Photos 2016

Panorama view in Graskop.

Guatemala Rum Zapaca, a recommendation from our friends Susanne and Ernesto. Thanks a lot.

Blyde River Canyon

Forestry worker

Bourke's Luck Potholes.

Bourke's Luck Potholes.

On the way from Graskop to Pilgrim's Rest.

Mystic cemetery.

Story telling tombs.

Forestry

On the way to Piggs Peak.

Forestry

Der Ort Piggs Peak.

Roadside vendor.

Culture of the Swazi people.

Mantenga Cultural Village

Feet rattles

Africa joie de vivre

Itching of the head skin caused by artificial hair.

Sibhaca Dance

Sibhaca Dance

Sibhaca Dance

Musically toes.

Sibhaca Dance

Sibhaca Dance

Sibhaca Dance

Sibhaca Dance

excellent constitution

Sibhaca Dance

Ritual dance with sticks

barefoot dance

drums and rhytmic singing

dance with feet trampling

intently dancing

dynamic dance

exhausting dance

full swing

traditional Swazi hut

artful wattle

natural cooker hood ventilator

traditional wear

Olifant River Campsite

Ndebele Cultural Village

outstanding art work on walls and houses

perfect geometric ornaments

Ndebeles are famous for their art work.

natural coloring

exact rectangular forms

fanciful buildings

A beautiful village, abandon to the decacy.

Sabie River

close elepfant encounter

Khudus

Baboons sprint

Baboon jump

Giraffe on the road.

aged warthog

rhino on the dirt road

rhino in the bush

lazy lioness

lioness after the morning walk

waterbuck

In National Parks it is strictly forbidden to leave the car.

Grey Heron

hippo onshore

White Rhino

backside of a warthog

Zebra fur

Giraffe hooves are dangerous for lions.

Klipspringer

Phyton snake on a tree branch.

lioness

White Rhino crossing the road.

Elephant walking towards us.

Elephant breast

young elephant

Skukuza Campsite

fur care of the baboons

rhino head

Leopard searches for prey.

Marabou, an ugly bird.

Marabous are scavengers.

Baboons grooming their companions.

baboon face

African Wilddogs searching for prey.

a banquet for Vultures

Vultures gather

Baboon baby seeking or protection.

Baboon baby sucking.

buffalo carcass

dirt road in the Kruger National Park

Satara Campsite in the Kruger National Park.

nose licking buffalo

baboon on his food

rhino with offspring

elephant braking branches

elephants play havoc with plants

young elephant on the dirt road

Saddle-bill Stork

African Wild Dogs very close to us.

African Wild Dogs are escorting our car.

herd of elephants in the Sabie River

Farewell, hippo.

spotted hyean with a part of its pray

water bird Jacana

buffalo with nostril cleaner

turtles having their sunbath on a hippo back

vervet monkey

lizard with blue, forked tongue

African Wild Cat on the hunt.

Bushmen in Namibia.

Interesting insight into the life of the San people.

experienced San woman

production of jewellery

San grandmother with her grandchild

lined face

delicate handicraft

African smile

San with bow and arrow

San, hunter and food-gatherers

playful activities

stamped by life

traditional clothing

meditative San

natural food consumption

pipe with bush tabacco

consequence of smoking bush tabacco

We are guests at Mbunza tribe in Northern Namibia.

producing jewellery

Production of meshes and ropes.

mats weave

roof construction

manually flour sifting

handicraft

fishing with spear

fishing the traditional way

Mbunza dance

Lioness on the track.

Etosha National Park

Cheetahs in Namibia

Elephant baby with mother.

Elephant trunk

Elephants are taking a bath.

Rhino at Okaukuejo waterhole

Spotted Hyena

Spotted Hyena

Namib Valley of a Thousand Hills

Leopard Etosha National Park

Himba village

Himba child

playing Himbas

Himbas preparing food

Himba women in their kitchen

Himbas are not using cutlery.

young Himba

Himba woman is taking smoke bath.

Himba beauty

on the track to Brandberg

Tsauchab Camp

African children

on the way to Messum Crater

Weltwitschia over thousand years old.

Sundowner at Dune 45

Flamingos Walvis Bay

Jetty Swakopmund

Seals Cape Cross

Cape Cross

on the way to Sossusvlei

Dead Vlei

Sossusvlei

our visitors Andrea and Richard

Elephants with sunset light

Sundowner Okaukuejo

running warthog

Elephant

Elephant crossing the track.

Osprey

Okawango Delta

Okawango Delta

Travelling in the Okavango Delta.

Travelling in the Moremi National Park.

Third bridge Moremi National park

wings drying

Chobe River

Elephant at Chobe River

Sunset Chobe National Park

Elephant after its bath.

Lions Chobe National Park

Crocodile at Chobe River

Leopard in Moremi National Park

eating fish

warthogs are kneeling during eating

water buffalo

pickaback

Hippo after its mud bath.

Elephant Sundowner

Courageous fisherman in the river with crocodiles.

Hippos go to attack...

Family Ostrich

Elephants at Khwai River

Baboons at Xakanaxa Camp.

Cheetah in Mahangu National Park

Hippos at Kunene River

Lion shortly after the kill.

Lion guarding its prey.

Spotted Hyena

Gnus

Black backed jackal

Zebra in Etosha National Park

Caracal

Caracal with black ears.

Do not come too close to me.

thirsty springbock

Kudu at Okaukuejo waterhole

spotted hyena

Africa pur!

Track from Twee Rivieren to Nossob.

Springbok herd

Track from Twee Rivieren to Mata Mata.

Ostrich family

group of Blue Wildebeest

Cheetah looking for food.

Kori Bustard

Black Backed Jackal

hutig prey dinner

Lapped Faced Vulture

Bateleur Eagle

Spotted Hyena

Track from Twee Rivieren to Nossob.

Lioness in the Kgalagadi.

Lions in the sun...

grazing Springboks

Ground Squirrel

elegant Cheetah

Cheetahs hiding in the gras.

Secretary Bird

Ostrich family

Caracal

Red Wildebeest

Giant Eagle Owls

jackals live run

Kori Bustard

Lioness in the KTP

well camouflaged

Secretary Bird

Track from Twee Rivieren to Mata Mata.

Lioness goes for a prey.

Lioness with her prey.

Lioness protecting her kill.

Lioness with her kill.

Lioness protecting her kill.

Lioness and Brown Hyena are fighting.

Lioness and Brown Hyena, who is going to win the fight?

Brown Hyena, dangerous look.

Brown Hyena in company with jackal.

Plenty of Springboks.

Brown Hyena is looking for food.

Berrybush Farm Camping near Tsabong.

Sundowner feeling...

Relaxing campfire...

Track from Tsabong to Mabuasehube East Gate.

Track from Tsabong to Mabuasehube Game Reserve.

Mpayathutlwa Pan view.

Our camp at Mpayathutlwa Pan in the Mabuaseube Game Reserve.

Our camp at Mpayathutlwa Pan in the Mabuasehube Game Reserve.

Lion visit at our camp!

Lion visit at our camp.

Lion visit at our camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Lion is testing our chair in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Lion is testing our table in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Lion is taking our shoes.

Lion is walking away with our shoe.

Lion is tasting the quality of our shoe.

Lion is chewing our shoe.

Lion disappers in the Mpayathutlwa Pan.

Track from Mabuasehube Pan to Lesholoago Pan.

Food for predators.

Red Wildebeest.

Meerkat

Ground Squirrel

track to Lesholoago Pan

Cheetah is visiting our camp.

Campfire in the KTP.

Simonsvlei Estate: full bodied Shiraz with smokey raspberry.