de Wets Wild

Thank you for joining us here at “de Wets Wild“!

We are the de Wets: Dad Dries, Mom Marilize and our son Joubert.

We have always had a great affinity for the wild outdoors and we’ve built our careers and family life around protecting, enjoying and showcasing the diverse natural heritage of the beautiful country we were blessed to be born in.

We’re pleased to meet you and hope we’ll see you around here often. Come share our love for, and experiences in, South Africa’s spectacular wild places, from the smallest nature reserves to the biggest national parks, with us.

Have a look at the wildlife and wild places we’ve featured here at de Wets Wild.

If you’d like to acquire high resolution copies of images posted on de Wets Wild, or would like the Wild de Wets to visit your special corner of wild South Africa, please use our contact page to get hold of us.

You can follow us via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or your WordPress account and please, feel free to join in and share your thoughts with us!

Following an elephant at Tembe

Kamberg tranquility

Antlions are so interesting!

Catching ants to feed to the ant lions

Campfire in Dinokeng

Close to Mom at Golden Gate

Echo Ravine

Fun and games at Golden Gate

Royal Natal

Photographers in action at Royal Natal

Royal Natal

Giant’s Castle

Joubert Cape Vidal July 2017

Happy family: Napi Wilderness Trail with my mother, sister and brother

Southern Tip of Africa

Sunset over the Atlantic

De Wets at the Cape of Good Hope

Rowing on the Touw River at Ebb-and-Flow

In deep conversation on the suspension bridge at the Storms River Mouth

A flower among the flowers at the Cape of Good Hope

Making sense of the toposcope at the Valley of Desolation

Taking in the scenery at the Valley of Desolation

Opening the gate at Haak-en-Steek Cottage in Mokala National Park

The Birthday Boy and his friends ready to go visit the lions

The Birthday Boy and his proud mom

Having fun at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Proud Winners in the 2017 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Environmental Blog

Proud Winners in the 2017 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Travel Blog

de Wets Wild was voted Best Travel Blog in the 2017 South African Blog Awards

de Wets Wild was voted Best Environmental Blog in the 2017 South African Blog Awards

Proud Runners Up in the 2016 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Environmental Blog

Proud Runners Up in the 2016 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Travel Blog

Proud Runners Up in the 2015 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Environmental Blog

Proud Runners Up in the 2015 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Travel Blog

Proud Runners Up in the 2014 SA Blog Awards Category: Best Environmental Blog

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363 thoughts on “About de Wets Wild”

lizamroux January 2, 2019 at 6:16 am

I love your welcome page.

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de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 2, 2019 at 9:37 am

Thanks, Liza!

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1. lizamroux January 3, 2019 at 6:10 am
  
  I am working on a Facebook Community for outdoor bloggers, a place where we can connect,support and collaborate. It is still small, but you are welcome to join. 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1638771322889890/
  
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  1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 3, 2019 at 10:34 am
    
    Thanks, Liza!
    
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Raj September 20, 2018 at 5:54 am

Wonderful blog glad to find you here!

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de Wets Wild Post authorSeptember 20, 2018 at 6:21 am

Wonderful to have you join us, Raj – welcome here!

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1. Raj September 20, 2018 at 7:43 am
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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Abrie Joubert August 17, 2018 at 10:10 pm

Jou seun het ‘n pragtige naam Dries 🙂

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de Wets Wild Post authorAugust 18, 2018 at 3:41 am

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Baie dankie, Abrie! Joubert’s vernoem na my oorlede Pa, in trotse herinnering.

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Oh, the Places We See June 11, 2018 at 3:18 pm

Thanks so much for following Oh, the Places We See! We have admired your photography for quite a while now, and your posts on South Africa make us want to book another trip there soon. Best wishes for always seeing the beauty and the unusual in the world!

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de Wets Wild Post authorJune 12, 2018 at 3:34 am

Thanks guys! We really hope you’ll come visit SA again soon!

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1. Oh, the Places We See June 12, 2018 at 4:06 am
  
  I hope Morocco isn’t our last African trip. Would love to see SA again!
  
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wildlife-reporter May 29, 2018 at 10:43 am

Excellent work, wonderful blog! Never give up, wildlife has never been more endangered than it is today!

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de Wets Wild Post authorMay 29, 2018 at 11:07 am

Thanks very much for the kind support and words of encouragement!

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Yoshimiparis Photographie May 26, 2018 at 7:24 am

Hello (from Paris-France)
It is by chance that I arrived on your site and I will follow it.
You look like a traveling family and curious about the things of nature.
I also like getting to know people from very different countries from mine and yours is a country where I would have liked a day to go.

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de Wets Wild Post authorMay 27, 2018 at 4:29 am

Welcome here, and thank you so much for your kind words. We’d love to share our country’s wild places with you!

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