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Our 2024 in Pictures

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Join us as we reminisce about the places DeWetsWild visited while exploring Southern Africa’s wild places in 2024!

May 2025 be a year to remember for all the best reasons. Happy New Year, everyone!

Chalet 4 at Boschkop, on the shores of the Vaal Dam, January 2024
Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, January 2024
Skukuza Bungalow #210, Kruger National Park, January 2024
Skukuza Safari Tent #316, Kruger National Park, January 2024
Cliffhanger Lodge
Leopard Rock Lodge
Recce Lodge
Sunrise at Rietvlei
Camping at Elephant Sands
Elephants drinking from the waterhole in Elephant Sands Lodge
Camping at Domtshetshu Pan
Camping at Domtshetshu Pan
Camping under the stars on Sua Pan
On the horizon lies our campsite on Sua Pan, surrounded by emptiness
Elephant Sands’ Eco Lodge
Campsite #19 at Senyati Safari Camp
Elephants at the waterhole seen from the deck above Senyati’s restaurant
Game-viewing by boat on the Chobe River
Elephants making their way to the Chobe River
Victoria Falls
Lilydale Unit#1, Mokala National Park, June 2024
Sunset Kudu at Mokala
Buffelshoek Safari Camp, Manyeleti Nature Reserve, June 2024
Two of the Kambula Lions at Manyeleti
Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel, Boardwalk Shopping Centre and Bertha’s Restaurant
View from my room at the Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel
African Penguin
Ostriches on the beach at the Cape of Good Hope
Kirstenbosch Spring Annuals Display
Table Mountain cableway
Big old elephant bull between Satara and Olifants in the Kruger National Park
Jamie Mulhovo Guest House, Skukuza, October 2024
Sunset scenery around Skukuza
Research Camp Chalet 5, Skukuza, October 2024
Buffalo at sunset
Research Camp Guest House, Shingwedzi, October 2024
Elephant cow walking past Shingwedzi Camp’s entrance
Gariep N1 Chalets in the Great Karoo
Camping at Karoo National Park, December 2024
Karoo Scenery
Camping at Aloe Canyons
Aloe Canyons
Entrance to Bontebok National Park
Bontebok National Park scenery
De Hoop Vlei
Agulhas Lighthouse
African Penguins on the boardwalk at Betty’s Bay
Camping at Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp in the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park
Wilderness
Camping at Storms River Mouth
Rough seas at the Tsitsikamma coast

Snaps on Tour: The Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel

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Earlier in October I had the immense pleasure of hosting long-time blogging friend John Steiner (of Journeys with Johnbo), his wife Lynn, John’s niece Patricia and her husband Gary on a tour of Cape Town and the Kruger National Park.

My American friends flew to Cape Town directly from Newark and after meeting them at the airport we headed for the Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel. Thanks to their amazing staff, comfortable rooms, fantastic views and excellent meals at Bertha’s Restaurant the Quayside is a firm favourite of mine whenever I am in this part of the country and especially so when guiding guests on tour. With Simon’s Town being the largest base of the South African Navy it is probably no surprise that the decor in the hotel and restaurant has a very maritime theme, with the old photographs of Able Seaman Just Nuisance – a Great Dane that has the honour of being the Royal Navy’s only ever enlisted canine and probably Simon’s Town most famous resident – being especially interesting and pleasing.

Welcome to Simon’s Town
View from my room at the Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel
Simon’s Town harbour
Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel, Boardwalk Shopping Centre and Bertha’s Restaurant
Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel, Boardwalk Shopping Centre and Bertha’s Restaurant
Statue to Just Nuisance in Jubilee Square, Simon’s Town

In addition to using it as a base when we are on tour the Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel is also one of the destinations for which DeWetsWild offers a reservation service – don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you’d like to stay at this gem of a place!