Zuid-Afrika 2022

November - December 2022

Rondreis van een maand door de West en Oostkaap. Read more

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- Nov 26, 2022, 7:05pm
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Netherlands South Holland Gemeente Teylingen Sassenheim 52.238333, 4.50666752°14’18” N 4°30’24” E
Laatste avond in Nederland
November 26, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Heerlijk uit eten geweest met papa en mama. Gezellig om nog even een wat tijd door te kunnen brengen tussen onze vakanties in!
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Traveler Goede reis!! En geniet ervan!
11/27/22Reply
Traveler dankjewel! 😘
11/27/22Reply
Traveler Oh. Lekker. Alweer aan het eten!! Hmmmm
11/28/22Reply
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- Nov 27, 2022, 10:04am
- 🌧 6 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Haarlemmermeer Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 52.312216, 4.7616652°18’44” N 4°45’42” E
Day 1
Boarden is begonnen
November 27, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Na gisteravond nog heerlijk uit eten te zijn geweest met papa en mama ben ik er nu echt helemaal klaar voor en is het boarden van de vlucht naar Kaapstad inmiddels begonnen. Ik zal vanavond tegen 22:50 lokale tijd landen en wordt dan opgewacht door de taxi chauffeur die mij naar de accommodatie zal brengen. Matthew is hier vanochtend in de vroege uurtjes al veilig aangekomen na een 11 uur durende busreis.Read more
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- Nov 27, 2022
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape City of Cape Town Woodstock -33.930542, 18.44722233°55’50” S 18°26’50” E
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Day 1
Cape Town
November 27, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Sunday I arrived around midnight at Happy Home Woodstock, our accommodation for the days in Cape Town. Of course there was first a lot of cuddling and tears after finally being reunited after more than 2,5 years. After a short but really good night we woke up around 7 the next morning to have some breakfast and take a walk of just over an hour to the waterfront where the ferry to Robben Island departed. The trip to Robben Island was really nice but also confronting and eye opening. Afterwards we took a nice stroll along the waterfront and sat down for a drink.Read more
Traveler Wat is dit?
12/6/22Reply
Traveler De luchtplaats van de gevangenis op Robben eiland. Hier mochten de gevangenen oefeningen/exercises doen.
12/6/22Reply
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- Nov 29, 2022
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape City of Cape Town Schotschekloof Company's Garden -33.928979, 18.41739633°55’44” S 18°25’3” E
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Cape Town city sightseeing
November 29, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today we did a tour with the hop on hop off city sightseeing busses in and around Cape Town. It was nice recognizing certain places from back in 2020 but it was just as impressive and stunning as I remembered. We enjoyed every moment and visited several places. We did a nice cruise with a sightseeing boat through the harbour of Cape Town and made a stop at the monkey and bird sanctuary where we got the chance to get close with the monkeys which was a really nice experience.
That evening we were invited at the Dias Tavern, a nice Portuguese-African restaurant, by Toby and his wife Fiona. Toby was one of my colleagues during the tortoise field work study back in February 2020 sp it was really nice to catch up and we really had a great evening with the 4 of us.Read more
Traveler haha deze is erg leuk! Fotogeniek hoor.
12/6/22Reply
Traveler Mooie fotos, zijn jullie ook de Tafelberg nog op geweest? Leuk dat je deels zelfde route weer volgt maar weer andere plaatsen (zoals de sanctuary) bezoekt.
12/6/22Reply
Traveler Nee deze keer niet, je komt gewoon tijd tekort in Kaapstad. Er is inderdaad zoveel te doen en te zien dus dat verveelt niet snel.
12/19/22Reply
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- Nov 30, 2022
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 351 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape Swellendam Barrydale Fortskop -33.907383, 20.72101733°54’27” S 20°43’16” E
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On our way to Barrydale
November 30, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This morning our rental car got delivered at our accommodation in Cape Town and after we checked out at the accommodation we left for Barrydale. On our way to Barrydale we made a stop of about 2 hours at Gearing's whale watching viewpoint in Hermanus. I thought to see maybe 1 whale or a dolphin through my binoculars but it was very far away so I wasn't 100% sure and couldn't catch it on camera. The view however was amazing and the weather was great as well so we really enjoyed. We continued our way to Barrydale and the last bit was a stunning road through the Tradouw pass. Towards the end of the afternoon we arrived at a very nice accommodation at a beautiful farm with lovely cats, dogs and horses. We had a delicious braai and a magical evening under the stars. When we were looking at the stars together something really special happened, Matthew suddenly sat down on one knee and proposed to me and of course I said yes! 🥰 We are so happy together and wouldn't want anything else than spend the rest of our lives together. ♥️Read more
Traveler Prachtige foto’s Nicole en je ziet er heel gelukkig uit nog veel plezier
12/6/22Reply
Traveler Dankjewel oma. Ik ben dolgelukkig. Echt volop aan genieten van het land, de natuur, wildlife en van elkaar.
12/8/22Reply
Traveler welk dier zien we in de zee zwemmen?
12/12/22Reply
Traveler Zeehond volgens mij maar hoopten op dolfijnen of walvissen maar zeehond was de enige zichtbare activiteit.
12/19/22Reply
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- Dec 1, 2022, 8:00am
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape Knysna Knysna Harbour -34.035721, 23.04848534°2’9” S 23°2’55” E
Day 5
On our way to Knysna
