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Annemarie Hoiting Monday, November 28, 2011 What else can a student wish besides studying and traveling at the same time? South Africa is the opportunity to see something of the world during your study. The lodge and wildlife module of Stenden offers a journey along the tourism sector in South Africa and especially the Eastern …
Annemarie Hoiting
Monday, November 28, 2011
What else can a student wish besides studying and traveling at the same time? South Africa is the opportunity to see something of the world during your study. The lodge and wildlife module of Stenden offers a journey along the tourism sector in South Africa and especially the Eastern Cape. During this semester the facets of the lodge industry is exposed and many lodges are visited during the module. In this way you are privileged to look inside all most expensive lodges with five star luxury facilities.
The module lodge management offers besides all the lodge visit many guests lectures who are telling their story of the industry from real estate developers to tourism bureaus, from architects to grading specialist. All facets of the industry are covered and come into practice in the module assignment where your own lodge is described. Imagine your own lodge with your own design; swimming pools at each room and luxury restaurants and bars.
Weekends to enjoy the beautiful white beaches of the Wild Coast or shopping in the largest shopping hall of the Eastern Cape at Port Elizabeth. Enjoying a relaxing day on the beach or surfing or going on a hiking tour or mountain biking through the mountains of Hogsback or Tsitsikamma National Park. Or even experience wildlife in Addo Elephant National Park while riding on the back of an Elephant.
Wildlife, a combination of enjoying nature while studying at Madolo’s in the beautiful surrounding of mountain ranges and at the border of the largest game reserve of the area. Having breakfast while giraffes and buffalos are passing by or waking up by the monkey running over the roof of your room. Studying about all the wildlife of South Africa and the environment. In this module you will experience real nature through game drives, an overnight survival, practical and workshops about all facets of life; reptiles, mammals, fish and birds. The module is combined with a community project in Alicedale, you will get to know the people by working together with the kids on the primary school or enjoy the weekly soccer match.
Experience in the holiday or at the end of your journey the beautiful nature of whole South Africa. A trip to Cape Town along the garden route and enjoy the largest bungee jump at the Bloukrans river, see the whales passing by in Plettenberg Bay or climb table mountain and experience Robben island. Or experience real wildlife in the prestigious glory of Kruger National Park and travel through Swaziland, St. Lucia and Drakensberg. South Africa has more glory, history and culture than you can experience in one stay, it is an unforgettable journey and this even while studying. Take this change and come here to experience the beauty of South Africa with your own eyes!
14 Comments A is for Addo Elephant National Park 24 January 2012 I have joined a group of international bloggers who are taking up the challenge set by blogger, Julie Fox (a British Ex Pat writing about living and travelling in Portugal) to write a personal A-Z of their country. Each letter of the …
A is for Addo Elephant National Park
24 January 2012
I have joined a group of international bloggers who are taking up the challenge set by blogger, Julie Fox (a British Ex Pat writing about living and travelling in Portugal) to write a personal A-Z of their country. Each letter of the alphabet is the basis of the blog and it can be about anything from travel, food, what you hate or love about your country etc. Bloggers have joined in very enthusiastically from countries like Canada, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Poland, Greece, USA and Australia to name a few – it is turning into something quite exceptional, so, if you have a particular interest in a certain country, look no further, keep an eye on my blog or Facebook page where you will see links to these PERSONAL views.
South Africa is all about Adventure and,
although other subjects sprang to mind beginning with “A”, the Addo Elephant National Park won hands down. Being a huge fan of elephants coupled with my love of the outdoors and our amazing National Parks also helped.
The original section of the Park was found in 1931 to provide a sanctuary for the eleven remaining elephants in the area. Today, this finely tuned ecosystem is home to over 500 elephants including buffalo, black rhino, spotted hyena, leopard, a variety of antelope and zebra as well as the unique flightless dung beetle.
The Addo is the third largest of our 19 National Parks covering about 180 000 hectares (444 700 acres). Plans are well advanced to expanding the Park into a huge mega- Park to include a marine protected area that is home to the world’s largest breeding population of Cape gannets and endangered African penguins.
The Addo is situated in a malaria free area about an hour’s drive from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, a super addition onto any trip to Cape Town and the Garden Route. 
One can stay in the National Park accommodation which ranges from inexpensive huts to lovely cottages, there is great waterhole and a restaurant and you can book game drives with rangers or just drive around in your own vehicle. For those who want a little more luxury there are a number of excellent lodges and guesthouse both within the Park or just outside the Park. They range from 3 – 5 star and can include meals, game drives with rangers in open vehicles, guided walks etc. I have stayed at both the Park accommodation and also at The River Bend Lodge which is situated within the 17 000 hectare Nyati Private Concession of the Addo. I thoroughly enjoyed both and have plans to return to the Addo in April as have not visited for a couple of years.
