Durban Botanic Gardens: Afternoon Delight

It’s the afternoon of Day 5 of our South Africa garden tour, and we are ready to head into the Durban Botanic Gardens.  Established in 1849 as a trial garden for agricultural crops, the DBG is the oldest surviving botanic … Continue reading

Touring Durban

Having flown from the Kruger Park area yesterday, we are now on Day 5 of our Garden Tour and here for a 2-day stay in Durban, the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province and the third largest city (2.786 million … Continue reading

The Beautiful Blyde Canyon Reserve

It’s Day 3 on our South African Garden Tour and we’ve travelled from Johannesburg (via an overnight stay in the little town of White River) towards the Kapama Game Park near Kruger National Park.  Yesterday, we saw a lot of this … Continue reading

On the Bus from Johannesburg

It’s the afternoon of our second full day in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Having visited a number of private gardens, including beautiful Beechwood Gardens this morning, we’re on the bus headed northeast to the Kapama Game Park near Kruger National Park for … Continue reading