bonjour amis voyageurs:
jaimerais pour ma 1ere fois partir voyager a l etranger
jai un budget de 1000E tout compris (avion A R , hebergement, nourriture, )
donc avec cette somme, ou allez ?
jaime la nature, les randos, decouvrir la population,
sinon jaimerais trouver un groupe de personnes pour partir ensemble! genre un trek
bonjour
l'inde !
en voyageant routard tu peut te loger et te nourrir et meme te déplacer pour moins de 500 ruppies par jour. dans un meme ordre de budget tu as le népal, moins cher le bangladesh ou le pakistan, légerement plus cher (X 2) la thailande le laos cambodge ou viet nam. l'indonésie est aussi tres abordable mais le billet d'avion plus cher; tu peux aussi aller au maroc , le voyage te coutera moins cher.
bon voyage
tu fais partirou.com tu as des vols pour bangkok ou delhi a 500 euro, tu rajoutes le visa il reste plus de 400 euros soit plus de 1000 roupies par jour en inde pendant un mois, c'est deux fois trop.
sinon il y a le magreb , des vols a 200 euros reste 800 euros pour un mois c'est plus que large, je suis parti avec moins que ça et je ne me faisais pas de soucis
l'avion pour la thailande c'est deja presque la totaliter du budget !
c'est exact Fastkoala,
c'est pour ça que j'ai estimé 300-350 € par personne pour 14 jours sur place soit quelque 1000 baht par jour c'est faisable. (prouvé sur ce forum qu'on peut routarder pour cette somme là)
En europe de la bulgarie a l ukraine ca coute moins cher que l asie
Cela reste à prouver...
Pouvez-vous nous faire un comparatif de prix entre Bulgarie, Ukraine, Thailande, Cambodge et Philippines, en détaillant les postes de dépenses comme "Transport", "hôtels", "repas", "excursions" etc?
Je serai bien curieux de savoir où c'est que vous allez piocher vos sources pour nous démontrer que la Bulgarie et l'Ukraine sont moins chers que les autres pays que j'ai cités 😉
Cordialement.
N.B.: sinon félicitations d'avoir suggérer la Bulgarie ou l'Ukraine comme alternative...très bons choix...
D'accord...le metro de kiev moins cher que celui de bangkok...
Bon...Je vais vous prouver (vous que vous n'arrivez pas à nous étayer les postes de dépenses) Que la Thailande, le Cambodge, les Philippines sont moins chères, en règle générale, vis à vis de la Bulgarie ou l'Ukraine... (hors billet d'avion pour l'acheminement bien sûr...ce qui met votre proposition en compétition...)
Dépenses courantes à Sevastopol, Ukraine (j'ai pris comme exemple cette ville, car on dit généralement qu'une capitale est généralement plus chère qu'une ville de province)
Dépenses courantes à Kiev, Ukraine
Dépenses courantes à Sofia, Bulgarie
Dépenses courantes à Burgas, Bulgarie
Dépenses courantes à Bangkok, Thailande
Dépenses courantes à Udon Thani, Thailande
Dépenses courantes à Manille, Philippines
Dépenses courantes à Banguio, Philippines
Dépenses courantes à Phnom Penh, Cambodge
Dépenses courantes à Sihanoukville, Cambodge
il a été proposé aussi l'Inde:
Dépenses courantes à Bombay, Inde
Dépenses courantes à Jaipur, Inde
Et vous avez proposé isfahan << cliquez ici> >
Très important: mettre la monnaie en USD ou EUR afin de pouvoir réellement comparer les tarifs (généralement quand vous cliquez, c'est noté en monnaie locale)
Comparé juste sur le métro, je trouve pas vraiment pertinent.
Bon en gros j'ai le même sentiment; c'est moins cher en Thaïlande,
MAIS = le cours du baths 🤪 (1 euros = 52THB il y as 5 ans environs, aujourd'hui 37 et des poussieres)
Il faudra voyager roots ! ce qui amène à ne pas voyager de la même façon que le tourisme de masse, en gros, les stations balnéaire etc tu pourra y aller, mais faudra se serrer la ceinture aux niveaux des activitées, (tu trouvera toujours à manger bon marcher par contre ) ce qui peut être dommage...
