We spent the weekend of the 13th to the 15th of September at our much loved Golden Gate Highlands National Park, in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of its proclamation. Here’s a gallery of photographs we took during that trip, and if you’d like to know more about this magnificent piece of South Africa, have a look at our special “Celebrating Fifty Years of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park!” post.
(click on any of the pictures to view them in a carousel gallery)
Blesbok herd
Golden Gate scenery
Golden Gate scenery
Baboons hang around the camps
Black wildebeest with mushroom rocks in the background
Grey rhebuck
Secretary Bird
Rinkhals warming up in the morning sun
Highlands Mountain Retreat
The sun setting behind the mushroom rocks
Golden Gate scenery
Karoo Toad in the road
View from inside chalet 66 at the Golden Gate Hotel
Grey-winged francolin
Golden Gate sunrise
Eland
Cape Rock-Thrush (male)
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You and your blog are a better advert for South Africa than many others put together!! Keep up your fantastic work!
Thanks AJ, that’s very high praise and we really appreciate your interest in and support of de Wets Wild very much!
It looks so beautiful….in a golden way 🙂
I love the array of wildlife.
Glad to hear that you’ve enjoyed the bit of Golden Gate that we could share with you Greenmackenzie!
The pictures are throbbing with life. Thank You for sharing.
Thank You for paying us another visit Sangeeta!
Lovely pictures, especially the Secretary Bird, majestic.
Thanks Maurice! We agree about the secretary bird, they’re always fascinating to watch as they stride through the grasslands looking for their prey.
A lovely sunrise picture, showing so much promise at the start of a new day. Then the golden sun behind the black cliff, lovely! It looks like a lovely place to visit.
Beautiful place Chris, a must see if you’re ever in these parts!
Love this post! Stunning sun rising photo, and the Blesbok herd is incredible. Thank you so much!
Thank you for visiting us again Amy and giving us such kind compliments every time!
Another lovely post dear de Wets. Back from our unlimited shrimp. We’re both stuffed to the gills. Hope you have a great weekend 🙂
Thank you Joey and Marks!
Glad to hear you had a fulfilling gastronomic experience ;-). Happy weekend to you too!