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LEARN. LIVE. TRAVEL.
RDM GO RTW.
5 people. 13 countries. 1 year.
EN ROUTE | IMAGE GALLERIES FROM THE PLACES WE GO, THE THINGS WE DO, SEE, AND LEARN FROM.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | Feb 21 - 27, 2015
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ROAD TRIP | Feb 27 - March 8, 2015
 Ancient Baobab tree at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  Bontebok at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
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 De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  Rustic but chic, the restaurant at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
 Rustic but chic, the restaurant at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  The beautiful eland. |  The beautiful eland. |
 Road at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  Beach at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  De Hoop Nature Reserve: the Indian Ocean. |
 The oyster catcher bird at De Hoop Nature Reserve. |  Beware the jellyfish! |  Stony Point Penguin Colony. |
 Jackass penguins at Stony Point Penguin Colony. |  Stony Point Penguin Colony. |  Stony Point Penguin Colony. |
 Stony Point Penguin Colony. |  Sunset in Hermanus. |  Indian Ocean! |
 On the road to Stony Point and Hermanus. |  Ostriches! |  Mountain range on the way to Knysna. |
 Waterfront in Knysna. |  We took a yacht tour from the Knysna lagoon into the Indian Ocean. |  Yacht tour in Knysna. |
 The Knysna Lagoon. |  Pic nic in the yacht. |  The ocean waters meet the lagoon... |
 Canopy zip lining in the Tsitsikamma forest. |  Canopy zip lining in the Tsitsikamma forest. |  Monkeyland. |
 Monkeyland. |  Beer tasting! |  On the road (again) towards Oudtshoorn. |
 Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |  Male ostrich at Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |  Female ostrich at Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |
 Preparing to ride. |  Riding the bird. |  Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |
 Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |  Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |  Highgate Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn. |
 Baby ostrich. |  Ostrich burger! |  Stellenbosh. |
 Our B&B in Stellenbosh. |  Our B&B in Stellenbosh. |  Typical architecture in Stellenbosh. |
 Stellenbosh. |  Stellenbosh. |  Winery in Stellenbosh. |
 Winery in Stellenbosh. |  Winery in Stellenbosh. |
 Impala, the only 100% guaranteed animal sighting in Kruger. |  A couple of loving giraffes. |  The coolest Lioness sighting we had! We observed this beauty for about 25 minutes. |
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 Lioness! |  Prowling. |  Stork. |
 Giraffe and zebra! |  A group of giraffe is called a "kaleidoscope" or a "journey." |  Giraffe are everywhere in Kruger. |
 A trio. |  Giraffe! |  Perfect sense of scale. |
 On the road. |  Racing! |  Waterbucks. |
 Young waterbuck. |  Hippos playing. |  Giraffe with windmill. |
 Zebra at waterhole. |  This little guy is everywhere! |  Raging bull! |
 The feared lethal Black Mamba! Our guide was floored to see it so close, since it is a very rare sighting. |  Kudu. |  Rhino, one of the BIG 5. |
 Crossing. |  ...and crossing. |  Impala. |
 The elephant, most majestic of creatures. |  Young elephant. |  A family of elephants. |
 Lizard! |  Impala. |  Impala quenching its thirst. |
 Buzzard. |  Hyenas have a bad reputation, but they are essential to the ecosystem. |  What are you looking at? |
 We came across this huge horde of Buffalo. |  We came across this huge horde of Buffalo. |  A coyote. |
 A Yellow Hornbill, such beautiful and unique bird. |  A dazzle. |  Young zebras! |
 We saw so many giraffes, yet each encounter was just as mesmerizing as the first. |  Never got tired of observing them. |  Eagle. |
 A gnu or wildebeest, one of the most peculiar creatures. |  Impala. |  Impala. |
 Gorgeous waterbuck. |  Hippos are very aggressive creatures, but look harmless when gliding in the water... |  A Southern Ground Hornbill in flight! These majestic birds are an endangered species. |