Les meilleurs prix des billets d'avion que tu pourrais trouver sont de 550 euros par exemple (avec escales), pour le logement du gratuit (couchsurfing, woofing, helpx, ce qui peut être géniale) à 10/15 euros pour ceux destiné aux backpacker à Bkk par exemple, pour quelque chose de correct, sur les iles tu peut trouver des bungalow et logement backpacker etc, mais pour rester dans les prix faudra resté un peut à l'écart, ce qui peut être très bien si tu cherche à évité celà et que tu n'est pas trop fétard... le probleme avec la Thaïlande c'est que sa reste bon marché, mais tout est fait pour te faire dépensé etc, et aux final sa peut couté + cher que les pays de l'est de l'europe.
Par exemple pour voyager aux 4 coins du pays tu peut prendre des bus... de 12 à un peut plus de 30 euros... pour économisé des billets d'avion de vols intérieurs 50 à + de 100 euros, et voyagé de nuit, économie d'hotels... mais il faut avoir le temps, c'est toujours la même chose.
Admettons tu part 15 jours 600 euros de billet d'avion, 10 euros par nuité max, 6 à 8 euros de streetfood ou 7/11 par jour... sa c'est là base.
Donc 140 eu de logement max, 100 euros de street food... Ont est déjà à 840 euros. Reste 160 euros...
Le couchsurfing pourrait etre une bonne solution, peut importe le pays d'ailleurs, ont à tous entendu des gens dire la thailande c'est géniale ont à dépenser que 300 euros... 300 euros d'argent de poche oui,
shopping etc à la descente de leurs bus...mais combien dans les tours operators et autres frais ? Ceux qui voyage en Thaïlande comme moi savent que c'est bon marché par rapport à une semaine aux sky par exemple, ou sur la cote d'azur, mais faut pas exagéré, 20 euros par jours de bouffe logement, moi je rajouterai 10 à 15 euros de + pour eventuel transport et visites, ont est déjà à 30/35 euros par jours, soit presque 1000 THB, pour un trip correct , en voyant du pays, ramené quelques souvenir, quelques activité visites, et être logé correct et pas aux mitard... etc donc 35x15 = 525euros + 600 eu d'avion =1125, j'arrondi à 1200 eu, sur 15 jours sa passe, 1000 si tu fais du couchsurfing, helpx woofing ou autre. En outre va falloir passé du temps sur le net pour connaitre les bon plans, déjoué les petites arnaques et les prix pratiqués...
Les joies du back packing :)
Ps : le coca/fanta 33cl las bas je payais 40 THB (soit un peut plus d'un euros, comme à un distributeur en France) partout il me semble... 😏😏😏
Merci d'avoir apporté ton témoignage à cette conversation...
Mais apparemment l'initiateur du post en a que faire de tout l'intérêt qu'on apporte à ses questionnements.
Le nombre de gens qui viennent sur ce forum, y posent des questions et repartent sans tirer la chasse d'eau est conternant.
Le membre lagali a tout à fait raison, pourquoi aller si loin si on peut trouver un pays comme l'ukraine et la bulgarie qui pratiquent des prix abordables...
Je pense que nous aussi, nous aurions le même ressenti que l'ukraine et la bulgarie soient bon marchés.
Voilà, maintenant j'aimerai discuter de tes propos si tu le veux bien...
Que ce soit quelque destination que ce soit...1000 euros si l'objectif du voyage est d'y rester plus d'un weekend...que ce soit la thailande ou l'ukraine...ça va être roots...
Comme tu dis, les premiers prix pour la thailande sont à 500-550 €....l'ukraine, tu peux trouver à 200-250€...
A la limite, ça lui fera une semaine de plus de vacances en Europe de l'Est par rapport à l'Asie.
Tu le souligne très bien "pour rester dans les prix faudra resté un peut à l'écart, ce qui peut être très bien si tu cherche à évité celà et que tu n'est pas trop fétard" et c'est exactement le dessein de l'initiateur du post: "aime la nature, les randos, decouvrir la population"...
Je pense que l'intitiateur du post dispose de temps mais son problème c'est l'argent (dommage qu'il ne soit pas revenu sur ce forum pour donner son avis)
Tu nous parles du cours du baht à 37 (lorsque l'intéressé avait commencé son post le baht devait être à 38) donc je me dis que sur un budget de 1000 euros...1000 bahts de différence c'est pas grand chose...
