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23 Jun

THE ROCK AND TREE TRAIL

A guest post contribution by Johna Turner The Soutpansberg is a 2000 million year old sandstone massif, exposed and beautifully sculptured by faulting and erosion into wonderful diverse terrain and rock formations which today supports one of South Africa’s regions of Floristic Endemism.   There is no better way to appreciate this than participating in […]

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5 Jun

Why Winter Is a Great Time to Visit the Soutpansberg

  Ask most people when to plan a bush trip, and they’ll tell you summer, when the days are long and the bushveld is green. They aren’t wrong. But spend one winter up here on the Soutpansberg, and you may never go back to crowded summer holidays again. Winter in the mountains is a quieter, […]

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13 May

Sigurwana Newsletter May 2026



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30 Dec

The Purple-crested Turaco, The Croaking Ghost of the Forest Canopy

  If you have spent any time in the African bush, especially in riverine forest or dense woodland, you will almost certainly have heard it. A deep, rolling, croaking call that sounds completely out of place. Guests stop mid-sentence, tilt their heads, and ask the same question almost every time.   “Was that a monkey?” […]

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11 Nov

Ecotourism on the Soutpansberg

SIGURWANA NEWSLETTER Neil’s Column – November 2025 Introduction Marketing should be our first startup business, with ecotourism as a leading focus. To succeed, we must understand what ecotourism is and how it can attract visitors to our remarkable Soutpansberg region — an area of beauty, biodiversity, and deep cultural heritage. What Is Ecotourism? Ecotourism is […]

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11 Nov

Capturing Sigurwana Through a New Lens

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Aaron and Mari, a couple whose shared love for storytelling through photography brought them to Sigurwana for three unforgettable nights. Their goal was simple yet profound—to capture the raw beauty of the Soutpansberg, its landscapes, and the life that thrives within it. Aaron is a photographer and film […]

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29 Apr

Es war einmal eine Python

Es begann als ein ganz normaler Tag in den Bergen, bedeckt und kühl, an dem die Familie die Küche auf die liebevollste Art und Weise bevölkerte...

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29 Apr

Sigurwana´s Flora

“Das Soutpansberg-Gebirge ist ein botanisches Paradies voller Farben und Eindrücke. Von duftenden Blumen, die im Frühling...

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29 Apr

Sigurwana´s Fauna

“Im frühen Morgenlicht tanzt der dampfende Atem der Gnus in das lange gelbe Gras des Graslandes. In der Ferne ist ein Zebra zu hören, während...

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29 Apr

Sigurwana’s Wasser Skorpione

Bei einem Spaziergang durch Sigurwana fanden wir diesen kleinen Kerl in einem Wassertümpel. Er ist als Wasserskorpion bekannt...

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