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Wednesday, 5 August 2009

De Hoop Nature Reserve Photo

These two photographs are part of a series taken in the De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape whilst on a 5 day hiking trail, the popular Whale Trail (see yesterdays article, The Whale Trail). To view more photographs from this series see De Hoop Nature Reserve Photographs. Continued

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Tuesday, 4 August 2009
South African Hiking Trails

The Whale Trail

The Whale Trail is not a new trail, having been around since about 2002, but it has become extremely popular. Nonetheless, the five-day Whale Hiking trail must be one of South Africa’s greatest selling points. It is truly a unique experience, perhaps comparable with the likes of the Otter Trail that rates as one of the top 10 trails in the country and is popular to the point that one needs to book two years in advance, so be warned! Continued

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Tuesday, 29 July 2008

De Hoop Nature Reserve

De Hoop Reserve

De Hoop Reserve

De Hoop Nature Reserve is roughly three hours drive from Cape Town and just east of the town of Bredasdorp. The Reserve covers an area of 34,000 hectares and one of the favorite destinations for those who want to spend time away from frenetic city life. The reserve offers diverse scenery for hikers, bikers and bird watchers and Koppie Alleen is a famous lookout spot for the avid whale watchers, with about 40% of the world’s Southern Right whales coming to the De Hoop Marine Reserve each year during breeding season.

Visitors have a lot of freedom within the reserve. Take a leisurely game drive along the circular route that covers the reserve and see the Cape mountain zebra, eland, grey reebok, the rare bontebok and if you are lucky you will see the mating dance of the ostrich. The reserve is also home to caracal and leopards and the ever-present troops of baboons. Visitors can, however, safely leave their vehicles during a game drive to explore on foot and view some of the 1,500 plant species up close. Continued

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