Wildlife Archives - Our family's Mozambique blog

A National Park with a difference (or lunch with a crocodile)

by Sam Hollis | Jan 22, 2022 | Other African countries, Wildlife

It was drizzling as we arrived at Mlilwane. The hour and a half drive across eSwatini had gone quickly, especially as I slept through most of it. I was only interrupted for a stop for lunch at a fish and chip shop in a mall. It seems eSwatini are good at fish and...

Monte Binga Mozambique’s highest mountain – part 2

by Sam Hollis | Nov 13, 2021 | Sport, Travel, Wildlife

Dercio, our guide who had organised the trip and taken us from Beira, woke us early the next morning, ready to get to the top. The weather hadn’t improved during the night. It was a damp and windy start to the day with the scenery and weather feeling more...

A trip to Kruger

by Sam Hollis | Aug 15, 2021 | Other African countries, Travel, Wildlife

We have just got back from our first long trip to Kruger National Park in South Africa (cut short by Winston, the dog being ill). It’s only just over the border from us, and as it was the end of the girls’ summer holiday and the COVID numbers in South...

A visit to South Africa

by Sam Hollis | Nov 29, 2020 | Covid 19, Other African countries, Travel, Wildlife

,,,Last weekend was our first time out of Mozambique since we arrived in March. We had become accustomed to Mozambique with its shaky infrastructure and laid back approach. Crossing the border into South Africa suddenly sent us back to a well-developed country and,...

Maputo Special Reserve

by Zoe Hanslip | Aug 9, 2020 | Near Maputo, Travel, Wildlife

The State of Emergency ended in Mozambique a week ago. It ended for purely technical reasons and restarted only a week later, but the brief pause has acted as a catalyst for some easily socially distanced activities to restart. As such, the Maputo Special Reserve...

Ponta Melongane

by Sam Hollis | Aug 5, 2020 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Travel, Wildlife

After a late lunch in Ponta D’oro (see the previous blog) we decided it was time to head up to Ponta Malongane and the Sky Island Resort where we were booked to stay. The Pontas (points) are a series of points heading up the coast. Each point has a sheltered bay...