Our 2022 in pictures

Join us for a look back at the wonderfully wild South African destinations we visited during 2022. May 2023 be a blessed year for you and your family, memorable for all the best reasons.

Satara Bungalow B50, December 2021 – January 2022

First sunrise of 2022

Tlopi Tent #1 (Plover), Marakele National Park, February 2022

Tlopi Tented Camp, Marakele National Park, seen from the Mbidi Loop

Beautiful scenery around Lake Mankwe in the Pilanesberg National Park (20 February 2022)

Chalet 12 in Mantuma Camp, uMkhuze Game Reserve, Isimangaliso Wetland Park, March 2022

uMkhuze scenery

Log Cabin 25, Cape Vidal, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, March 2022

Sunset over Lake St. Lucia

Hilltop Chalet 47, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, March 2022

View from Hilltop Chalet 47, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, March 2022

Chalet 16, Mpila, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, March 2022

White Umfolozi River

Joubert interacting with an elephant at African Hills Safari Lodge, June 2022

Cottage #18 in Leokwe Rest Camp, Mapungubwe National Park, June 2022

Iconic Mapungubwe: baobabs, elephants and rocky outcrops

Tent #10, “Loerie”, at Tlopi Tented Camp in Marakele National Park (June-July 2022)

Sunset at Tlopi

Sunrise over Marais Dam in Rietvlei Nature Reserve

Sandy Place unit 21, St. Lucia Town, October-November 2022

National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein

Looking out over Lake Saint Lucia and the forested dunes on Indian Ocean coast

Chalet #17 in Karoo National Park, December 2022

A normally dry Karoo streambed transformed into a flowing river

Van Breda Cottage in the West Coast National Park, December 2022

Salt marsh in the West Coast National Park, dominated by Glasswort Samphire

Tietiesbaai

West Coast Fossil Park

Table Mountain towering over Table Bay

Rhodes Memorial

Eland Cottage, Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain National Park, December 2022

Hout Bay harbour

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, 23 December 2022

Aloe Canyons Guest Farm, December 2022

Koppie Alleen Beach in De Hoop Nature Reserve

Waskraalvlei in the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area

Protea Glamping, Kleine Windpompie Guest Farm, Klein Karoo, December 2022

View from our tented unit at Kleine Windpompie.

21 thoughts on “Our 2022 in pictures”

wetanddustyroads January 17, 2023 at 10:04 am

Daardie sonopkoms aan die begin van 2022 – pragtig! En dan is die sonsondergang by Tlopi verby mooier as mooi! Julle was by soveel pragtige plekke in ons land … ek kan eerlik se dat ek uitsien na julle bestemmings vir hierdie jaar! Mooiste wense 🎉.

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DeWetsWild Post authorJanuary 18, 2023 at 4:40 am

Baie dankie vir die ondersteuning en mooi wense, Corna!

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SoyBend January 10, 2023 at 1:27 am

Lots of memorable destinations! Hope to see more of your adventures in 2023.

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DeWetsWild Post authorJanuary 10, 2023 at 4:22 am

Thank you very much, Siobhan

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Tannie Frannie January 2, 2023 at 4:59 am

‘n Voorspoedige Nuwejaar vir jou en jou mooi gesin, liewe Dries. Liefdegroete aan Marelize en innige dank vir die verskil wat sy in klein kindertjies se lewens maak.

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