Just returned from a relaxing holiday in Lesotho and South Africa with the family.
Highlights of the trip were the visits to two lodges and Cape Town.
The first was about a two hour drive from Maseru in Lesotho - Maliba lodge nestled amidst the mountains. Extremely peaceful. Great for hikers, but even for me it was wonderful. Unfortunately we were able to spend only one night
http://www.maliba-lodge.com/
The second was Ulusaba - an hours flight from Johannesburg. Situated in the heart of bush country. Had all the trappings of a safari with rangers and rifles mounted on the dashboard of their Land Rovers. Over all a bit disappointing. Had visions of seeing herds of zebras,wildebeest, lions and cheetah stalking impalas ala National Geographic television shows.When asked if they ever used the rifle , the ranger joked " only to shoot the guests".
Yes we did see lions,leopards, hippos, rhinos etc, walking alongside our Land Rover, as if going for an evening stroll. One felt sorry for the animals, because there were about 10 lodges or more in the 66,000 hectare game reserve and whenever a ranger spotted a "big five" he would radio the others and soon you would have two or three cars surrounding the poor animal, often in the glare of floodlights at dusk.Have seen bigger elephants and buffaloes on the streets of India.
The Stellenbosch wine country at Cape Town was beautiful and we are now fans of South African wine.
Over all the weather was beautiful cool and pleasant. It all ended when we landed in Delhi with temperatures hitting the mid-40's.
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