View of River Bend Lodge
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82 and 50km trails to keep you on your toes… Elephants do not traditionally make good joggers. As far as running is concerned, these beautiful beasts tend to take it easy, with the occasional moment of ferocious sprinting, trumpeting and ear flapping. Article source: http://www.whatsuppe.com/2012/eastern-cape-sport/addo-elephant-trail-run/1
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Entertain the whole family and Go wild in the Eastern Cape this winter at the annual Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees over the weekend of June 29 to July 1. Now in its eleventh year, the Wildsfees attracted 42 000 visitors in 2011, making it one of the country’s top events – and the only festival to …
Entertain the whole family and Go wild in the Eastern Cape this winter at the annual Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees over the weekend of June 29 to July 1.
Now in its eleventh year, the Wildsfees attracted 42 000 visitors in 2011, making it one of the country’s top events – and the only festival to include an auction of premier game. Visitors browse at over 300 speciality stalls, and savour the unusual game and gourmet foods on offer. There is also a choice of the best vintages from select wine cellars.
The Kidz Zone is the place for the younger members, while the rest are entertained by shows, live jazz and many of the country’s top artists on the Eastern Cape’s biggest stage. Headline acts include Karen Zoid, Elvis Blue, Arno Carstens, Emo Adams, and Chris Chameleon and band.
82 and 50km trails to keep you on your toes… Elephants do not traditionally make good joggers. As far as running is concerned, these beautiful beasts tend to take it easy, with the occasional moment of ferocious sprinting, trumpeting and ear flapping.
82 and 50km trails to keep you on your toes…
Elephants do not traditionally make good joggers. As far as running is concerned, these beautiful beasts tend to take it easy, with the occasional moment of ferocious sprinting, trumpeting and ear flapping.
Written by Staff Reporter The exciting Woody Cape MTB race will take place on May 5 in Alexandria ALEXANDRIA – ONE of the more diverse and exciting Mountain Bike and Trail runs in the Eastern Cape takes place on Saturday, May 5, within the Alexandria Forest region. The Woody Cape MTB and Trail Challenge is …
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The exciting Woody Cape MTB race will take place on May 5 in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA – ONE of the more diverse and exciting Mountain Bike and Trail runs in the Eastern Cape takes place on Saturday, May 5, within the Alexandria Forest region.
The Woody Cape MTB and Trail Challenge is an exciting event for off-road athletes with four simultaneously running events on offer. A tough 55km Mountain Bike event will be paired with an equally exciting but somewhat less strenuous 18km version.
For the trail running enthusiasts organisers Zports have mapped out a spectacular 18km trail run and 5km fun run version.
All events will start and finish at the breath-taking Elephants of Eden, an elephant Sanctuary situated in the heart of the Alexandria forest belt. The farm, owned by Ian and Lisette Withers of the Knysna Elephant Park, is home to over half a dozen African Elephants and other game.
“We are very excited about this event which we believe is one of the most diverse off-road events in the Province,” said event organiser Mike Zoetmulder of Zports. “Participants will be challenged with a variety of terrains and gradients which will be offset by breath-taking views of the largest dune fields south of the equator, indigenous forest, farm lands and a variety of game.”
Other than Elephants of Eden, participants will also pass through neighbouring Kaba Game farm which is home to the International Quest Africa leadership school and a variety of game including giraffe and buffalo. From Kaba participants will tackle a 23km section of the Addo Elephant National Park, the third largest national park in the country, where the Woody Cape region consists of pristine indigenous forest.
“Due to the nature of the events on offer, we will not be taking any late entries for the Woody Cape Mountain Bike and 18km Trail Run events after our online entries close on Thursday May 3.” added Zoetmulder. “This is definitely not an experience which off-roaders will want to miss as it’s not something which they’re able to do on their own.”
The event is held in association with the local Alexandria NG Kerk fete which takes place in Alexandria on the Saturday morning with proceeds of the event going towards the church’s local community projects. Online entries till Thursday May 3 are available on www.woodycapemtb.co.za
Addo Elephant Park Accommodation Nestled in the heart of the Sundays River Valley, on the doorstep of the Addo Elephant National Park, and close to Shamwari and Schotia Reserves, Woodall Country House lies tucked away on a peaceful citrus farm where miles of citrus trees bear fruit all winter and scent the air with blossoms …
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Nestled in the heart of the Sundays River Valley, on the doorstep of the Addo Elephant National Park, and close to Shamwari and Schotia Reserves, Woodall Country House lies tucked away on a peaceful citrus farm where miles of citrus trees bear fruit all winter and scent the air with blossoms in the springtime.