En fait je m'adressais pas à toi en particulier, ce que j'essayais de dire, si l'ont parle niveau de vie pure la Thaïlande doit être moins cher,
sauf qu'en vacances, du fait de nos déplacement répétés, activités, nous n'avons pas le même rythme de vie et dépense des locaux, car nous sommes en vacances,
et selon l'attractivité du pays😎.
Donc les liens fournis sont très utiles pour calculé les dépense niveaux alimentation/hébergement voir transport, 🙂🙂🙂 la différence c'est qu'ici les gens ont tendance
à transposé cela sur un budget vacances, qui laissent à penser que tout ne coutent rien;😕, j'ai rien contre toi, j'ai du être maladroit😕.
Pourtant à la fréquence d'utilisation de certains transports, d'hotel etc
sa n'a plus rien à voir, quand les locaux dépense 4000/5000 thb (thaï vraiment moyen...) dans sont loyer, un backpacker à déja mis ce montant dans l'hebergement
sur 15 jours.
c'est vrais que les pays de l'est sont proche, le billet d'avion coute moins cher c'est sure.
Les donnée qui nous manque c'est à l'initiateur du post de nous les donner, mais le soucis sur ce forum c'est que beaucoup ne donne pas suite🏴☠️😕🤪 et que d'autre troll.
OUI OUI MERCI A TOUS POUR VOTRE AIDE ET VOS MESSAGES CONCERNANT MA QUESTION SUR LE FORUM
jen resume que la bulgarie , la russie sont des destinations europènne souhaitable sinon la thailande , indochine sont des tinations un peu exotiques avec des budgets tres moindres
donc a y reflechir !
merci et nhesitez pas a cpontinuer pour donner des renseignements sur vos experiences
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Hello everyone! 🙂🙂,
A BIG thank you to all the travelers who sent us postcards this year—my students are becoming real geography whizzes!!!!!!!! I’m renewing my call for your kindness this year! We’re also working on food, so if your postcards can make our mouths water with local dishes, traditional meals, or typical recipes, that’d be amazing!!
Here’s a quick recap of the project:
I’m reaching out to all travelers and globetrotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse, working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m starting a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of the journal will focus on opening up to the world, diversity, travel, countries, culture...
I’m launching a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a little postcard (from France or anywhere in the world!) to take us on a journey and help us discover new places, countries, and horizons—much more fun and exciting than a regular geography textbook! One section of our journal could be called "We received mail from " and would be an opportunity to research that location and share what we learn with our readers (a super enriching activity in class).
The project starts in September 2025 but has no real end date, as this journal and world discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in my ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! (The kids will find them when they return.)
I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow traveler friends. Make us dream, take us on a journey!!!
For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!!
Thank you in advance for your participation(s)! Below is our address. Feel free to leave your own address on a corner of the postcard if you’d like us to write back! 😊
The ULIS program students
Bonnat Elementary School
12 rue Georges Sand
23220 BONNAT
Thank you, and see you soon, I hope! 😁
Julien
Many of us have noticed that bugs have been making it difficult to navigate the forum lately.
I’ll let Kate and Ticapi explain the issue:
I went to your profile to check out the Thailand travel journal, and when I clicked on it, it brought me back here again. All week, I’ve been dealing with bugs like this—it’s really discouraging from continuing on VF.🙁
I had the same thing happen, and multiple times. For me, it was Montagnard’s latest journal that kept coming up no matter which discussion I clicked on.
BOLIVIA: THE COUNTRY ON THE BRINK (What's Really Happening)
A dramatic saga is unfolding before our eyes in the Andes. Between suffocating blockades, clashes, an international airlift, and historic political decisions, Bolivia has just experienced 48 hours of rare intensity.
Here’s the full breakdown (economic, social, and political) of the last 48 hours:
For travelers and tourists: the article also includes an important note about the upcoming publication (starting tomorrow) of the precise status of roadblocks, route by route.
I’ll post the full update here on Voyage Forum!
Don’t miss this in-depth analysis. History is being written before our eyes! https://www.petitherge.com/bolivie-paralysie-et-ultimatum
I just discovered a great show on Arte.
It's called "7 en route": seven young European journalists travel around Europe in a fully converted bus, making reports on every city they visit. It's amazing! 🙂
Yesterday, for example, they were in Rome, Italy, and the reports included things like the world's smallest restaurant—a super romantic spot for two. There was also a report on the king of paparazzi in Italy.