 Always impressive, always unique. |  Sunset. |  Buzzards. |
 At sunset. |  Hyenas are amazing. |  A duo of Hyenas resting by the side of the road. |
 Elephants at a waterhole. |  Baboons crossing. |  Rhinos! These were our first sightings. |
 Hippos. |  Elephant and rhinos. |  Nursing. |
 They are everywhere! |  Leopard! |  The leopard is one of the BIG 5. |
 Starling! |  I think these are grysbok, a male and a female. |  Yellow hornbill. |
 Elephant. |  Older elephant. |  Elephant. |
 Giraffe. |  They pose for you. |  And they are curious. |
 One of the many beautiful landscapes we see when driving from Jo'burg to Kruger. |  One of the many beautiful landscapes we see when driving from Jo'burg to Kruger. |  One of the many beautiful landscapes we see when driving from Jo'burg to Kruger. |
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 Beautiful ecosystem with zebra, giraffe and impala. |  A cheetah, one of the BIG 5. |  Lion! |
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 Large group of elephants. |  Hippo! |  The landscape around our camp. |
 Crocodile. |  This little guy ate that grasshopper in one gulp. |  A Magpie Shrike. |
 Elephant in the Savanna. |  Crocodile. |  Stork! |
 More stork. |  Lower Sabie. |  Crocodile. |
 Baboon. |  Baboons. |  Impala. |
 The leopard tortoise. |  Gnus! |  Gnus. |
 Gnus. |  Gnus have a very unique, velvety coat. |  Zebra! |
 Zebra. |  Zebra. |  Gnus. |
 Eagle. |  Savanna. Animals migrating near the horizon. |  The minute mongoose. |
 A secretary, rare sighting, is a fierce predator. |  Elephant. |  A duo of elephants. |
 Elephant. |  Always finding elephants crossing roads in all camps in Kruger. |  Rhinos. |
 Sunset in Lower Sabie. |  Body surfing. |  Baboon. |
 Buffalo. |  Flying high. |  Rhino. |
 Large horde of buffalo. |  Giraffe. |  Rhino. |
 Hippo ad stork. |
BERG-EN-DAL, KRUGER | March 17 - 19, 2015
 Young impala fighting. |  Wild dog! A rare sighting, and an endangered species. |  Wild dogs. |
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 Hyena. |  Waterbuck and birds. |  Waterbuck. |
 Impala. |  Early game drive. |  Landscape in Berg-en-Dal. |
 The back of a rhino is usually a home for ticks and bugs. |  Rhino up close. |  Scary profile. |
 Buzzards. |  Landscape in Berg-en-Dal. |  The colors of South Africa. |
 Elephant attempting to drink from a well. |  He got this. |  Lioness. |
 Lioness. |  Rhino. |  Rhino. |
 Impala. |  Impala. |  Impala. |
 Buffalo. |  Buffalo. |  Tortoise. |
 Eagle. |  Eagle. |  Eagle. |
 Berg-en-Dal. |  Berg-en-Dal. |  Berg-en-Dal. |
 Our guide Bretton made this delicious pasta with impala bolognesa sauce. |  Impala ground meat! |  This duo of rhinos were lounging in the mud right next to the road. |
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 Private morning game drive at River Bend, with our intrepid guide Steve. |  South African hare. |  Young warthogs, our favorite. |
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 Ostriches have hidden genitalia. |  Road through Addo National Park. |  Buffalo, one of the "BIG 5." |
 Elephant after a mud bath. |  This family of elephants was clustered around a big waterhole. |  Elephant at a waterhole. |
 Elephant at waterhole. |  Elephants at waterhole. |  Two bulls playing. |
 Young elephant and mother. |  Young elephant and mother. |  After a mud bath. |
 Baby and mother elephant. |  After a mud bath. |  From a distance. |
 Baby after mud bath. |  This ostrich sprinted in front of us at 45 km/h! |  Jesse, the only lioness in the park. |
 Jesse, the only lioness in the park. |  The magnificent blue starlings! |  Hartebeest fighting. |
 Hartebeest. |  We always left at the crack of dawn on our game drives. |  So close we could touch, unforgettable moment. |
 This bull was blocking the road when we came upon him. |  This is the best image to convey our situation during game drives. |  We had finger food on every game drive - twice a day, in fact. |
 Addo in all its sunset glory. |  Our beautiful bungalow in River Bend, Addo. |  The place was full of nice old fashioned touches, such as real shaving gear. |
