A & A Adventures in South Africa

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Call us for your personalized tour! Give us a call to personalise your experience in South Africa, specifically the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. We do things differently. Instead of chasing from one venue to the next, we stop, smell, see and feel the heartbeat of the Karoo, a great expanse of semi-desert that hides the most beautiful sights! We explain all the nuances that connect your s

oul to Mother Nature. Short walks or resting under a Shepard's tree, slow you down to soak up the magnificence of fresh air and breathtaking views.

Angora goats and sheep are synonymous with the Karoo, but farmers have started adding more cattle to the mix. They have ...
14/06/2026

Angora goats and sheep are synonymous with the Karoo, but farmers have started adding more cattle to the mix. They have found that, besides diversifying their income streams, cattle hooves (in moderation) are actually good for the soil. The bigger hooves break up hard, crusted soils, allowing rainfall to pe*****te and seeds to germinate. Their heavy trampling also helps distribute dung putting nutrients back into the soil.

They make a pretty picture with our national bird, the Blue Crane in the foreground and our beautiful Karoo mountains in the back though, don't they?

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Bustards are synonymous with the Karoo, we always expect to see them. We don't see them every time we go out, but we exp...
12/06/2026

Bustards are synonymous with the Karoo, we always expect to see them. We don't see them every time we go out, but we expect to...

This was an extra special sighting, besides a multitude of Kori Bustards (the largest flying bird native to Africa), we also spotted a pair of Ludwig's Bustards. The Ludwig's is much smaller than the Kori, not getting anywhere near their maximum weight of 19 kgs, it is still large, with a maximum weight around 6 kgs.

With the Ludwig's population numbers decreasing from over 80 000 in the 1980's to less than 10 000 now, they are regarded as endangered. Ludwig's are near endemic to Southern Africa, into Western Namibia with a couple or records in Angola. They look very similar to the Denham's Bustard for us novices, but we're getting there with our identifications, with the help of our trusted birding apps!

What an amazing birding day we had on the way to Graaff-Reinet this week! Alan says I'm really good at taking bird pictu...
11/06/2026

What an amazing birding day we had on the way to Graaff-Reinet this week! Alan says I'm really good at taking bird pictures, but perhaps that is because I only show him the good ones! Practice makes perfect, but you always get one or two duds before the good pictures.

Stunning Secretary bird, and yes, scroll to the second pic, it's the good one!

08/06/2026

This truly is one of our favorite day activities. When you're in the Karoo, you don't expect forest and greenery, but there is a lot more to the Karoo than desert and far away mountains. When you get to those mountains, you are taken by complete surprise!

Come and visit South Africa, and the Karoo, you won't regret it!

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05/06/2026

It looks like a difficult walk, but as long as you watch your footing and use the walking sticks we provide, both young and old can enjoy the walk in the forest. No special fitness requirments, but it will make your heart beat just a little faster than usual, and you may discover a couple of muscles that you haven't used in a while!

One of our favourite places to visit in the neighbouring town of Graaff-Reinet is the Karoo Origins - The Fossil Centre....
03/06/2026

One of our favourite places to visit in the neighbouring town of Graaff-Reinet is the Karoo Origins - The Fossil Centre. You can see everyone is completely enthralled with the video depicting the animals as they would have been millions of years ago!

01/06/2026

If you had to ask me what my spirit animal was...

Can you see the pair of yellow mongooses, just checking out the world from their little perch. What a cool sighting, as they usually run away as soon as they're spotted!

Have you ever heard of pseudofossils? They are "𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰...
28/05/2026

Have you ever heard of pseudofossils? They are "𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴". So the next time you find a rock with fossil-like markings, it may not be an actual fossil. Though if one of the experts wants to weigh in and tell me this is an actual fossil, we'll pop back over there and collect it for inspection!

26/05/2026

What can be more iconic in the Karoo, than a windmill? Whilst we are in a semi-dessert, there is a lot of underground water if you know where to look, and these windmills are instrumental in retrieving that water for the animals in the National Parks. Beautiful, isn't it?

We wonder when this sneezewood pole was planted? We doubt that it was planted in the 1800's, as the road was only create...
21/05/2026

We wonder when this sneezewood pole was planted? We doubt that it was planted in the 1800's, as the road was only created much later, but if you look at the notches, it may have been repurposed.

Sneezewood trees were used extensively in the Eastern Cape in the 1800 and 1900's for fencing, as they are extremely hardy. Sneezewood is dense and naturally oily, so it naturally deters insects and rot. Incredibly durable, they are now protected, and live wood cannot be harvested without a permit. Don't try to cut, sand or work the wood, unless you want to find out why it's called sneezewood!

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