Thesolowanderer

In my quest to discover Africa, I knew I would learn a lot about her people and their history. I spent my weekend in Riemvasmaak. This is the Kalahari Desert in the Northern Cape. When you hike up the mountain, there is the Orange River. Kayaks are left on the river banks because the local farm workers spend their evenings fishing as the heat is bearable. Across the river you find the vineyards. This is the beauty that you seldom hear about in South Africa. No pictures or words written can describe to you the beauty of a semi-desert surrounded by mountains and a stone throw away there is a lush green vineyard. I have been staying at the Damas Guesthouse and Camping which belongs to the Damara family. Now if there is a place with history, this is it. Damas is built on the land that the owner and manager, Elisa Namases of the Riemvasmaak clan was born and raised. The Damara family was forcefully removed from Riemvasmaak in 1974 and relocated to what was then known a...

Welcome to The place of Great Noise My travels in the past 3 months have been very kind to me to take me to several South African National Parks. I did the Kruger National Park and the Mapungubwe National Park in September with the Vhembe Municipality as part of the Heritage week tour. Last week while in Cape Town I hiked up Lions head - 669 metres above sea level. Lions head forms part of the Table Mountain National Park. I love National Parks. As an animal lover, I can’t help be excited about seeing wild animals at some of these parks also the heritage that is protected in some of these parks is what no textbook will teach you or help you experience. The Orange River For my second week in South Africa I am in the Northern Cape. As I make my mission to discover the green Kalahari, I managed to visit the Augrabies Fall National Park. This is where the Kalahari and Nama-Karoo desert meet and the Orange River flows. This is where you can experience the...