South Africa Nature & Outdoors

‘Tis the sea-sun for outdoor adventures on the KZN South Coast... The holiday season is around the corner, and with the warmer

With Father’s Day on the 18th of June, get ready to celebrate your superhero dad without breaking the bank. With our curated ...

“This was not an easy decision to make at the time and the safety of the community of Walkers Fruit Farms was a priority.”...

Snake bites. Two words with the ability to destroy pretty much any experience in the bush. And let’s be honest, as much as we’d...

The rugged coastline of the Dolphin Trail is all about nature’s energy – and your own! This luxury hike offers a unique Tsitsikamm

We have just returned from a relaxing weekend at Rust de Winter Dam Resort, a fantastic nature resort in Limpopo that is ideal...

A recent stopover in Hoedspruit on my way to the Kruger National Park turned out to be a truly amazing experience ...

Like the flowers in Namaqua National Park, luxury safari tents pop up during spring to charm and delight, before disappearing...

Rietvlei Zoo Farm is an ideal spot to take the family for the day, to enjoy a beautiful environment with so much to do, near Jhb.

With Natural Heritage status, Mhlopeni Nature Reserve is considered one of the most beautiful conservancies in South Africa....

Enjoy the sounds and sightings at this rustic picnic spot while your picnic fire blazes, then wander off to the lookout deck...

CapeNature’s new cottages at Algeria unlock the rugged beauty of this wilderness area for non-campers...

The Wild Coast of South Africa is known as a remote and rugged region, largely unaltered by human development, but times...

Kosi Bay is real frontier country. In times gone by, a heavy military presence was posted in this little corner of Maputaland...

Stutterheim certainly has a tense history but is now quite the magnet for nature lovers...

Midges, crane flies, gnats, deerflies and mosquitoes are usually found in and around water and it is these two-winged, mosquito...

In the Lowveld between the towns of Sabie and Hazyview, the R536 hides more than just the Sabie River. The 14km Matumi Walking ...

A board of cheese is the perfect addition to any braai – especially when paired with your favourite tipple, either as a starter ..

South African’s love to be outdoors, and even more so when it involves good food and wine. Picnics are the perfect summer pastime

Dylan Kotze trawled South Africa to find uncrowded, affordable Nature Reserves worthy of a weekend visit. Trips to the bush ...

Nothing if not variable, starlings are a bit of a mixed bag. Some definitely have an affinity for the urban environment, where ...

It’s an easy and beautiful drive through the Overberg countryside to Greyton Nature Reserve, the third-largest reserve in the ...

Step off the boardwalk and amble along the spectacular coastline at one of Cape Town’s best-kept secrets, Olifantsbos cottage ...

Here’s a bit of insider knowledge to get your summer in the Cape off to a stellar start. CapeNature has 24 reserves around the ...

Maputaland defines an ecological area in the extreme north of KwaZulu-Natal and extends from the coast to the Great Escarpment ...

Stay over in the heart of the woods and savour the season's burst of life. Tree houses in the forest canopy and tented camps ...

The Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to a variety of buck, zebra and rock hyrax. The scenic surrounds are ideal for a picnic.

The Bunny Park in Rynfield, Benoni, is the perfect spot for a day’s outing with 3-10 year old children. Feed bunnies and other ..

The Cederberg Mountain Range set in the pristine Cederberg Wilderness area offers a wide range of routes, traditional, sports ...

Rockwood, in the Karkloof Nature Reserve, is the ideal Midlands Meander getaway...

Gauteng is the undisputed heavyweight champion of South Africa when it comes to the economic driving force of the country...

Known as the birding mecca of South Africa, the Punda Maria-Pafuri region of Kruger is the jewel of the Greater Limpopo Trans...

Combine heritage, mystical scenery, animals and birding when you visit this park in Limpopo.

The Namib-Naukluft National Park covers nearly 50000 square kilometres - more than two-and-a-half times....

Endless fields of orange and yellow Namaqualand daisies, gazanias and pale blue or purple dainty flowers had brought us, like ...

Wild's editor was inspired to shortlist a few parks with new bird hides, opened in the past year...

Remember the days when one group member's bad behaviour or failure to comply with a rule caused an entire group to suffer the...

The raw beauty of the Cederberg Mountains, eroded into strange shapes over time, is the dramatic backdrop to a series of community-based slackpacking trails...

Fracking has become a dirty word in the Karoo. Shell, Falcon, Bundu and Sasol are being opposed in their quest for shale gas by...

The statistics are by now all-too familiar: 333 rhinos killed in South Africa in 2010, poached for their horns...

If you think private game farms cater only for euro-laden tourists, it's time to look east. With a little careful planning .....

This national Park is the smallest in the country, but offers all of us, including the bontebok, some space and tranquillity...

"V6", proclaims the unobtrusive badge on the front door.That's the only clue to this Nissan's true character ......

Just beyond Swellendam the Breede River eases itself past hillsides dotted with aloes and rare renosterveld shrubs. Tucked away ab

If you love the rugged beauty of this rocky coastline, then you’ll love the new rest camp at Suiderstrand. Sheltered by fynbos covered dunes...

Proteas of every sort welcome you into this reserve at the foot of the Perdeberg Mountains. Pretty sunbirds feed on plant nectar ...

Golden Gate National Park is not only beautiful but is also rich in archaeology. Close to the quaint village of Clarens, outdoors

It was a graphic designer, rather than a gardener who created the living walls that play a large part in this exciting...

The horsy highlight of Anysberg is the two-day trail, sleeping overnight in huts or under the stars. The ride is about three hours to Tapfontein and two hours back the next day. Look out for animals (

Once the 'ugly duckling' of its Garden Route relations, Mossel Bay is now reeling in local and international tourists.

For the past three decades, the Selinda Spillway to the east of Botswana's Okavango Delta has been a dusty...

The exotically named Baia dos Tigres is one of the most remote and inaccessible places in southern Africa...

There's nothing quite so pleasant as a summer's day spent drifting around in a canoe...