Blyde River Canyon

Hey guys!

So my first proper day in the Limpopo region started off relatively early (woke up at 5.30am). But I soon found out that it would not be that bad because the night there starts early as well. By 9pm its already so dark that it feels like in the middle of the night. We sat in the Lapa for a while and then went to bed quite early.

The next day we were picked up by Brendon to take us to the Blyde River Canyon which was approximately one hour away from Daktari.

Turns out that on the drive there I found out that I had left my sd card in my laptop the night before. So no taking pictures with my camera that day… That really sucked at first but also made me enjoy the day even more.

Once we got to the Canyon we left the car behind and started hiking through the bush. I must say it felt and looked a lot like the hikes we did in New Zealand. But ones we got out of the bush we got to enjoy stunning views over the nature reserve. We also found a cool little spot to go for a swim before we headed back up the mountains. I must say it still felt pretty unreal to be in such warm weather and swimming in the nature after having been in the cold winter for quite a while.

We really found some breathtaking views, but I feel like those phone pictures don’t really do the place justice. So if you ever find yourself in South Africa definitely go and check it out. Its so beautiful!!

After a wonderful morning we headed back to Daktari where we were welcomed with the weekly pancake lunch. The rest of the day was pretty relaxing. We only had to do the afternoon stabling, but more about our daily routine in my next post in just a couple of days!

Lena xx