Day 9 Got picked up at 9.15 for a visit to a local Cheetah Rehabilitation Centre where they care for disadvantaged cheetahs, servals and other wild cats. The centre also undertakes many breeding programmes where young cubs are looked after and released into the wild in an attempt to increase the wild cat population which is threatened by human occupation on land and poaching. The highlight of the trip was without a doubt seeing the cheetahs. We visited two bro...

Day 8 Got picked up for a mini safari around the wetland park in search of more wildlife which was so much greener with lushes vegetation compared to the park we went to yesterday - we were the only two in the game viewer so it felt like the whole experience was a private tour. We drove through the park for 40km+ quite quickly, only stopping for any interesting game such as rhino or large herds of zebra or wieldebeest so that we could make it to the beach at Cap...

Day 7 An early start today, thought this travelling business was supposed to be relaxing! Quite a chilly morning so we were wrapped up in blankets on the Game Viewer 4x4 while we made our way to Hluhluwe Imfolozi National Park - home to the Big 5! After watching the sun rise at the park the day warmed up while we enjoyed searching for animals in the bush!As we were making our way to the south of the park we spotted some giraffes, zebras, wieldebeest, antelopes, ...

Arrived in South Africa late afternoon after a rather turbulent flight - much to Curt's delight! And stayed at a Premier Inn style hotel for the night (a bit of a let down compared to our Dubai hotels!!) ready to get picked up in the morning for our 4 night Safari :). Day 6 Our transfer arrived and we began the 2.5 hr journey to St Lucia (not the Carribean!). We arrived in St Lucia, a small town and checked into our lodge. A wonderful room located in a 'jungl...