KwaZulu-Natal Archives - Adrian Rorvik Travel Expert https://www.travelogue.tv/category/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/ Taking You Places Thu, 21 May 2026 18:05:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Dr Crispin Hemson- Universal (Non-Violent) Soldier https://www.travelogue.tv/dr-crispin-hemson-universal-non-violent-soldier/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:20:03 +0000 https://www.travelogue.tv/?p=3843 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 https://www.travelogue.tv/the-roots-of-conservation-unpacking-johan-bodensteins-green-legacy/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:15:42 +0000 https://www.travelogue.tv/?p=3881 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 https://www.travelogue.tv/game-reserve-south-africa/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:43:05 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=3544 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 https://www.travelogue.tv/tembe-elephant-park-the-biggest-of-the-biggest/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:56:17 +0000 https://www.travelogue.tv/?p=3745 "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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]]> Umdoni Park, KwaZulu-Natal- a hidden golfing secret https://www.travelogue.tv/umdoni-park-kwazulu-natal-a-hidden-golfing-secret/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:39:12 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=3287 A Challenging Walk in the Park You haven't played KwaZulu-Natal coastal golf until you've toured Umdoni Park, a top 100 course. Perched, like a hidden secret, within an indigenous forest and overlooking the Indian Ocean, it is a fantastic challenge for golfers of all levels. Photo courtesy of Ndimbulele Khasibe The secret to [...]

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]]> Fordoun- For all the right reasons https://www.travelogue.tv/fordoun-south-africa-sangoma-unique/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:36:53 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=2913 Sensory Surrounds My favourite places seem to be family owned or run and Fordoun Hotel and Spa is one such place. All five senses celebrate at five-star Fordoun … and then further celebrate as birth is given to their sixth sibling. It happens in an extremely romantic setting; weeping willows with their gentle flowing boughs, [...]

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]]> Green Corridors, KwaZulu-Natal- Ready, Steady, Camp https://www.travelogue.tv/kwazulu-natal-camp/ Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:14:05 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=3358 Pop Up Camps These are a wild camping concept for exploring some of Durban’s wildest areas in accommodation under a million stars- and not the same old, same old beach and barbecue offerings associated with South Africa's bustling subtropical coastal city. Author Hilary McLernan at the Mqeku River Mqeku Camp is the idyllic, [...]

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]]> Babanango Game Reserve: A Conservation Jewel In The Making https://www.travelogue.tv/babanango-game-reserve-kwazulu-natal-conservation/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:13:31 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=3317 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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]]> Fugitives’ Drift: the legacy, the raconteur, the guest who never left https://www.travelogue.tv/history-and-nature-south-africa/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:42:51 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=3190 True Tales, True Beauty It’s hard to top a good story, well told- exceptionally portrayed would be more fitting. And the stories told at the sites of the battles near and on the property of Fugitives’ Drift, around the boma fire, or at the bar, are of such immense scale that one is swept up [...]

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]]> Fugitives’ Drift: The Titanium Spine, The Raconteur and The Guest Who Never Left https://www.travelogue.tv/fugitives-drift-the-titanium-spine-the-raconteur-and-the-guest-who-never-left/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:17:59 +0000 http://169.239.217.22/~travelog/?p=3188 The post Fugitives’ Drift: The Titanium Spine, The Raconteur and The Guest Who Never Left appeared first on Adrian Rorvik Travel Expert.

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