Freemadic
Home to over 3 500 birds, this free-flight aviary – the biggest in the world – is an amazing eyeful. Situated just outside of Plettenberg Bay, this 2.3ha aviary has a 3.2 mesh cover and a 1.2km criss-cross walkway. We were blown away by the 200 species of birds, as well as small monkeys, squirrels, bats, …
One of our favourite this to do in South Africa is go on game drives, and Botlierskop Private Game Reserve has one of the coolest ones. With a variety of animals, Botlierskop – situated on Garden Route – offers a three hour game drive that is breathtaking. Taking you up into the Quteniqua Mountains over a 3000 …
With a coastal drive and a colony of African Penguins waiting, the one hour drive from Cape Town to Boulders Beach is totally worth it. Situated just outside of Simons Town, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to swim with these majestic birds. We also viewed them from the boardwalk at a designated penguin-only beach. With …
There’s nothing that will get your adrenaline pumping than jumping off the highest bungy bridge in the world! At 216 metres high, it’s something we will never forget – and if you’re worried about safety, Face Adrenalin has a 100% safety record. If you’re not as brave to jump, do the bridge walk or zip …
Home to buck, zebra, ostrich, baboons, 250 bird species and indigenous flora and fauna, the area offers beautiful lookouts, beaches, hikes and mountain biking trails. Make sure to stop by the Cape of Good Hope – the most southwestern tip of Africa – and the infamous lighthouse at Cape Point. Instead of taking the Flying …
An hour outside of Cape Town, within the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, is the Crystal Pools Hike. Challenging at times with loads of boulder hopping and steep uphills, this two hour hike along the Steenbras River Gorge leads to four natural rock pools. Starting at 6 30am from the roadside entry point we took about an …
Just outside Plettenberg Bay is an amazing self-funded haven for animals to take refuge. Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary is home to numerous amounts of wild cats, a honey badger, a few zebras and a snake exhibition. We spent a day at this amazing sanctuary learning about these animals and their stories of how they got to the …
Monkeyland is the world’s first free-roaming multi-specie primate sanctuary. Sound fancy, right? Well it is! Expect to be surrounded by loads of monkey species, in their natural habitat. We took an one hour guided tour through the forest to see these incredible creatures up close – make sure to stick to the front of the tour …
Tucked away in Outeniqua Mountain Range of Sedgefield, this tree house resort offer visitors an experience of a life time – and made all our childhood dreams of living in a tree house come true. These fully functional, eco-friendly tree houses (including dry compost toilets, solar heated water and river water for showering and bathing) …
We loved swinging from tree top to tree top on this three hour unique eco-wilderness zip line adventure. Located in the indigenous Tsitsikamma rainforest with platforms built around 700 year old giant Outeniqua Yellowwood trees, up to 30 metres in the air, this tour is not for the faint hearted. Bonus: a light lunch is included. Join Us In The Forest …