Accidental Tourist

Are you sure there aren't wild kangaroos in the Waterberg?

Camper Alexander Kinmont is surprised by sorts of the things that rustle in the night in the Marakele National Park

09 June 2019 - 00:00 By Alexandra Kinmont

It was late August. My boyfriend and I were camping at the small Marakele National Park in Limpopo's Waterberg mountain range. The last of winter's chill had grudgingly subsided, leaving our campsite dry and surrounded by spindly, ash-coloured trees...

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