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These vehicles really do take a pounding but I agree, wish we were out there too. All the niggles do make for interesting memories.

Thanks so much Leon 😁. The next trip is Madagascar so that should be interesting and then we are back in SA next year for a shopping recce for our Overland plans.

Thank you 😃

Hi! Thanks so much 😁. Hope you have a fantastic trip with lots of wonderful sightings. We’re jealous 😁 sitting in a chilly UK at the moment and longing for another trip to SA.

Thank you 😁. Agulhas is a lesser known jewel, the chalets are fantastic and the view is amazing.

Thank you 🙂

It’s a lovely place to stay and certainly different from normal hotels 🙂

Hi Peter, thank for the comment, great to hear that you had a good experience too. The rooftop tent was also part of the experiment … needless to say, we will be opting for one of the clamshells or camper types when we buy our vehicle 😁. Getting out of the tent was a little hairy 😂 and setting up/closing down was definitely more of a pain for us shorties 😁

Yes, I'm quite short myself, when we picked up the car and the guys were showing us round, one of them actually asked me if I'd like a small step ladder, which I gratefully accepted, it was just a small 3 step ladder but was perfect and barely took up any room 😁👍

@@peteroberts12 In hindsight, we should have asked for one too 😂. But then two oldies trying to climb up and down the car lead to quite a few laughs 😁. Did you have enough packing room in the camper? We’d like to try one next time (possibly a trip in Namibia)

Yes we had plenty of room for our stuff, we tend to live out of a suitcase anyway, but having the double cab (like you had) gives that extra space for personal day to day stuff or wood etc that you may want to put away later. We did once hire a small camper van from Britz (they called it the Navi) which was brilliant except that the vehicle was quite old and the driving cab was like an old work van, if they had newer more comfortable vehicles I'd consider it again

@@peteroberts12 Thanks Pete, that’s good to know 😁

Thanks so much :) It really is a wonderful place.

Hi Lisa, thanks for the feedback. The hide was Gardenia hide, on the S114 in the most southern part of Kruger. It's a lovely hide to just sit and enjoy whatever animals come to visit. Self driving is a great way to see Kruger, biggest tips I can give is to leave lots of time, enjoy every sighting (don't chase sightings from place to place, rather just enjoy the bush and take your time), snacks in the car and take the headrests off of the driver and passenger seats (this give a better line of sight if you have to look behind you at sightings). Also, have a look at the Travel Tales section of the SANParks.org forum (at the bottom of the page on the website) . You will find many tales from other travellers, giving you a feel for self driving in Kruger. Have a wonderful trip, enjoy every minute and wishing you very many fantastic sightings. We're off to the Kgalagadi soon so lookout for more videos!😀

Thank You so much for this detailed response! Amazing

Thank you so much 😊

Hi, it was September last year.

Thank you 😊

Thank you, it’s a pleasure 😁

Hi Lotte, thanks very much:). We use Canon R7’s with 100-500 and 70-300 and for video, most of it was filmed on my iPhone 11 and 13 Pro ( with a bit of GoPro and 360 footage). The close up video was the R7’s. They are great cameras and the 100-500 is a fantastic lens (but a tad expensive!)

Thanks 😊. They are a band called Ten Towers. I found them on Epidemic Sound.

@@issy-colin Many thanks!!!

Thanks for the feedback, unfortunately we did not have very much audio of wild sounds ( I’m sure we will get better at recording them as we get more experienced- this was our first attempt at videoing any of our trips)

Thank you 😊. Road tripping in Kruger is such fun, you never know what (or who) waits for you around the next corner. Hope you have fantastic sightings .

Thanks so much 😁. Yes, a Hilux is the next vehicle we will be trying (to be fair we’ve hired a few so not new to us but we want to do a comparison 😊) That ladder is so scary, I can’t believe I didn’t blixem over 😂

Thanks so much! 😊. Saving up is a pain but then you appreciate it so much more.

Thank you for following along on our adventures 😊

That sounds so much better, we’re still looking at all the options so will keep that in mind 😊

We did 5 weeks in Namibia and going to Botswana in May. Hilcam. Hilux 4x4. From. Bushlore. Safe travels.

@@ZARRugby 5 weeks sounds like bliss 😊

😁. Thanks for following along, can’t wait for October.

@@issy-colin hopefully meet up on the road sometime

@@thebuffalooverlander2587 That would be awesome 😎

Hi Jorrie, thanks so much. Yes, we definitely have KTP on the list- October this year 😉. It is one of our favourite places to go, our last trip was before lockdown so the red sand is calling really badly and the countdown has begun.

Thanks so much Leon, glad you enjoyed it, we were lucky that day 😁

We’re not sure, one of them looked like they had stepped on a thorn or something so it could be that. They were so fast that we didn’t get too much time to really look at them as they sped by :)

How amazing! Try to get near the fence, even if you have to walk a little to the ablution blocks 😏. The birding is great and it’s wonderful when the elies come to drink!

We enjoyed it too 😁. 2 nights is just not long enough.

To be honest, I don’t know but I’m thinking that it is probably from one of the tribes in the area 😁. I’m going to have to find out.

This park is definitely worth a visit and it appears that the elephants do this quite often. Enjoy your trip to the bush, wishing you many wonderful sightings 😁

Thanks Shaun 😁. Already planning a return trip to SANParks, although this time it will be Kgalagadi again (4 years without the red sand between our toes is 4 years too much)

Thanks Leon, we loved it 😊

Hi Siobhan, thanks so much for your kind comments. We paid R895 for the night (September 2022)

@@issy-colin Oh wow okay, thanks for that.

Thank you 😁. It’s fun trying to find unknown cool music.

Hi ! Thanks so much, we were there in September this year 😁

@@issy-colin thank you for sharing your adventures!

😂 yes the Alldays road was a bit of a shock! We loved Mapungubwe and will definitely be back, such a magical campsite.

Ah, that makes sense, it was lovely being there in the morning mist 😁

Thank you so much 😊. We loved our time in KNP and camping was such fun 😁

That is so true, thanks so much for watching 😀 Next episode is on Shipandani Hide - a bucket list item for me!

@@issy-colin Shipandane is a nice experience. Have you been to Tsendze yet?

@@izakgreyling8872 Yes, loved it 😊

@@issy-colin enjoy your trip.

Indeed

Thank you Shaun 😁

Thank you 😁. We’re in South Africa at the moment so I’m pleased to have seen your comment before we move beyond signal 😁

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it 😁

Hi Afsheen, if I remember correctly it was about £250 for the room, bed and breakfast and that included the price of tickets to the castle and grounds for both of us for the day we arrived as well as the next day. If I remember right, tickets to the castle and grounds were roughly £20 each. Hope this helps 😁

Thankyou.😁❤

Time to save up

Hey, thank you 😁

Thanks, we were really lucky :)