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Country journeyThe country where the journey began—from the Lowveld and Kruger to Blyde River Canyon, George and the Garden Route.
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Follow more than two decades of Chris’s travels through real places, encounters, photographs and stories. Browse by year, country or destination—and return as the journey keeps growing.
CHRIS’S JOURNEY ARCHIVE

The country where the journey began—from the Lowveld and Kruger to Blyde River Canyon, George and the Garden Route.
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A return to the Lowveld—following local discoveries, safari stays and the people shaping this gateway to Kruger.
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From the Outeniqua Mountains to the Garden Route coast, building a fuller picture of a town through real experiences.
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Light, weather and changing viewpoints along one of Africa’s great green canyons.
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A new country chapter beginning in Bilene, then following the Indian Ocean coast toward marine landscapes and wild places.
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A new country chapter beginning in Livingstone, following the Zambezi toward Zambia’s great wildlife landscapes.
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A Uganda chapter beginning in Jinja at the source of the Nile, then following the river toward the country’s lush landscapes and wildlife.
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A Tanzania chapter opening in the Serengeti, following seasonal movement toward the country’s great wildlife landscapes.
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A Kenya chapter opening in the Maasai Mara, following the grasslands toward the Rift Valley and the country’s great wildlife landscapes.
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A Zimbabwe chapter opening at Victoria Falls, following the Zambezi toward the country’s great parks and wild landscapes.
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A Namibia chapter opening in Etosha, following salt-pan light toward the Atlantic coast and the country’s immense desert landscapes.
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A Botswana chapter opening along the Chobe River, then following water and wildlife toward the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari.
Open this chapter →Explore Hazyview through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Askham through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kakamas through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Augrabies through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Badplaas / eManzana through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Barrydale through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bela-Bela through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bergville / Drakensberg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bethlehem through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bloemfontein through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Blyde River Canyon through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Cape Town through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Cape Town / Bloubergstrand through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Cape Town / Glencairn through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Citrusdal through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Cradle of Humankind through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Cullinan through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Dinokeng through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Durban / Umhlanga through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Franschhoek through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Gansbaai / Van Dyks Bay through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Gariepdam through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Graaff-Reinet through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Hartbeespoort through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Hartenbos / Mossel Bay through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Hermanus through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Hluhluwe through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Johannesburg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Jozini through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Keimoes through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kenhardt through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Klerksdorp through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Knysna through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Komatipoort through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kruger National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Lambert’s Bay through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Loskop Dam / Middelburg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Madikwe Game Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Mahikeng through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Marloth Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Middelburg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Montagu / Ashton through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Oudtshoorn through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Pietermaritzburg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Plettenberg Bay through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Pretoria through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Riversdale through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Rustenburg / Pilanesberg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Scottburgh through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Secunda through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Stellenbosch through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Swellendam through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Thohoyandou through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Tshipise through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Upington through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Vaalwater / Waterberg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Wellington through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Laikipia through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Laikipia / Mugie Conservancy through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Maasai Mara through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Nairobi through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Naivasha through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Samburu National Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Arusha through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Arusha / Maroroni through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bagamoyo through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Katavi National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Mikumi National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Mufindi / Iringa through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Ngorongoro Conservation Area through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Ruaha National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Rubondo Island / Lake Victoria through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Selous / Nyerere through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Serengeti National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Tarangire National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Livingstone through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bulawayo through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Hwange National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Victoria Falls through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Victoria Falls / Zambezi National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Aus through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bwabwata National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Chobe River / Ngoma through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Epupa through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Etosha National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Fish River Canyon through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Khorixas / Damaraland through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Mariental / Kalahari through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Outjo through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Palmwag through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Rundu through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Sossusvlei / Namib Desert through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Swakopmund through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Windhoek through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Zambezi Region through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Chobe / Kasane through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Gaborone through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Makgadikgadi / Nata through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Maun / Okavango through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bilene through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Lower Zambezi National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore South Luangwa National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kafue National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Mfuwe through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore St Lucia through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Springbok through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Tzaneen through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Thabazimbi through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Sutherland through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Sun City through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Soweto through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Pilgrim’s Rest through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Mbombela (Nelspruit) through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Malalane (Malelane) through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Langebaan through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kaapsehoop through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Jeffreys Bay through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Dullstroom through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Colesberg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Clarens through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Addo / Addo Elephant National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Limpopo National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Maputo through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Gorongosa National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bazaruto Archipelago National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Underberg through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Wakkerstroom through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Winterton through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Paternoster through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Philippolis through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Port Alfred through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Port Edward through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Port Nolloth through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore White River through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Phalaborwa through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Polokwane through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Pongola Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Umlalazi Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore uMtamvuna Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Vryheid Mountain Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Wagendrift Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Weenen Nature Reserve through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Vamizi Island through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Vilankulos through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Benguerra Island through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kampala through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Entebbe through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Jinja through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Murchison Falls National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kibale National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kidepo Valley National Park through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kangulumira through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
Open this chapter →Explore Kisoro through its map, verified 360° places where available and local discoveries.
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