Video : An elephant in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa (un éléphant dans le Parc national des Éléphants d’Addo) Addo Elephant National Park, a big five reserve, is situated 72km by road from Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Established in 1931 to save 11 Elephants on the brink of extinction. The park has …
Video : An elephant in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
(un éléphant dans le Parc national des Éléphants d’Addo)
Addo Elephant National Park, a big five reserve, is situated 72km by road from Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Established in 1931 to save 11 Elephants on the brink of extinction. The park has proved to be very successful and currently houses more than 450 elephants and a large number of other mammals (and ostriches as viewed in this video)
Addo Elephant Park, a sanctuary for a wide range of South Africa’s Wildlife, is located in the 120 000 ha of land in the thick bushveld of the Sundays River, in the Eastern Cape.
The park is the third largest one in South Africa.
Le Parc national des Éléphants d’Addo (en : Addo Elephant National Park) est un parc national dédicacé aux éléphants d’Afrique, situé au nord de Port Elizabeth, Cap-Oriental en Afrique du Sud.
Le parc fut fondé en 1931, suite aux efforts de Sydney Skaife, pour offrir un sanctuaire aux 11 éléphants rescapés de la région. Il accueille désormais plus de 450 éléphants, ainsi que de nombreux autres mammifères (et des autruches comme on peut voir dans cette vidéo)
Location (situation géographique) Addo Elephant National Park :
Written by: Derrick Spies Every game reserve in South Africa goes through periods of loss and new life and Pumba Private Game Reserve is no exception. The reserve recently lost a very influential member of the Eastern Cape’s natural history with the passing of Hapoor Junior, but on a positive note welcomed some new arrivals …
Written by: Derrick Spies
Every game reserve in South Africa goes through periods of loss and new life and Pumba Private Game Reserve is no exception.
The reserve recently lost a very influential member of the Eastern Cape’s natural history with the passing of Hapoor Junior, but on a positive note welcomed some new arrivals between October and February this year.
Hapoor Junior (aged 58) was the Eastern Cape’s most famous elephant bull. He was sired by legendary Hapoor, the dominating bull who reigned over all in the Addo Elephant National Park from 1944 – 1958.
Hapoor Junior was born in the Addo Elephant National Park in 1954. He wasrelocated to Pumba Private Game Reserve in 2005, when the Addo Elephant National Park decided to relocate twelve big bulls to Private Reserves in the Eastern Cape, to diminish the competition and fighting amongst the bulls in Addo.
At the time of relocation, Hapoor Junior had been the dominating bull in Addo for 26 years, during which time he had killed eight other bulls who had challenged his dominance. Hapoor passed away from injuries sustained when he was attacked by his brother Nick, another dominant bull, last month.
Since October last year, three baby Hippopotamus have been conceived bringing the pod’s numbers to nine, filling the air with their characteristic calls which echo through the valleys, a highlight for of many guests’ stays.
The plains are active with an amazing variety of baby Wildebeest, Haartebeest, Eland, Zebra, Impala, Blesbuck, the infamous Warthog and an abundance of antelope.
The White Lioness and her cub have settled down well in their new environment exhibiting extremely good hunting skills, provided many a guest staying at Msenge Bush Lodge, with amazing sightings of them, while hunting Warthog and other plains game.
The Acacia Thickets scattered around the reserve, abound with new Giraffe calves, which are doing extremely well, since the Lions attention has shifted to easier game to prey upon.
The reserve is undoubtedly at its very best at the moment, following the prolonged drought experienced over a period of three years, which was broken just under a year ago. The Thickets and opens plains are full of colour and life, while insects busily go about their work looking for food and assisting in the future procreation of nature. It is truly magical, hardships have passed and new life has begun.
Lemon3 Lodge is a modern and trendy 4 star guesthouse in Nqweba (formerly Kirkwood) and in close proximity to the Addo Elephant National Park. Our lodge offers airconditioned double rooms with en-suite bathrooms, a swimming pool, sundeck, shaded area and an indigenous garden surrounded by lemon trees. Lemons 3 Lodge‘s lounge is equipped with DSTV, …
Lemon3 Lodge is a modern and trendy 4 star guesthouse in Nqweba (formerly Kirkwood) and in close proximity to the Addo Elephant National Park.
Our lodge offers airconditioned double rooms with en-suite bathrooms, a swimming pool, sundeck, shaded area and an indigenous garden surrounded by lemon trees.
Lemons 3 Lodge‘s lounge is equipped with DSTV, music, dvd’s and honesty bar.
Wireless internet is available.
At the behest and invitation of young Philip Krantz, the Longhair (my wife), her Apprentice (our daughter) and I toddled off to Addo and the Kudu Ridge Game Ranch for a sleepover. The only condition laid down was that I should be brutally honest should I decide to write about our trip to the bush …
At the behest and invitation of young Philip Krantz, the Longhair (my wife), her Apprentice (our daughter) and I toddled off to Addo and the Kudu Ridge Game Ranch for a sleepover.
