Garden Route Horse Trails

Horse riding in South Africa: Garden Route / Wilderness (GoPro)

Setting a new personal speed record on horseback at blackhorsetrails.co.za. Riding on Buffy with our wonderful guide leading the way. What a rush!

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Garden Route Horse Trails

Forest canter with Garden Route Horse Trails

Horse riding in South Africa: Garden Route (bonus footage)

Raw footage from my ride at blackhorsetrails.co.za that didn't make the cut to the full video (see it here:

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Canoeing and Hiking in Wilderness, South Africa

Audrey and I both grew up in rural settings with backyards that led down paths covered with forest and dotted by mountains. We're finding now, as we get a little bit older, that we're thoroughly enjoying visiting places that remind us of our roots. While traveling along the coast of South Africa we encountered such a destination named Wilderness. As the name suggests outdoor adventures are what you come here to experience. After doing a bit of research we settled on canoeing and hiking. The following is our journey for the day.

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Canoeing and Hiking in Wilderness, South Africa Travel Video Transcript:

So this morning we are in Wilderness and we've decided to do a bit of canoeing. We're out on the water now and it is a beautiful day, so we're just going to be traveling upstream and maybe doing a little bit of hiking later.

So we've done a lot of kayaking before together but this is our very first time to canoe. And it is definitely a little bit more stable. Part of that has to do with the canoe being wider than a kayak. The other part has to do with just these waters. They couldn't be any more calmer.

I know, it is like being on a mirror. Seriously. Look at that. Hardly any waves or ripples.

Here comes another one.

If you see another one come by let me know.

Alright, so we're coming up on a little rope bridge. We're just going to canoe right under it.

Okay, so that is as far as we can get on our canoes. We are going to be hiking the rest of the way. Get moving. Hahaha.

Alrighty, so we're off the river now and we're going to be doing a bit of hiking. We've got our little maps so hopefully we won't get too lost. Yeah, let's head in to the unknown.

I think a lot of people who come to South Africa have this type of image of the landscape being completely barren and dry. Kind of just safari land. But there is so much diversity here. And this is a really good example. We're now walking through a lush rain forest.

Let's go.

I seriously have no idea what animal that was.

But it was very cute.

So I think we're getting closer to the waterfalls. I can hear them off in the distance. And this looks like a bit of a different path so let's go.

Well, well, I don't know if you can hear that but it sounds like we made it to the waterfalls. So we're almost there just follow me a bit longer. We'll show you the water.

And we made it!

So we're now on our way back. We saw the waterfalls and we're heading back to find our canoes. And we met a few travelers along the way. A few hikers who are also making their way to the waterfall. And they asked us, you know, how far to get there? And it made me realize that Canadians are some of the only people who measure distances based on time. How long it takes to get there. They are asking us how many kilometers. How many miles? And that is such a typical question but a Canadian will tell you like 10 or 15 minutes or so. Yep, that's us.

This is part of our Travel in South Africa series. We're making a series of videos showcasing South African culture, South African arts, South African foods, South African religion, South African cuisine and South African people.

All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).

Wilderness Garden Route Western Cape South Africa

Short video showcasing Wilderness a seaside town on the Garden Route in the Western Cape South Africa.

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South Africa Adventure: The Garden Route - VLOG #61

// THE GARDEN ROUTE AT IT'S BEST: Spotting Elephants and Lions at Addo National Park, Watching whales, dolphins and seals at Plettenberg Bay, Hiking the Tsitsikamma waterfall trail and close up with Zebra's in De Hoop Nature Reserve - This really is the Garden Route at it's best!

A lifelong dream came true: We visited South Africa! We were there for 12 days and really made the most out of it!! This video is the second of the three South Africa VLOGs that I made and is all about our Day 5-8 of our South African Adventure!

DAY 5: We left Stellenbosch in the morning and drove a very scenic route towards De Hoop Nature Reserve. We spotted zebra's, baboons and ostriches on the road before arriving to fantastic dunes with the best view over the Indian Ocean! We had to drive about 100km over unpaved road, but it was totally worth it! We then continued our way along the garden route towards Plettenberg Bay.
DAY 6: We woke up in Plettenberg Bay and did a 2 hour kayak trip! We were supposed to see some dolphins and seals, but weren't really around :( We therefore booked another adventure: A boat trip! We were very very lucky to find many dolphins and seals swimming and playing all around our boat and we even spotted a Bryde Whale even though it wasn't even whale season!! Pure HAPPINESS!
DAY 7: We drove from Plettenberg Bay to Tsitsikamma National Park. We hiked the mouth trail with suspension bridges over the stormsriver, followed by the 3 hour waterfall trail which was spectacular! We continued our trip to Port Elizabeth in the evening.
DAY 8: Got up early to drive to Addo Elephant National Park! An amazing one-day selfdrive safari, we spotted elephants, zebras, buffaloes and even a pack of lions!! Speechless and thankful for this experience, we finished our Gardenroute tour and are headed for the next destination: The Krugerpark!

