Taking a look at the forming of the first landmasses, the appearance of man and how this carries through to today. South Africa houses a treasure trove of ancient relics.
The Garden Route stretches from Mosselbaai to the Tsitsikama River Mouth in a long succession of bays, beaches, dunes and mountainous rock formations, each with its own unique habitats.
The Orange River makes a 2200km journey across South Africa before it ends in a unique river estuary wetland on the Atlantic coast, but as most of it is through desert it is the most threatened environment.
The Eastern Cape is an amazing habitat. The area encompasses forests, grasslands, fynbos, and parts of the Namib, and has the highest count of vegetation types.
The Kalahari stretches from the Orange River, over the South African Border in the Northern Cape, and into Botswana and Namibia, and is the traditional home of the San people.
Northwes of Kakemas, lies the small community of Riemvasmaak, between the Orange River and its tributary, the Malopo River. One of a kind plants abound, along with irrigation canals and a warm water spring.
Continuing across the length and breadth of South Africa, examining the wide diversity of habitats, flora and fauna, much of which can be found nowhere else in the world.
Quiet, wide open spaces, blistering heat, harsh and forbidding, with the exception of a few oasis, the Roggeveld Karoo is not an area to be underestimated.