They have to pick topics that let us discover the little quirks of each country. And at the end of each episode, we get to see the finished report.
It's such a great show, mixing journalism, travel, and discovery—basically, a must-watch!
It airs in the evening starting at 6:50 PM (I think), and it started this past Monday, July 14th.
If you watch it, let me know—we can chat about it!
I left my heart’s country eight days ago and returned to my adopted one—or was it the other way around? Scotland-Morvan, Morvan-Scotland, I’m not quite sure anymore.
After a quarter without dragging my slippers around here, even though I’d loudly declared I had no interest left in this site, here I am again!
My imagination never stays fallow for long. Just enough time for my inner land to rest. It gets overgrown with fresh nettles, the kind you can pick without getting stung. Then, it’s time to till the fragrant earth and let the story grow.
I hesitated over where to set this story.
Maybe the Highlands, maybe the Hebrides, maybe the Orkney Islands, maybe the Shetland Islands. All of Scotland is myth—easy to embroider.
But in the end, no. I’d almost be too afraid to bare my soul.
The story will take place at home. Simple, practical.
1)
This morning, I was up well before dawn, feeling a bit grumpy, but nothing a bowl of coffee won’t fix. I love my bowl, and no one dares take it. It’s porcelain, edged with intertwined blue flowers. On the bottom, it says "Revol." The factory has existed long before the Revolution. It was my great-grandmother’s bowl. She drank roasted barley from it during the war, then her Leroux chicory.
Last year, a little guy dropped it. My bowl broke into three pieces. A black anger vibrated deep inside me. The little boy was so upset, on the verge of tears. How could I scold him!
I picked up the three pieces and took Little Boy in my arms. His hair smelled of the light, sweet sweat of toddlers. A gentle hug that healed—his budding sorrow and my anger—everything vanished, and time carried on.
Today, my bowl is even prettier. Man fixed it using the traditional kintsugi technique, except he didn’t use gold powder or lacquer but superglue, and he delicately painted the cracks with woad blue. And my bowl is even more beautiful now.
I’m lingering, I can tell—it’s just that a story wraps itself in life, and life can’t be told in the snap of a finger. Life is long. Like in architecture, you start with a rough sketch, called a "sous-cul" (the initial pencil drawing), then you make a tracing, which is the work itself, the one you later carefully roll up in a wooden tube.
Life is like that: you erase, you start over, you use the nub of the pencil until it’s tiny, but you keep going—dreaming, loving.
"Living is a full-time occupation, a unique adventure. Always a surprise and a wonder, which sometimes turns into astonishment. And, from time to time, happiness."*
Alright, enough digressing—this introduction is definitely too long.
Tomorrow, I’ll get to the heart of the matter.
(I hate that expression; it feels like I’m cutting into someone’s skin.)
I’m Yann, a 28-year-old TikToker who loves traveling!
Since I’ve been to several destinations, I’d love to get a flag from each one as a sort of trophy. But from what I’ve seen online, a lot of sites sell them with what looks like really poor quality...
So I’m reaching out to you all to share a site you usually use—help me start my collection! :)
hi there
I’d love to get some opinions—I’ve never used Airbnb before.
They’re offering a key handover via lockbox.
Any tips or advice?
Is it reliable?
Best,
Hi there, I’m Laura, and I’m looking for a few people to answer some questions so I can understand your travel wishes and challenges. It won’t take long—I can chat here, by email, or by phone. Don’t worry, I’m not selling anything! 😊
On this forum, we talk a lot about trekking in the Himalayas, but I’d love to share another side of Nepal: its spiritual, cultural, and religious atmosphere, especially in Kathmandu.
Nepal, much like Tibet and Bhutan, is deeply connected to the Himalayas—the ultimate sacred mountain range. This small country exudes a calming vibe, shaped by a strong spiritual dimension. What I loved most was the unique sensory experience you get there. Walking around temples and tantric monasteries, a distinct scent fills the air—aromatic plants used for ritual fumigation. Locals mainly burn Himalayan juniper, cedar, sandalwood, and other local essences. This fragrant smoke is a way to purify the space and reach the deities, and you’re constantly enveloped in these aromas.
Another striking aspect is the sound. As soon as you step outside, you hear bells ringing in front of temples. People ring them three times before praying to announce their presence to the deities. Nepal is also the birthplace of singing bowls and sound meditation practices. In Kathmandu, you can easily find meditation sessions or "sound baths."
