This is the primary question we exist to answer. Why travel to South Africa?
I feel very lucky to call myself a South African. I’ve been obsessed with my own country (most) of my life, despite our dark history, and despite our political ups-and-downs.
As a solo female traveller myself, I’ve been lucky enough to have been to Namibia, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana and Tanzania, and all of these places are magical.
But my favourite place is always home. The Kruger Park, the soft hills of the Winelands. It’s where my heart lies, and it’s my passion to share it with you, a fellow solo female traveller to South Africa.
Why Wine and Wild?
I’m lucky enough to have a mom-and-dad that fostered a love for the Kruger National Park since I was 18-months old.
When I was still in diapers, my parents bought into a vacation ownership plan near Skukuza, and in my whole adult life, I think there have been only two years when we skipped going there.
That’s nearly 38 years of exploring and spending time in the Kruger National Park, while getting to grow up in the scenic and unmatched Cape Winelands.
The Kruger National Park for Solo Female Travellers
There’s a saying that goes: Once the dust of Africa has touched your feet, it’s magic remains in your heart forever. For me, this has been true from the youngest age.
Going to the Kruger National Park is like travelling back in time. It was created at the turn of the 20th century by bringing together a range of farms in the Mpumlanga (what was then the Eastern Transvaal) and Limpopo provinces. Some of the camp names (like Orpen) pay homage to those founding families who donated their farms to the conservation cause.
Today, it’s a sanctuary for elephants, lions, leopards, the rhinos we are so fiercely protecting and myriad other animals from time before people roamed this space, my personal favourite being the African Wild Cat (which I’ve only seen once in all my years going there).
The Kruger Park is embedded in my blood, and I can’t wait to share it with you on our September Tour.
Cape Town for Solo Female Travellers to South Africa
Now let’s talk a little bit about the Cape.
Cape Town has experienced what can only be described as an explosion over the past ten years. It has become gentrified in the best way, with trendy cafes, world-class restaurants and unparalleled natural wonders and vistas.
But this is only part of the Cape Town we want to show you.
I’m aware of my privilege. I got to grow up in the most picturesque town in the Winelands (known as Somerset West) and went to school in one of the oldest, most established wine producing regions in the world (Stellenbosch).
This is the side of the Cape we want to show you: glistening green vineyards, mountains that tower over you, a sunset that will take your breath away and breezes that can undo all the stress you carry (plus, all that award-winning food and wine we mentioned earlier).
Cape Town, or The Cape, if we’re including the Stellenbosch and Franschhoek regions, are more than just iconic, they’re rich with history, imbued with experience and claim an incredibly complex cultural milieu of people from around the world.
I can’t wait to show it to you
September Tour Dates for Solo Female Travellers
Can you feel the call of South Africa under your skin? It’s not in your heart, it’s more in your gut, in your head, a distraction and an itch you can’t get rid of, something that crops up in the middle of your work day, maybe just after a meeting that has you Googling: Solo female trips South Africa.
If that sounds familiar, or rings true, we hope you’ll join us for our upcoming September tours. We can’t wait to share our South Africa with you.