I have compiled a simple list of things that are absolute necessities when you go on safari. Here are my top 8! | Pure Photography | Copyright

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It’s time to celebrate the things that make us happy. Here are just five things that make me happy. So many more, but here is my top five.

Vergenoegd Low Wine Estate is located on the banks of the Eerste River and boasts views of the ocean and the Cape Mountains. | Pure Photography | copryright

The excitement of a safari in Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve is not to be taken lightly. You would be pleasantly surprised. On our afternoon game drive with our guide, called Africa. A Zimbabwean from the area. Passionately and proudly helped us spot three of the big five within the first 30 minutes. The Stanley …

On the mighty Zambezi in Zambia’s glorious Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park is the gorgeous Thorntree River Lodge. | Pure Photography | Copyright

The zebra is one of the many beautiful animals that can be found in Eastern and Southern Africa. I got really close up on Safari in Zambia. | Pure Photography | Copyright

Pumba Water Lodge located in the Eastern Cape is intimate and has only 12 thatched chalets with private game viewing decks and a plunge pool. | Pure Photography | Copyright

Varanasi is a city on the Ganges River, North of India it is a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. | Pure Photography | Copyright

It inspires me. Creates emotions and clears my head. Nature comes in so many forms, from the brightly colourful butterfly those flutters around to the ant colony walking along the wall, stopping and greeting every passerby, to the sun falling into the abyss leaving us in darkness. Dusk | Pure Photography | Copyright

Exploring our wine region is a really at least 2 full days out. I have compiled my favourite top 5 wine farms in Cape Town to enjoy. | Pure Photography | Copyright

Besides my love for photography, my day job is an African Expert which entails selling bespoke holiday & honeymoons or family vacations to sensational Africa. I have produced my Top 5 Safari Adventures. tralalalalala…. (Music fills the room) Our country has so much extraordinary wildlife and adventures; from slithering through the waterways of the Okavango …

I was recently gifted a stay at Tswalu, one of my bucket lists destinations. This Kalahari Safari blew my mind and has become one of my best!

With their sheer size, intelligence, and beauty, elephants are a highlight of any safari adventure.

The giraffe, with its towering neck and distinctive spotted coat, stands as a symbol of grace and beauty in the vast landscapes of Africa. This magnificent creature, known for its unique features and gentle demeanor, has captured the hearts of wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists around the world. I find giraffes to be fascinating, they are so …

I love flowers. Particularly the ones that grow wild and in my garden. My mother always taught us to observe flowers and never pick them as they are too beings like us. | Pure Photography copyright

Pajamas and Jam eatery is an industrial area in Strand, its a place you will want to visit many times. Don’t wait, try this eatery. | Pure Photography Copyright

Found in the Overberg region Greyton has oak-lined lanes and trendy country cottages. With the Sonderend mountains as a backdrop. | Pure Photography copyright on all images

I was so privileged to get to see this again in the beautiful Kalahari, at Tswalu. Early morning, before sunrise, we set out for this incredible sighting. | Pure Photography copyrighted

From Agra, we travelled by road to especially see this stepwell, as I had read it was the largest and most beautiful in all of Rajasthan. So we hired a driver to take us from Agra to the Chand Baori, then onto the Jaipur. | pure photography copyright

India, Varanasi. A place where my heart will always be. How I learned to be humble and grateful! Very profound lessons & stark truth. faces of varanasi | pure photography copyrighted
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