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Senyetse

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:36 am

Virtual Ranger

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Location: Krugersdorp

KNP
Mapungubwe
Groenkloof
Marekele
Golden Gate
Kgalagadi
Augrabies
Namaqua
Karoo
Garden Route
Bontebok
Agulhas
Mokala
Mountain Zebra
Addo

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Josh of the Bushveld

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:25 am

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue May 19, 2009 2:15 pm
Posts: 1892
Location: Johannesburg - too far from the closest Sanpark

I had to look at the Sanparks map to double check my list
KNP
KTP (before it was a transfrontier park)
Augrabies
MZNP
All 3 GR parks
Bontebok
Agulhas
TMNP
Karoo
Golden Gate

Can't confirm, but I may have been to Richtersveld (did a multi-day rafting trip on the Orange years ago). I also frequent a reserve adjoining Marakele NP.

At the top of my todo list:
Mapungubwe
Addo
Marakele
KTP (again)

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Oryx

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:44 am

Joined: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:49 am
Posts: 279

Yes, if I were to rate all the parks on a scale of 1 to 10, Mountain Zebra would be in my top 5 parks. Great scenery and environment, variety of fauna and flora, comfortable accommodation, very well-maintained and well-planned road network, friendly staff, etc. It all indicates good management. I would recommend 3 nights at least (2 full days) to do it justice.

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Hippotragus

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:38 pm

Joined: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:15 pm
Posts: 450
Location: Kyalami, South Africa.

Not as impressive as some other 'mites!!

KNP too many times to mention + 4 times 2009
Mapungubwe
Marakele
Table Mountain

to come:

Mokala - March 2010
Kgalagadi - May 2010
Augrabies - May 2010

Really looking forward to the last 3 - reports sound fantastic!!

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Josh of the Bushveld

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:54 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue May 19, 2009 2:15 pm
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Location: Johannesburg - too far from the closest Sanpark

Might get to Mokala in April but it seems (camping) accommodation is already fully booked

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Rooies

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:02 pm

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:44 pm
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Location: Welkom
FAC Member (2012)

Augrabies
Kruger
Golden Gate
Kalahari Gemsbok Park (yet to visit KTP)
All the Garden route parks
The old Vaalbos
Table Mountain

Definite must do,
Marakele
MZNP
Addo
Mokala

Maybe one day,
Richtersveld
Karoo
Tankwa Karoo
Bontebok
and the rest

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Boorgatspook

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:21 pm

Distinguished Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:34 pm
Posts: 11095
Location: Bloemfontein
FAC Member (2012)

Table Mountain
Golden Gate
Mokala
Augrabies
Kruger

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Josh of the Bushveld

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:23 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue May 19, 2009 2:15 pm
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Location: Johannesburg - too far from the closest Sanpark

AWB wrote:

Kalahari Gemsbok Park (yet to visit KTP)

Me too, and Namibia when it was still SWA (and I'm only 27)

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Sparrow

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:03 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Fri May 29, 2009 9:11 am
Posts: 2100
Location: Pinetown the Finetown in KZN

I have done a few matinee`s which I thouroghly enjoyed being

Golden Gate
Table Mountain
Addo Elephant Park
Storms River
Wilderness and
Tsitsikamma (including Hluhluwe (Big five in one day with hooked lipped rhino) Umfolozi, Mkuze, Ithala, Great St Lucia Wetland Park and Royal Natal National Park all being Ezemvelo KZN Parks)

With the MAIN EVENT being

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK PARADISE

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AjayB

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:26 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:27 pm
Posts: 462
Location: Cape Town

Nice thread. Def havent done them all yet and would love to get Mokala and Mapungubwe off the list of places still to do. So far though I have been to..

Addo
Augrabies
Golden Gate
Richtersveld
West Coast
Bontebok
Wilderness
Tsitsikamma
Kgalagadi
Kruger
and last but not least Table Mountain NP!

Have yet to have lousy nights sleep in any one of them !

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gmlsmit

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:38 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:52 pm
Posts: 2321
Location: VEREENIGING

Our bit.

Kruger.
Golden Gate.
Aughrabies.
Kalahari.
Table Mountain.
Camdeboo.
West Coast.
Tsitsikamma.
Wilderness.
Addo.
Mountain Zebra.
Marekele.
Mapungubwe.
Groenkloof.
Vaalbos.
Karoo.

All a real experience and a real privilege.

Hluhluwe.
iMfolozi.
Mkuze.
Oribi Gorge.
St. Lucia, Eastern Shores, Cape Vidal.

Etosha.
Hardap.
Daan Viljoen.

Wankie.
Victoria Falls.
Matopos.
Great Zimbabwe.
Matusodona.

Manyara.
Serengeti.
Ngorongoro.
Kilimanjaro.

Amboseli.

AFRICA is such a wonderful continent and has so much to offer.

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Sky

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:12 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sat May 31, 2008 8:24 pm
Posts: 751
Location: Bethal

Hi M
Very interesting reading
My list this far is
Kruger (As often as possible)
KTP - just to far but on my wishlist
Addo
Mountain Zebra
Table Mountain
Mapungubwe
Augrabies (wish I could have been there last week must have been an amazing site)
Golden Gate
Garden Route

So lots more to do
Regarding Kruger don't miss it

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BushChicken

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:55 pm

Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:40 pm
Posts: 24
Location: Johannesburg

Have caravan - will travel!!!!
Here is my list

Addo
Agrabies
Tstisikamma
Knysna
Wilderness
Golden Gate
Karoo
Kgalagadi
Kruger
Mapungubwe
Marekele
Mountain Zebra
Table Mountain
West Coast

OTHERS
Hluhluwe
Umfolusi
Mkuzi
Ndumu
Oribi Gorge
Royal Natal
St Lucia
Umlalazi

Pilanesberg
Borakalalo

Moremi(Botswana)

Plus many other Nature Reserves.

I do agree that all are different and each has its own attraction but my addiction is still Kruger - it calls me all the time. The other that also calls me is Kgalagadi but it is so far. For birding and tree beauty - I love Ndumu. There is nothing like the bush.....

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Munchkin

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:25 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:44 am
Posts: 594
Location: Cape Town

Was thinking that if SANParks had a passport - some of you mites would probably be on your second or even third passports - based on your visits! Well done you guys!

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Cape of Storms

Post subject: Re: How many Parks have you visited?

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:05 pm

Junior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:26 pm
Posts: 707
Location: Cape Town

Table Mountain Park
Addo National Park
Golden Gate National Park
Kruger National Park
Kgalagadi

And hopefully many more!

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