Conservation Archives - Adrian Rorvik Travel Expert

Dr Crispin Hemson- Universal (Non-Violent) Soldier

Adrian Rorvik — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:20:03 +0000

Moving Ideological Mountains Physically there’s not an awful lot of him, but Dr Crispin Hemson has a quiet inner strength and the kind of stamina that has seen him tirelessly and consistently push and work to improve himself and enable and uplift others and our environment. Crispin has an association with Glenwood that is deeper [...]

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The Roots of Conservation: Unpacking Johan Bodenstein’s Green Legacy

Adrian Rorvik — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:15:42 +0000

Johan Bodenstein, owner of INDIflora cc Environment Services of Manor Gardens, Durban, South Africa, has a career rooted in a lifelong passion for plants and the natural world. Johan is a horticulturist- and beyond that a seasoned environmental professional who applies scientific rigor and practical experience to make green spaces thrive and his work showcases [...]

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mFulaWozi Wilderness Game Reserve- KwaZulu-Natal at its Finest

Adrian Rorvik — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:43:05 +0000

mFulaWozi Wilderness- White iMfolozi River- photo by Adrian Rorvik What’s In a Name? mFulaWozi (mfulluhworzee) is an isiZulu word meaning “the sound the reeds make in the wind”. The reeds in this instance are those growing along the White iMfolozi River in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- about two and a half hours from [...]

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Tembe Elephant Park- The Biggest of the Biggest

Adrian Rorvik — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:56:17 +0000

"It’s not Kruger”, someone said. “Good!” I thought to myself. While vast Kruger National Park is amazing in many respects, a needlessly crushed leopard tortoise on a very wide stretch of tar on my last visit left a bad taste. Remote, Restricted, Restful You won’t see that at Tembe Elephant Park, on the border of [...]

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Chobe, Botswana- Picture Perfect Safaris

Adrian Rorvik — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:30:57 +0000

Beauty To Fill The Soul and Lens If you have an eye for natural beauty, you’ll know as soon as you reach the Chobe River, in north- eastern Botswana. It’s a wildlife lover and nature photographer’s dream. For elephant lovers and safari fanatics, the great elephant concentrations on the Chobe River occur during the winter [...]

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Babanango Game Reserve: A Conservation Jewel In The Making

Adrian Rorvik — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:13:31 +0000

After a truly African storm the night before, when the sky went from brilliant black into a disco of colour and sound, the Babanango Valley Game Lodge rose from its slumber replenished and resplendent. Babanango Valley Lodge, after the storm. Photo courtesy of Adrian Rorvik The 283 species (and counting) of birds were [...]

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Three Tree Hill Lodge- My Favourite History Lesson

Adrian Rorvik — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 13:16:57 +0000

One learns all the time, especially when travelling. If nothing else, names of places, people and species- often forgotten or partly remembered. Three Tree Hill rooms in the mist I learned something I won’t forget at Three Tree Hill Lodge, which overlooks the secluded Mfazimnyama Valley of the Spioenkop Game Reserve, in the [...]

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SA Travel Indaba Review- for BBC Storyworks

Adrian Rorvik — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:35:54 +0000

This was a commission from BBC Storyworks. http://www.bbc.com/storyworks/south-africa-tourism/sattravelindabareview

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Wilderness Safaris- Unparalleled Okavango

Adrian Rorvik — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:55:10 +0000

The Delta Delivers I have long been intrigued by the Okavango Delta. As a sprog in the 70’s a school chum regaled me with fabulous tales. In the 90’s my late friend Steven Morris was a chef at a camp- and spent a month alone on an island on a personal quest. Would I find [...]

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Lake Eland Game Reserve- take the plunge

Adrian Rorvik — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:56:10 +0000

Extreme Fun, Extremely Chilled A smear of tears as I looked sideways at 160kph, suspended high above the valley, adrenalin surging after a heart-stopping drop. 32 seconds (or so) seems a lot longer somehow at such speed. Then my legs went over my head, my sunnies went askew, as the braking system kicked in. That’s [...]

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