The only condition laid down was that I should be brutally honest should I decide to write about our trip to the bush – and if we recovered from the plethora of Fanta Browns (hops, wheat, barley and other stuff) that we managed to tame in the course of a long evening around the fire.
Before embarkation date I had a look at the Kudu Ridge web site and like all prospective guests surfed the images available to get some sort of an idea just what the accommodation would be like. Ringing in my ears was the refrain that I constantly hear from the Budget Accommodation Aunties; “People want to see where they will sleep, eat and what the White Room looks like, before they book.” More about that later.
We decided to take the Motherwell route to Addo and were pleasantly surprised at the state of the road from the N2 to the Motherwell border and then a slight frisson of disappointment set in, as the Addo Road is still in a less than pothole free state. Significantly the parts of the road that are not that great all fall under the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and not Cacadu. Makes one wonder if maybe the accommodation establishments in Port Elizabeth are possibly paying one of our councilors off to NOT do anything about the upgrade. (Just joking Aunties!).
The trip out to Kudu Ridge from Motherwell took us 25 minutes and that at a leisurely pace. Of course we were, uncharacteristically, the first to arrive at Kudu Ridge and spent a bit of time taking in the Sundays River Valley scenery and teasing the Apprentice Longhair mercilessly.
It wasn’t too long and ‘mine host’ arrived to grant us access to his domain. We ground our way up the dirt track to the Game Ranch buildings with me smugly happy that I had a 4×4 – not that a normal car would be unable to do the trip, mind you, but just satisfied that I could play with my toy. In fact one of the couples that joined us later did the trip up in a low slung Alfa with no complaints.
Kudu Ridge is completely surrounded with an extensive electric fence and the accommodation compound is within a separately fenced area – quite safe from killer Kudu I am sure.
After a welcome Fanta Brown we were escorted to our tented accommodation – now this is where the aforementioned web site visit taught me a lesson as the images on the Kudu Ridge web site do not do the tented accommodation justice. The tents were neat, clean and rather spacious with a small kitchenette and en-suite ablutions neatly hidden away. So my initial misgivings, allied with the very reasonable quoted price of R280.00 per person per night, accommodation only, were incorrect. Just what is it about the human race that we demand the cheapest price but when we stumble across a it we immediately have misgivings and wonder what we will be getting? The tents can accommodate up to four people comfortably and if booked as a family group of up to four cost R650.00 per night. In comparison to other accommodation in the Addo area this is a virtual steal.
Of course we were there to relax and the Longhair was crowing with success having succeeded in refusing me permission to carry my laptop along with me – just in case I had to do a little work on MyPE! Addo is very dry this time of the year and we opted for a game walk with a very eloquent and knowledgeable, Siwe, who pointed out lots of game including Kudu, Bushbuck and Impala. The Apprentice Longhair was over the moon, though, when she saw the resident donkeys, Chocolate and Caramel. Siwe assured us that they would come up to the compound later for a bite and to say hello.
Returning to home base we discovered that one of the guests had tried to tackle a 4×4 route in a 4×2 and managed to get stuck, so we all piled into the game viewing vehicle and trundled out to view a game of a different kind – shame, the poor guy learned an expensive lesson that day.
When in the bush what else do you day at the end of a long day but stoke up a good fire, hand your meat over to Siwe and Philip and pass ‘knowledgeable’ comments about the game you have viewed that day and in the past, with comparisons getting wilder and more improbable as the night progresses. Yup you guessed it, we spent a long night around the fire solving the world’s problems and then regretted not seeing the sunrise the next morning. The Apprentice Longhair added another culinary first to her short and eventful life when she had ‘regte, egte stywe pap en sous’ with her meal. In fact I now get asked to make ‘Kudu Ridge porridge’ whenever we have a braai at home – isn’t being young just great?
I only recall being moaned at once about my snoring by the Longhair – a good testament to the fresh air and the comfort of the beds.
The next morning, after a breakfast of note (We had great fun operating Philip’s conveyor toaster), we went off for one last long walk along the eastern side of the farm. Plans for the farm include a chapel and wedding venue on the ridge overlooking the magnificent Sunday’s River Valley and the sea in the distance.
The Longhair and her Apprentice were impressed when shown that, if they burrowed to the middle of the oranges left out in the veld for the game, they would find cold citrus for the taking – bush fridge deluxe. On the last leg of our walk Young Philip arrived with a case of ice cold Fanta Browns and other assorted soft drinks for the thirsty.
My brutally honest opinion of Kudu Ridge:
Would we go again? Yes.
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