The spiritual dimension is everywhere: a Hindu sadhu practicing asceticism, a lama in deep red robes with his mala, turning a prayer wheel while murmuring "Om mani padme hum." Newar Buddhism, Tantrism, and Hinduism coexist harmoniously in daily life.
For those who love exploring a destination through its culture and spirituality, Nepal is an unforgettable place. What was your spiritual experience in Nepal like?
Hi,
I’m landing in Quebec and then heading to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. I’d like to rent a pick-up. My question is: does this vehicle come with a cover and is it secure enough to store luggage in? I’ve heard two conflicting opinions. Thanks
I just installed the Maps.Me app on my phone. I only recently found out about this app. I’m traveling in 2 weeks and a few days, and I’m a bit stuck on how to use it.
I’m from the Montreal (Quebec) area, and I’d love to know if there’s a kind soul out there who could help me get started and use the app at least minimally.
If there are private lessons available, I’d be interested in those too.
Like many others, I’m overjoyed to hear that VoyageForum is reopening! I’ve been waiting hopefully for this, and it’s wonderful that it’s finally happening!
I just couldn’t bring myself to actively participate in other French-language travel forums—their format and way of doing things never appealed to me as much. I really hope that VF’s structure, categories, and interface won’t change too much despite the handover, because I’m very attached to them. Through thick and thin, the site has held strong—it’s amazing!
In a previous message, François mentioned that there were positions to fill ahead of the reopening, including moderators...
I’ve been eagerly waiting for this and hoping to send in my CV.
Now, after reading the latest message, it seems like the team is already fully formed. But are there still a few spots left to fill?
I’ve been a VF member for 20 years (since 2004). I’d love to contribute to this wonderful adventure as a moderator if VF would trust me with the role. If the team is open to reviewing it, I’m ready to send my CV. Could you let me know the next steps?
I’m planning a 3-week trip to Japan in May with Voyage Privé. The package includes a 5 GB eSIM, but my phone isn’t new enough to support it. VP told me I could buy a SIM card when I arrive at the airport.
Sure enough, I’ve seen online that this is possible with different providers.
I only need it for checking routes, looking up addresses, train schedules, etc.—basically using Google Maps, TripAdvisor, and similar apps. No heavy downloads or major internet use. All hotels should provide free Wi-Fi for that, right?
Has anyone got any tips for me on this? What have you tried, and how much did it cost?
Thanks for your help!
I’d like to know if you can buy reef-safe sunscreen sprays at 7-Eleven. If so, how much do they cost? We’re traveling with backpacks, so we’ll either buy 100ml here or in Thailand.
I wanted to share a really unpleasant experience from our last trip booked with Promoséjours and organized by FTI.
We booked an 8-day/7-night stay in Egypt, from June 8 to 15.
The flight initially scheduled was changed a week before departure to take off at 10 PM from Paris CDG.
In the end, it took off with a 1-hour delay and included an unmentioned stopover in Marsa Alam.
We landed in Hurghada at 4 AM and arrived at the hotel at 6 AM.
So, we spent our first night on the plane.
For the return trip, surprise—the flight was moved up. We left the hotel at 10:30 PM on Friday the 14th to take off at 2 AM and land at 7 AM at Paris CDG.
So, we spent our last night on the plane too.
After sending a complaint letter to Promoséjours / FTI, they replied that the first and last days can be dedicated to transport (which I already knew) and that no matter how many nights you book, you’re not guaranteed to spend them in the hotel—it could just as well be on the plane.
I’m really questioning this.
Isn’t there a law that protects customers in cases like this?
Because when I do the math, the first and part of the second day were spent on transport, same for the second-to-last and last day. And I paid for 7 nights for a stay that only lasted 5.
Anyway, I just want to say thanks to them—thanks to their two sleepless nights in transit, I’m coming back even more exhausted from a trip that was supposed to be restful!
I also want to warn anyone booking through this agency about visas for Egypt.
At booking, they told me the visa was included in the price, then they sent me an email saying I’d have to pay for it on-site at 25 €.
Once there, we were directed to a special line for FTI customers, and guess what? They charged us 30 €!
Basically, they’re great at making sure you *enjoy* your vacation—mostly by enjoying your wallet!