December 1, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After a lovely night we left Barrydale again. It was a bit stressful start because somehow we managed to lose the key of the electronic entrance gate to the property but luckily it fell out of our luggage when we put our luggage back in the car. We said goodbye to Ella and Ian who were very lovely hosts and drove towards Albertinia where we booked a midday game drive at Garden Route Game Lodge. It took us a bit longer than expected because quite a bit of the road was dirt road where we really had to reduce our speed but we still arrived 10 minutes before the game drive and still had time to quickly fill out some forms and met our guide Brandon.
It turned out that we were the only guests that booked the 11am game drive so we were very lucky to have a private game drive with just the two of us and our guide who did an amazing job and explained a lot about the animals. We had a really close encounter with 3 Cheetahs and some waterbuck and got lucky enough to spot the lions as well eventhough it was from quite far away.
After the game drive we continued our way to Knysna and stopped at Wilderness national park for a short hike. Arriving in Knysna we again had a really nice accommodation and very friendly host. So far everyone is so friendly and the accommodations are all lovely. We walked to the waterfront and had amazing steak and burger at Spur with a view over the water.
The rest of the pictures of the game drive will be in a different post because I reached the limited amount of pictures that could be added to 1 post.Read more
Traveler wat heb je al veel gezien ,geniet er nog maar van je ziet er ook gelukkig uit
12/8/22Reply
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- Dec 1, 2022, 11:00am
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 189 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape Hessequa Albertina -34.211119, 21.57312134°12’40” S 21°34’23” E
Day 5
More pictures game drive
December 1, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Follow up series of pictures taken during our game drive at the Garden Route Game Lodge. See previous post for more pictures of this game drive.
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- Dec 2, 2022, 9:00am
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape Knysna Knysna Harbour -34.035085, 23.04457934°2’6” S 23°2’40” E
Day 6
Knysna
December 2, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Today was a bit overcast and quite windy so we decided to not go canoeing as I had planned but instead we drove to one of the viewpoints where we had a beautiful view over the heads. Afterwards we drove to Leisure Isle where we took a nice stroll across the island and had the most delicious mocha and hot chocolate we had ever tasted at Artisian Coffee. After that it was still a bit rainy and we didn't really know what to do because it was not really weather for the water activities I planned so we decided to drive to Wilderness National Park again and hiked to the waterfall. Which when we arrived there turned out to be barely a waterfall because of lack of water but nevertheless the hike up to the waterfall through the forest was really beautiful.Read more
Traveler Ondanks het slechte weer hebben jullie toch nog wat van de dag gemaakt goed gedaan
12/12/22Reply
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12/13/22Reply
Traveler jammer van het slechte weer maar zo te horen hebben
12/14/22Reply
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- Dec 3, 2022, 9:30am
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 636 m
- South Africa Province of the Western Cape Bitou -33.838484, 23.44873433°50’19” S 23°26’55” E
Day 7
Knysna -> Tsitsikamma National Park
December 3, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This morning we drove from Knysna to Tsitsikamma National Park. We stopped at a bird sanctuary in Plettenberg on the route to get a tour around the Sanctuary and a little show when the birds were being fed. Chris, who was giving us the tour was really enthusiastic and told us everything about the birds and their stories. When we got to Tsitsikamma a bit later in the afternoon we first visited the National Park and walked to the suspension bridge and afterwards we went to our accommodation to check in and unpack and ask Herman (our host) where we could find something to eat because on the route from the National Park to our accommodation close to Witelsbos we had not seen any restaurant or supermarket. He recommended us a small and also the only shop nearby in the informal settlement. We were glad we could find a few things to cook something with there and did not had to drive all the way back to stormsrivier which was about half an hour driving.Read more
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- Dec 4, 2022
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 245 m
- South Africa Eastern Cape Kou-Kamma Witelsbos -33.990535, 24.11279133°59’26” S 24°6’46” E
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Tsitsikamma falls zipline adventure
December 4, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This morning we woke up in our lovely studio apartment in Witelsbos and while I was still relaxing in bed Matthew served me a lovely birthday breakfast in bed before we left the house to go to the place where the Tsitsikamma falls adventure started. When we arrived there it turned out that the card machine didn't have signal so we first had to drive to the nearest petrol station to get to an ATM and afterwards went back to the falls adventures and not too long after that we could join a small group on the zipline tour. We saw beautiful waterfalls and nature from above and got some adrenalin and a nice experience. That evening we visited the big tree national park near stormsrivier and afterwards drove to stormsrivier and ate delicious pizza at Tsitrus cafe. When we got home Matthew even gave me a nice little pedicure treatment. All together I had an amazing birthday and felt special and loved.Read more
Traveler Ook nog gefeliciteerd maar dat had ik al gedaan voordat je vertrok
12/16/22Reply
Traveler Waar zijn de watervallen daar mis ik nog een foto van
12/16/22Reply
Traveler We gleden op hoge snelheid in een tuigje aan een kabelbaan van boom tot boom dus niet echt een moment om telefoon uit mijn zak te halen voor foto's tijdens de tour. Dat was vooral genieten van het moment.
12/18/22Reply
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