Safaris and Day Trips from Pretoria Blog - African Tracks Safaris https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/category/travel/ Explore South Africa Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:30:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-icon.fw_-150x150.png Safaris and Day Trips from Pretoria Blog - African Tracks Safaris https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/category/travel/ 32 32 115178580 We recently explored Legends! https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/we-recently-explored-legends/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/we-recently-explored-legends/#respond Sat, 09 Feb 2019 06:31:20 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=2140 We left mid-morning from Physeqfit guest house http://physeqfit-guest.co.za on safari from Pretoria for Limpopo province, location of Legends golf and safari resort only 2,5 hours away. Our three-night safari from Pretoria turned out to be a lovely stay. The weather was great, not too hot. The golf course green and very challenging with warthogs, zebra […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/we-recently-explored-legends/feed/ 0 2140 Kosmos https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/kosmos-hartbeespoort-dam/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/kosmos-hartbeespoort-dam/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:02:48 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=2119 We spent the last few days at Kosmos manor boutique hotel http://www.kosmosmanor.co.za/site/ while on selected Pretoria tours. The hotel overlooks the Hartbeespoort dam. We would leave after breakfast on a chosen Pretoria tour and return late afternoon. Lovely lunches were enjoyed while en route. The Pretoria tour to a nearby African Village was a highlight. […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/kosmos-hartbeespoort-dam/feed/ 0 2119 Rain clouds gathering! https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/rain-clouds-gathering/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/rain-clouds-gathering/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2019 05:44:12 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=2114 It’s rainy season here in South Africa, more specific the interior including Pretoria and Johannesburg region. The watery cloud view from here at the office of www.africantrackssafaris.com and http://physeqfit-guest.co.za  looks promising. It’s very dry out here and very hot! Temperatures around 39°C have been recorded. Most of the Pretoria tours are lovely just after the rains. The air […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/rain-clouds-gathering/feed/ 0 2114 Cake and Coffee! https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/cake-and-coffee/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/cake-and-coffee/#respond Thu, 17 Jan 2019 06:27:12 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=2111 This looks lovely, our guests from the USA on a day trip from Pretoria with www.africantrackssafaris.com enjoying their morning cake and coffee here at http://physeqfit-guest.co.za Soon we will be on our way to the Cullinan Diamond mine for a tour of the mine. The Cullinan Diamond mine is an open cast mine, over a 100 years old and still […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/cake-and-coffee/feed/ 0 2111 Soon it’s Marula fruit season. https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/day-trip-from-pretoria/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/day-trip-from-pretoria/#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:55:25 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=1976 We passed by a number of  Sclerocarya(“hard nut”) birrea(species) or commonly known as Marula trees while on a day trip from Pretoria. The trees are one of southern Africa’s most valued deciduous trees. The fruit turns yellow when ripe and is thought to be savoured by humans, elephants, giraffe, kudu and warthogs. Amarula cream liquor, […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/day-trip-from-pretoria/feed/ 0 1976 Welcome to South Africa all the way from Europe! https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/welcome-on-safari-from-pretoria/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/welcome-on-safari-from-pretoria/#respond Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:51:43 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=1938 Our guests joined us on safari from Pretoria. We saw elephants soon after entering the park, giraffe in the distance, waterbuck, lots of impala and wildebeest. The kudu’s, wow! A herd of Cape buffalo enjoying fresh grasses in a marshy field below the main dam wall. Just missed the rhinos, their tracks clearly visible. We […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/welcome-on-safari-from-pretoria/feed/ 0 1938 Off he goes, back to France! https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/off-he-goes-back-to-france/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/off-he-goes-back-to-france/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:26:10 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=1919 Off he goes, back to France! Sauter arrived in South Africa about two months ago and stayed with us at Physeqfit guest house http://physeqfit-guest.co.za/ His aim, get BMW 800 GS off-roader, go on a couple of day trips from Pretoria to later explore parts of Southern Africa. Kitted out two days later on a brand […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/off-he-goes-back-to-france/feed/ 0 1919 Two-night stay – Pilanesberg National Park https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/safari-from-pretoria-to-pilanesberg-national-park/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/safari-from-pretoria-to-pilanesberg-national-park/#respond Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:10:53 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=1912 Welcome to our 8 guests from Norway! They will be joining us in South Africa on safari to the Pilanesberg National Park, April 2019! All booked and set. Looking forward to meeting you on arrival! The safari drive to the Pilanesberg National Park is around 2 hours. The Pilanesberg National Park is located within a […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/safari-from-pretoria-to-pilanesberg-national-park/feed/ 0 1912 Cullinan Diamond Mine https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/cullinan-diamond-mine/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/cullinan-diamond-mine/#respond Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:09:16 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=1899 Yesterday, we went on a day trip from Pretoria to the Cullinan diamond mine. The weather was lovely, numerous curio stores and tearooms awaited. A family of banded Mongooses came by, even allowed us close-ups with them. The purple bougainvillaea was lovely and oh so big! Our guests from the USA thoroughly enjoyed their Pretoria […]

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]]> https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/cullinan-diamond-mine/feed/ 0 1899 Hippos in the sun https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/hippos-in-the-sun/ https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/hippos-in-the-sun/#respond Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:31:46 +0000 https://www.africantrackssafaris.com/?p=1895 Yesterday, while on a day trip from Pretoria with friends on a Johannesburg tour joining us on safari from Pretoria, we came across these hippos on the waters edge spending time in the sun. We couldn’t get closer for a clearer picture without drawing the hippo’s attention. The white-faced ducks and ibises were unfazed by our […]

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