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Take a look back with us at the wonderfully wild South African places we visited in 2021.  

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3 January 2021 Today we had to leave Mountain Zebra National Park early, for we had a long way to get back home to Pretoria and had to beat the government-imposed curfew at that. It may have been...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/02/18/summertide-diary-departing-mountain-zebra/

2 January 2021 When dawn found the Mountain Zebra National Park under heavy skies this morning we were already underway along the Kranskop Loop. When we arrived at the start of Rooiplaat Loop we ...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/02/17/summertide-diary-exploring-mountain-zebra-part-two/

Our new year got off to a great start when we encountered this lovely family of Bat-eared Foxes along the Link Road in the Mountain Zebra National Park on the 1st of January. At the den there wer...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/02/16/summertide-diary-bat-eared-fox-puppies/

1 January 2021 As soon as the gates opened on New Year’s Day we headed for the Rooiplaat Loop, the sightings board at reception having indicated that Lions and Cheetahs were seen there the prev...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/02/15/summertide-diaries-exploring-mountain-zebra-part-one/

31 December 2020 It’s a 210km drive from Addo‘s Main Rest Camp to the gates of the Mountain Zebra National park, and we arrive just after 13:00. The rest camp lies about 12km into the Park, b...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/02/14/summertide-diaries-arriving-at-mountain-zebra/

Sadly that horrible day arrived when we had to depart for home. Thankfully, as we were on our way to the Park’s gate this morning, Mountain Zebra National Park sent a delegation of buffalo to w...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/01/03/summertide-rambles-3-january-2021/

This morning we were treated to a very special audience with the King of the Mountain Zebra National Park at his residence on the Rooiplaat loop road.

https://dewetswild.com/2021/01/02/summertide-rambles-2-january-2021/

Happy New Year, everyone! We kicked off 2021 by spending time with the most adorable family of Bat-eared Foxes here at Mountain Zebra National Park. We have lots more photos of the 3 cute pups an...

https://dewetswild.com/2021/01/01/summertide-rambles-1-january-2021/

This morning it was a sad farewell to Marilize’s parents who joined us for the 4 nights we spent at Addo Elephant National Park. They headed home to Jeffreys Bay while we travelled in the oppos...

https://dewetswild.com/2020/12/31/summertide-rambles-31-december-2020/