 A group of warthogs following our car. |  View of Addo from the top. |  Zebra! |
 A group of zebra is appropriately called a "DAZZLE." |  Zebra. |  Buffalo! |
 We came upon this guy totally by accident. |  A young Kudu Antelope. |  Waterbucks. |
 Young zebra. |  Another dazzle. |
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ADDO ELEPHANT PARK - RIVER BEND PRIVATE RESERVE | March 8-10, 2014
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 Victoria and Alfred Waterfront with Table Mountain behind. |  Sea lions at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |  Sailor at Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |
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 Port at Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |  Cape Town from ferry boat. |  Cape Town from ferry boat. |
 Robben Island. |  Political prisoners were kept here. Robben Island. |  Robben Island: this is the hallway leading to Nelson Mandela's cell, where he stayed for 27 years. |
 Robben Island. |  Robben Island. |  Lighthouse in Robben Island. |
 Robben Island. |  View of Cape Town from Robben Island. |  Robben Island. |
 Robben Island. |  Tablecloth over Table Mountain. |  Waterfront. |
 Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |  Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |  Sea lion at Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |
 The Indian Ocean. |  The Indian Ocean. |  The Indian Ocean. |
 Groot Constancia winery. |  Groot Constancia winery. |  Hop-on-Hop-off bus. |
 Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. |  Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. |  Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. |
 Playground in Cape Town. |  Cape Town. |  Table Mountain. |
 View from Table Mountain. |  Table Mountain. |  Table Mountain. |
 Guard at Table Mountain. |  Condo where we stayed at Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |  MJ, easily amused. Community of Langa, Cape Town. |
 Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Nia, at the Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |
 Heather at the Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |
 Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Marco and MJ. Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Our host, Davidson. Community of Langa, Cape Town. |
 Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Grilling the goat heads, known as "smileys." |  MJ and a friend. |
 Davidson unveils the smileys to us. |  Smileys. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |
 Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |
 Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community of Langa, Cape Town. |  Community Center in Langa, Cape Town. |
 Instructor at the Community Center in Langa. |  Touring the city: The Cape Malay neighborhood, primarily Muslim. |  The Cape Malay neighborhood. |
 The Cape Malay neighborhood. |  The Cape Malay neighborhood. |  Noon Gun! |
 Art in Cape Town. |  Company Gardens. |  A symbol of the apartheid, at the Classification Building downtown. |
 Company Gardens. |  Company Gardens. |  Florist downtown. |
 One of the beautiful Art Deco buildings in the city. |  Near the Parliament. |  Downtown. |
 Downtown. |  Downtown. |  Downtown. |
 Downtown. |  Grand Parade, where Mandela delivered his first speech after being released. |  Street vendors at Grand Parade. |
 Grand Parade. |  Lego sculpture by Nathan Sawaya. |  Lego sculpture by Nathan Sawaya. |
 No hipsters! |  The V&A Market on the Wharf. |  The V&A Market on the Wharf. |
 The V&A Market on the Wharf. |  The V&A Market on the Wharf. |  The V&A Market on the Wharf. |
 The V&A Market on the Wharf. |  Ship repair at the V&A Waterfront. |  V&A Waterfront. |
 View from our condo, V&A Waterfront. |  Indian food for dinner! |  V&A Waterfront at night. |
 V&A Waterfront at night. |  V&A Waterfront at night. |  South Africa from above. |
SATARA CAMP, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK | March 12-15, 2015
LOWER SABIE, KRUGER | March 15 - 17, 2014
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