Things changed a lot after my son was born. What is your day-to-day life in Tembe like? So if you would like to go to a reserve with very few tourists that have a little bit of everything, animalsīut also nature swamp, sand forest, open areas, closed woodland, grassland and more, then Tembe Most people thatĬome to Tembe, fall in love with the place and they agree there is no place like Tembe! You can drive around the corner and you will see an elephant. Our elephants are very gentle and their ivory is insane! The roads are all sand and There is just no place like Tembe, we’ve got the big 5 and basically any other animal you can think ofĮxcept for cheetah. Tembe is a 4×4 park, you can only drive around in 4×4 and even with 4×4, I’ve seen people get stuck. Which means that there are very few tourists in the park. We don’t have many visitors to the park a day (besides the lodges), Opinion make Tembe unique and a must-visit destination, what do you love about your life in the I would call Tembe Elephant Park one of the lesser-visited parks in South Africa, what does in your
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In Tembe I met Leonard, the elephant monitor and research technician. How little did I know, my life would change forever. The month volunteering with animals I did with the Wildlife Act, they placed me at Tembe Elephant Park, KZN. I went for almost six months and this was my itinerary One-month’s volunteering at an orphanage in Mitchells Plain (Cape Town), one month’s volunteering with animals, three weeks in Cape Town, a two months overland camping tour through nine African countries, and ended with three weeks at the beach. In the year 2012, I decided it was time to see Africa. I have been in so many places, but Africa wasn’t one of them (except Egypt). By the time I was 24 I have visited over 50 countries. My parents took me travelling all over the work and when I got older I travelled alone. Tell us your life story and how did you end up to live in such a beautiful place? I was born and raised in the Netherlands.
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Yvonne, you currently live in Tembe elephant park. On my internet travels I have come along this lucky lady, Yvonne, who has made Tembe Elephant Park her home.
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Have you been there? Let me know in the comments. Tembe Elephant Park has always been on my bucketlist of must-see places to visit in Southern Africa.