, here the beautiful Panorama route is on your doorstep.

Included activities: Guided Panorama Route Tour visiting breathtaking viewpoints, scenic waterfalls, and other interesting natural sites around the town of Graskop.

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22/10/2024

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Day 1: Arrival in Johannesburg, overnight in a luxury apartment in Rosebank and guided activity

Johannesburg is the economic heart of our country, but more than that, it is a rapidly changing city with a vibrant and eclectic urban culture — a truly cosmopolitan experience. Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s former residence is now the Mandela House museum. Other Soweto museums that recount the struggle to end segregation include the somber Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, a former prison complex.

Johannesburg is the heart of South Africa’s fashion, food, culture and art scene. It’s a modern African city playing a big role in the advancement of contemporary African Renaissance.

Included activities: Guided Soweto & Constitution Hill Tour by vehicle or bicycle.

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21/10/2024

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18/10/2024

Fun Fact Friday with Fleet Foot Safaris:

Dinner to Go: Leopards prefer to dine solo. After making a big kill, the solitary creature hauls the unlucky gazelle or antelope up a tree to eat in peace. So primal is this tendency that leopards feature shoulder blades built for climbing. Leopards may be the smallest of the big cats, but they pack a mighty punch, with ultra-strong necks and shoulders that can carry more than their own weight into trees—high above the fray of other predators.

17/10/2024

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Day 14: Nelspruit

On day 14, we depart for Nelspruit where we will overnight before our flights home the following morning after a hearty breakfast.

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16/10/2024

Join us for a virtual tour to the Kruger and Mozambique:

Day 13: Maputo

Maputo, the lush capital of Mozambique, sits on the shore of the Indian Ocean. Founded as a port town by the Portuguese, the influence of travelers and traders from Africa, Asia, and Europe, has made the city a diverse and lively metropolis. The area is famous for its prawns in periperi sauce, a spicy concoction made from an especially hot African chili pepper. Calm down your taste buds afterwards with a beer at one of the many bars in the Fere de Populare neighborhood.

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When our clients come to visit us in our hometown of Knysna we just love showing them all that our beautiful town has to offer! 🏖 With whale season reaching an end we were blessed with a wonderful day out at sea on Saturday with client Henk Johan Bassie who joined us for some whale watching while visiting for the weekend. 🐳 Thank you for the great trip out at sea, awesome skippers and wonderful sightings as always Ocean Odyssey Knysna 🐋👌🌊

We are so excited for our 3rd Annual Wine, Stars and Wildflowers Tour starting on 18 August! A huge thank you to the friendly faces who made this tour possible for another year. Hennie and the team look forward to welcoming you! 🌼🌿

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Video footage taken by Maxim Korenyugin on our tour to Namibia in December. Did you know: the pink/magenta colouring spread throughout a flamingos body is from the crustaceans they consume as part of their daily diet. Younger flamingos only start showing pigmentation after 3 years of age.

A happy Humpback whale sighting on the boat ride to Aliwal Shoal

The Victoria Falls, also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya; which means ‘The smoke that thunders’, is living up to its name once again. After heavy rainfall, the floodwaters of the Zambezi River have reached the Victoria Falls and Kariba. This is the largest recorded flood since 1977/78 and the biggest flood since records began in the sixties. Water levels have risen by 523% from last year this time, increasing the flow of the Victoria Falls drastically and being the highest it has been in 20 years! It has been said by residents of Victoria Falls, and local tourism authorities that they are “excited that the deafening sound of heavy volumes of water falling 107 meters down the gorge can be heard as far as the Victoria Falls International Airport which is 20km away.” As if this is not already a special spectacle, a second wave of flooding has been predicted to pass through Chavuma (on the Angola/Zambia border) and looks like it will be as large as the first floods. The difference this time, however, is that the Barotse flood plain is now full and this second wave will sweep over it. All the water will be channeled through to the Falls and into Kariba. It has been predicted that this will be the biggest flood since the Kariba Dam wall floods of 1958. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, not many locals or tourists will see this awe-inspiring phenomenon. We hope that that our fellow African friends will be safe during this time.

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An unforgettable African experience...

FLEET FOOT SAFARIS is a family owned business established in 2004 by founder, Hennie Becker. Setting up a business like Fleet Foot Safaris was a logical choice for the Becker family - we are all avid travellers who love to share unforgettable African travel experiences with clients and friends alike. The very first safari tour Hennie conducted was for a group of Dutch friends / clients spanning 40 days and 7 countries (Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa)! We love to reflect on the intimate and humble beginnings of 2004 which provided an enriching life experience for all involved.

During the past 14 years, Fleet Foot Safaris has accumulated vast amounts of hands-on experience in African safari tours to southern and eastern African countries. We have filled our diaries and memories with close and wonderful encounters with the finest of African wildlife. We have learned to keep beat with the rich rhythm of Africa. We have had life-changing cultural exchanges. Yet, touring Africa can be somewhat of a daunting task, we know that. But we also know that it is the most rewarding travel experience that you’ll probably have in your lifetime. We realise that people are unique. People have very different travel needs and requests. For that reason we have shaped Fleet Foot Safaris to specialise in TAILOR MADE TOURS.

Africa, like very few other places on our planet, allows us to connect to the natural world in a way that renders us speechless, in awe of the wonders of earth. Mountains, valleys, deserts, canyons, craters, volcanoes, oceans, islands, tropical forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, living ancient cultures, beaches, grassy plains, archaeological sites, savannah, adventure activities, floral kingdoms, deltas, wilderness reserves, world heritage sites, ancient cities, and endless lists of bird-, plant- and animal-life. Africa has it all.