Tobias Merkle
South(ern) Africa
Tobias' home and site of his bird field studies in 2000 / 2001, it was about time -
in mid 2012 - to return, catch up with dear friends from those long-ago years, and to show off
the stunning beauty and diversity of South(ern) Africa to Wiebke.
You can trace our exploration efforts on the map below, highlighting the most memorable places that we have visited:
2 Sterkfontain Caves guided walk
3 uKhalamba / Drakensberge Park - Giant's Castle circuit
4 Tsitsikamma National Park - Waterfall circuit
5 Robberg Nature & Marine Park - The Witsand sand dune circuit
6 Hermanus - Cliff Path
7 Table Mountain National Park - Platteklip Gorge walk
2 Maropeng, Cradle of Humankind
3 Safari, Pilanesberg Nature Reserve
4 Nylsvley Nature Reserve
5 Blyde River Canyon
6 Safari, Kruger National Park
7 Inkamana Abbey
8 Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
9 Sightseeing, Grahamstown
10 Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
11 Cape St Francis
12 Plettenberg Bay - Knysna Lagoon - Wilderness
13 Booze Route 62
14 Hot Mineral Springs, Montagu
15 Cape Agulhas
16 Stellenbosch & Paarl
17 Sightseeing, Cape Town
18 Cape of Good Hope & Boulders Penguin Colony
19 Marianne Wine Estate
2 Muldersdrif
3 Pilanesberg Nature Reserve
4 Modimolle
5 Graskop
6 Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park
7 Berg-en Dal Rest Camp, Kruger National Park
8 Vryheid
9 St Lucia
10 Kamberg
11 Grahamstown
12 Kirkwood
13 Plettenberg Bay
14 Wilderness
15 Bredasdorp
16 Marianne Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
You can trace our exploration efforts on the map below, highlighting the most memorable places that we have visited:
Please click links below for photos of our activities!
Walks (click links for photos!)
1 Victoria Falls walk (Zimbabwean side)2 Sterkfontain Caves guided walk
3 uKhalamba / Drakensberge Park - Giant's Castle circuit
4 Tsitsikamma National Park - Waterfall circuit
5 Robberg Nature & Marine Park - The Witsand sand dune circuit
6 Hermanus - Cliff Path
7 Table Mountain National Park - Platteklip Gorge walk
Activities (click links for photos!)
1 Victoria Falls and Zambezi River, Zimbabwe2 Maropeng, Cradle of Humankind
3 Safari, Pilanesberg Nature Reserve
4 Nylsvley Nature Reserve
5 Blyde River Canyon
6 Safari, Kruger National Park
7 Inkamana Abbey
8 Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
9 Sightseeing, Grahamstown
10 Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
11 Cape St Francis
12 Plettenberg Bay - Knysna Lagoon - Wilderness
13 Booze Route 62
14 Hot Mineral Springs, Montagu
15 Cape Agulhas
16 Stellenbosch & Paarl
17 Sightseeing, Cape Town
18 Cape of Good Hope & Boulders Penguin Colony
19 Marianne Wine Estate
Overnight stays
1 Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe2 Muldersdrif
3 Pilanesberg Nature Reserve
4 Modimolle
5 Graskop
6 Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park
7 Berg-en Dal Rest Camp, Kruger National Park
8 Vryheid
9 St Lucia
10 Kamberg
11 Grahamstown
12 Kirkwood
13 Plettenberg Bay
14 Wilderness
15 Bredasdorp
16 Marianne Wine Estate, Stellenbosch