Glen Afric Country Lodge

Hello Journeyers,
As all of you know by now Cedric and I love exploring and going away over weekends. We have been doing this less and less lately as our busy lives have taken over our social lives. It sucks to be honest and I miss our weekends away and I miss my blogging. I miss sharing the places we visit with all of you. A few weeks back we were on our way to family for the weekend and decided to turn it into a little adventure so we had a short pit stop.

We came across Glen Afric CL on SafariNow. I was super excited as they do elephant walks and interactions. I love elephants and I was sold. Glen Afric is only 40min from Johannesburg, so perfect for a nice weekend getaway. I was rather impressed with what they have to offer, from a variety of accommodation options to picnics and lion interactions. We were welcomed by friendly staff with warm welcome smiles and taken to our room.

It was like walking into a different century and I loved it. The paintings on the walls really intrigued me. Unfortunately I'm not a art guru and all I can say is I liked it. We headed to the deck to relax and de-stress from the traffic with a good glass of wine followed by a very tasty dinner.

I slept like a baby and loved waking up to the calls of the zebra's and birds. We packed our bags with heavy hearts and headed to breakfast which is included in the rate. The views are something else and we spotted the ellies, zebras and a few other antelope.

We really did enjoy our stay and I just want to thank the wonderful staff of Glen Afric for making our stay extra special. You will see us soon but this time in your tents, then stable blocks oh yes and then your cottages.

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Have you ever been to Glen Afric?

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Disclaimer: All expenses were paid for by us for our stay at Glen Afric Country Lodge, but we were upgraded to the Luxury room. As always all comments and opinions are my own. All of the content and images posted are my own unless otherwise specified / linked to the original source. Please feel free to share photographs and material from this site but please link back to the original image or post. 

B'sorah Luxury Tented Camp

Hello Journeyers,
Tomorrow I'm bidding my company farewell and going on a well deserved holiday break and will be back to blogging first week in July. I was not looking forward to Fathers Day in the city so decided to book a nice weekend away for us and came across B'sorah Luxury Tented Camp somewhere on the internet. Luckily for us it was also a long weekend.

They are situated in Broederstroom, between Hartbeespoort and Krugersdorp on a 1600 hectare farm. With 4 Luxury Tents and one Honeymoon Tent you can feel right at home and in the bush or if you are up for roughing it a bit they also have a 4x4 campsite with no water and electricity.

I was very excited for the weekend away, then again when am I not. Upon arrival we came across a obstacle that's been a issue for us with most things lately - Mo-Landy, as we were following the owners to our tent we managed to make it to the first tent. Why you may ask? Well there was a big branch growing across the road and Mo-Landy is too high. We were stuck on the one side of the branch and the owners on the other. I thought it was very funny, so Natalie just moved us to the first tent.

The tents are beautifully situated next to a stream with a terrace where you can sit and enjoy your coffee while looking over the water and listening to the call of the Fish Eagle. We even had some fresh picked flowers waiting in our tent for us. I love the small touches, it makes one feel special.

The owners, Natalie and Nicholas are extremely warm and welcoming and made us feel at home instantly. We spent our days relaxing next to the fire (yes we started our fires early as it was freezing) and next to the stream and even drove through to my aunt the Saturday for a nice visit. There are nice walking / bike trials on the farm and you can find some warthogs, horses, cows, nyala and even waterbuck wandering on the farm.

This place is perfect for Joburgers who need a weekend away but who are not a fan of long distance driving. Being only an hour away it will feel like you escaped the city instantly but also still close enough to escape and go have a nice lunch somewhere in Harties.

I really enjoyed staying here and would go back for a weekend in a heartbeat. I can only imagine how beautiful it will be in summer when everything is green.

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What did you do the long weekend (South Africans) or this weekend (rest of the world)?

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Disclaimer: All expenses were paid for by us for our trip to B'sorah Luxury Tented Camp. As always all comments and opinions are my own. All of the content and images posted are my own unless otherwise specified / linked to the original source. Please feel free to share photographs and material from this site but please link back to the original image or post. 

Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway

Hello Journeyers,
If you are in South Africa I hope you had a great long weekend! When Ced's mother was here on our way back from our bush break we stopped in Hartbeespoort or Harties as most of us call it. I thought it would be fun to go up on the mountain with the Aerial Cableway Hartbeespoort as I've never only read about it but never did it.

We were lucky enough to arrive just before the rush and only waited about 10min in line. The view from up there is absolutely beautiful! The ride to the top is also surprisingly smooth.

At the top you can sit and enjoy a nice drink or a nice refreshing lunch at the self-service express restaurant up top or if you don't have the stomach to eat up high you can try Bugatti restaurant at the base station while taking in the breathtaking view from up high or down low. We only stayed for a drink as in winter it gets rather cold. You can also arrange for a picnic basket and have a nice picnic on the grass while admiring the view from up high.

Loved the "high" so much? Buy yourself a little souvenir at The Little Shop at the Top and if shopping is not your "thing" then test your adrenaline levels and do some paragliding from the mountain.

It's your birthday? Well just bring along your Identification Document and you get a FREE cable car ride! *Mental Note-go back on my birthday*

I can just imagine having a exclusive birthday party on the mountain. OR imagine celebrating your engagement there. They have conferencing and events venues, with the main venue being able to seat 300 people. That's impressive!

I loved the experience, and the thrill of being taken up high. I would go do this again any day.

Ticket prices:

Return trip

Ticket office: R160 per adult, R90 per child (four to 14)

Online purchases: R140 per adult, R 80 per child (four to 14)

Under fours go for free.

You can also book and pay your ticket ONLINE.

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Disclaimer: All expenses were paid for by us for our trip to Aerial Cableway Hartbeespoort. As always all comments and opinions are my own. All of the content and images posted are my own unless otherwise specified / linked to the original source. Please feel free to share photographs and material from this site but please link back to the original image or post.