If anyone has dealt with this kind of situation and won their case, I’m all ears.
Hi there!
I’m heading to Thailand for two months.
So I thought I’d get a Thai SIM card to use Google Maps for getting around cities, mostly.
Here’s my question: will this SIM affect my apps? Or will they work the same as with my Orange SIM?
Is there any setup I need to do, or can I just pop in the Thai SIM?
I’d also like to switch back to my Orange SIM now and then while I’m in Thailand—on the same phone. Will I need to reset the phone, or will it reconnect without any issues?
Thanks in advance for your tips!
Best,
Huiclos
Hi, I’d like to know where we can buy beer or wine in Chefchaouen and around Merzouga. We’ll be doing a circuit and staying at the Parador Hotel in Chefchaouen and in a bivouac in Merzouga.
Thanks for any info you can share!
Hello everyone,
I’m reaching out to all travelers and globe-trotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m launching a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of this journal will focus on opening up to the world, embracing differences, travel, global cultures, and more.
I’m putting out a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a postcard (from France or anywhere in the world)! The goal is to help us "travel" and discover new places, countries, and horizons in a way that’s much more fun and exciting than a geography textbook. One section of our journal could be called "We received a letter from ," where we’d research the location and share what we learn with our readers—a really enriching activity for the classroom.
The project starts in September 2025 but doesn’t have a strict end date, since this journal and world-discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in the ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! The kids will find them when they return.
I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible, and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow travelers. Help us dream and explore!
For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!
Thank you in advance for your participation! Below is our address. If you’d like us to write back, feel free to leave your address on a corner of the postcard! 😊
ULIS program students
Bonnat Elementary School
12 rue Georges Sand
23220 BONNAT
Thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon! 😊
Julien
🙂
Hi there! I have to leave Ivato/Antananarivo on December 16th. I have a lot of ariary that I’d like to exchange for euros since I might not be coming back to Madagascar (after this 21st trip). I think the exchange office at Ivato also buys ariary back. If any of you have seen the rate for this buyback in advance, thanks a million!
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a website that would let me plot my travel route in advance so I can print it out. The idea is to create a map with a little “me” on a bike that my parents can move along as I progress, since I’m planning to cycle all the way to Nepal.
If any of you have done something similar or know of a good tool, I’d love to hear your tips!
Thanks in advance! 😊
I'm looking to buy an ultra-lightweight 50/55L travel backpack with a suitcase or front opening.
Does anyone have any brand and/or model recommendations?
Thanks,
Emma
Hello. We’re a retired couple heading to Sri Lanka from January to March. After the November floods, I’d like to know if we can offer hands-on help to the locals, maybe pack some clothes or other items people might need in our luggage, and who we could give them to. Thanks for any info from those on the ground.
Be careful when sailing between Somalia and northern Madagascar.
It appears to be Somali pirates who have widened their search in the Mozambique Channel, far from their usual attack zone, since, to my knowledge, there are no Malagasy pirates.
Not sure if this is the right section, but just wanted to warn future travelers...
Where’s Cape Vidal?
It’s in iSimangaliso, an independent park in KZN Wildlife, stunning and just a stone’s throw from St Lucia (KwaZulu-Natal, Maputaland).
It’s the beach spot at the end of the Eastern Shores road. You can swim, fish... but watch out for waves, currents, and sharks...
There’s a really nice game drive where you can get out of your car at certain points, especially at Cape Vidal.
That’s where the camp with bungalows and campsites is.
The vervets and samango monkeys (endemic to the area, and the males are pretty big) can be a bit of a nuisance if you’re trying to braai...
They’re super persistent and not shy at all—don’t let them intimidate you, and stay alert because their speed at snatching food is impressive.
Anyway...
I’m reporting two recent attacks by these hyenas... who were *not* in a playful mood...
The first one happened at night—a hyena tried to bite a camper’s nose off in their tent... and succeeded.
The other night, a camper returning to their tent in the early hours was violently attacked by two hyenas... and they had a close call!
So, if you’re camping there, be careful...
Measures are being taken, but for now, it’s a bit risky.
A white rental Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 carrying foreign tourists was attacked at the entrance of Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in the village of Bekopaka, western Madagascar, yesterday. So far, there’s been no response from the central government to curb these repeated armed attacks—usually between Malagasy people, but this time targeting foreign tourists.
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Draw Me Your Japan...
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