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Machampane Wilderness Trail

by Ralph Pina | Sep 30, 2007 | Limpopo National Park, Mozambique, trails, walking safaris, wilderness trail

Limpopo National Park, Mozambique: September 2007 Circles in the Bush (With apologies to Dalene Matthee…) Machampane Wilderness Camp shares the western bank of the Machampane River with tall fever trees at a pool called Xisivene – which apparently means...

A Kruger safari

by Ralph Pina | Dec 23, 2005 | Kruger National Park, safari travel, walking safaris

December 2005: Marion and I drove in at Pafuri, stayed at Pafuri Camp and then drove all the way from north to south to exit at Malelane, enjoying Rhino Walking Safaris – one of our favourite safari products – along the way… The Luvuvhu River chonks...

Sweni Wilderness Trail

by Ralph Pina | Jul 24, 2003 | Kruger National Park, trails, walking safaris, wilderness trail

Eastern Kruger Park: 13 to 16 July 2003 The Sweni is one of the most sought-after wilderness trails in Kruger, primarily because of the likelihood of running into the Sweni lions. According to James, the trails ranger, Sweni has the highest concentration of lion per...

Metsi-Metsi Wilderness Trail

by Ralph Pina | Jul 10, 2002 | Kruger National Park, trails, walking safaris, wilderness trail

Eastern Kruger Park: 3 to 6 July 2002 Metsi-Metsi trails camp – it apparently means “water water” in Sotho – is located 6 km from the Mozambique border in rhyolite bushveld on the eastern aspect of N’wamuriwa mountain. Day 1: Led by Rudi...

Napi Wilderness Trail

by Ralph Pina | Mar 28, 2001 | Kruger National Park, trails, walking safaris, wilderness trail

Southern Kruger Park: 25 to 28 March 2001 Once again Marion and I were privileged to participate in a wilderness trail (FAQ), this time the Napi Trail midway between Pretoriuskop and Skukuza. Napi was the newest of Kruger’s seven wilderness trails and its...
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Thank you for visiting my outdoor blog. RalphPina.com documents my experiences over many years of appreciating, and adventuring in, Nature. It celebrates visual beauty, advocates minimal impact, reflects on humans’ relationship with our ecosphere, spans the planet but focuses on the wild diversity of southern Africa. Photos, videos and GPS maps of hiking, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, canoeing and windsurfing..

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  • Fire Information System for SA
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  • Perdeberg hike
  • Kasteelkop & Nek
  • Three Sisters hike
  • Up the Cascades
  • Erdvark Trail
  • Rod’s Trail, Betty’s Bay
  • Spanning the red stone arches
  • Gamkaberg Plan B
  • Fonteintjiesberg
  • Swartberg Pass over the years
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  • Fairy Glen – Plateau – Kasteelkopnek trail
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