South Africa.
Where the journey began.

From the Lowveld and Kruger to Blyde River Canyon, George and the Garden Route—this is the country at the heart of Chris’s ongoing African story.

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THE FOUNDATION CHAPTER

A lifetime of roads.
One story still unfolding.

South Africa is where TravelChannel’s personal journey takes shape: familiar roads revisited, new places discovered and years of photographs brought back into a living story.

This overview connects the South African chapters already live. Chris’s dates, archive photographs, videos and individual 360° experiences can be added destination by destination without rebuilding the guides.

EXPLORE SOUTH AFRICA

From the Lowveld to the coast.

Open the chapters already part of the journey, with more places ready to follow.

5 journey chapters

Hoedspruit

The living Lowveld chapter—wildlife, local discoveries, safari stays and people at the gateway to Kruger.

Blyde River Canyon

Changing light, weather and viewpoints along one of Africa’s great green canyons.

Kruger & the Lowveld

Wildlife roads, field stories and the landscapes that shaped the earliest TravelChannel chapters.

George

A journey from the Outeniqua Mountains toward the Garden Route coast and its communities.

The road ahead

New South African chapters will connect towns, parks, coastlines, photographs and personal stories.

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Browse all published South Africa destination guides, Sightings and maps →

CONTINUE THE JOURNEY

South Africa is only the beginning.

Return to the complete African Journey, or join Chris by sharing a responsible discovery of your own.

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