Our South Africa adventure will continue in the Kruger National Park, but all of that you will see in the next VLOG!

Thank you for watching and I can't wait to show you part three of this awesome South African Adventure! Have you seen part one yet?
A helicopter flight over the Cape Peninsula, visiting Penguins in Boulders Beach, riding horses near giraffes and zebras in Stellenbosch: An AMAZING START of our holidays in South Africa!

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Enjoy watching!!

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Wilderness, South African National Parks - Photos of Africa

Experience the beauty and diversity of South African National Parks.
National parks offer visitors an unparalleled diversity of adventure tourism opportunities including game viewing, bush walks, canoeing and exposure to cultural and historical experiences. Conferences can also be organised in many of the parks.

The national parks are: Groenkloof, Kruger, Table Mountain, Marakele, Golden Gate, Camdeboo, Mountain Zebra, Addo Elephant, Garden Route National Park (Tsitsikamma, Knysna, & Wilderness), Bontebok, Agulhas, West Coast, Karoo, Namaqua, |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld, Augrabies, Kgalagadi, Mapungubwe, Tankwa Karoo and Mokala.

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Horse Riding at TerraPi

TerraPi provides a variety of adventures including; climbing, abseiling, horse riding, via ferrata trails, kayaking, guided game walks, mountain hikes and overnight wilderness expeditions.

There are few places left in the world let alone along the Garden Route of South Africa that are this easily accessible and yet this untainted by human civilisation.

Visiting a Secret Cave in Wilderness, South Africa

After hearing about an abandoned cave restaurant - since converted into a squatting complex - we hiked along deserted rail tracks to visit Kaaiman's Grotto in Wilderness, South Africa.

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Visiting a Secret Cave in Wilderness, South Africa Travel Video Transcript:

So it is another beautiful day here in Wilderness. And today we are hiking out to some caves. Now these are very special caves because apparently they had built a restaurant into these caves and then the business failed and the place basically shutdown but a man moved into the restaurant in this cave and apparently he has turned it into a squatting complex where homeless people can come and stay. And he takes care of them. These are all just rumors we've been hearing from locals so we thought 'hey' let's go check it out ourselves. So that is where we are going today.

And to get there we are walking along the abandoned rail tracks. Alright, lead the way.

So it would appear that these tracks haven't been in use for a really long time. And some of the rock has just fallen over top and vegetation has grown over it but there is a way around. Lucky for us.

Oooh! So we've reached the entrance of the tunnel. Apparently we need to go through here. And it looks dark and spooky.

Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.

So that was incredible. We just got a tour from the man who runs this place. And basically it is a shelter for homeless people. He takes them in for two weeks and tries to give them a place where they can live. He feeds them. And just helps them get back on their feet. They have to go out and look for work while they are staying here. And it is just beautifully decorated. They've put a lot of detail into each of the rooms. And there is just a lot of character and personality, so it is a really funky place to check out. I liked it.

You can continue hiking along the bridge to the dolphin's nose and that will take you to Vic Bay. But we're really hungry right now so we're heading back in for lunch.

This is part of our Travel in South Africa series. We're making a series of videos showcasing South African culture, South African arts, South African foods, South African religion, South African cuisine and South African people.

All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).

Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network

Horseback Safari in Johannesburg, South Africa

March 2018

Riding through a Western Cape game reserve on horseback

The Western Cape isn't exactly known for its big, wild game that you find in the other provinces, but just a 2-hour drive outside of Cape Town you can see the Big 5 in bush luxury perfect for a weekend escape.

Aquila Private Game Reserve might be small and not as wild as Kruger or Addo, but they make up for this by offering other ways of seeing wild that's a little different to a traditional guided game drive.

You have the option of either exploring the reserve quietly on horseback, or rev through on a quad bike (the animals don't even flinch at the noise) - and afterwards you can get your sore muscles massaged into oblivion at their top-of-the-range spa facilities.

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South Africa Adventures - Cape Town Beach Horse Rides

South Africa Adventures. Cape Town is one of the few cities in the world that has beaches big enough and not too crowded for great horse riding. This drone footage from Johan Radcliffe (Dirty Boots) captures the beauty of a Noordhoek beach ride. A must-do activity in Cape Town, South Africa. #southafricaadventures #getthosebootsdirty

Garden Route Trail Park | South Africa | pt3

My aim is to upload video footage of fun trails wherever I go.

I am currently living in South Africa and figured my videos could serve as a good resource to help guide more people to trails, and give one a sense of what to expect, even though video footage can be quite deceiving.

Since good quality online guides and trail reviews are a scarce-ish resource for South African trails at the moment, I aim to change that with these videos, and motivate more people to get out on the trails and contribute to the mountain biking community.

Let me know in the comments if there is anything else you want me to cover in these videos.


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Destination: Garden Route Trail Park, Barrington, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Horse Endurance South African Style

This is a video I made whilst at a horse Endurance Championship at Beaufort West in South Africa in 2009.