2022-10 iSimangaliso
This trip was our first venture to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park but not our last. We set out on our trip early Friday morning. We were concerned about the condition of the road, but we found it reasonably good and made good progress.
2022-06 KZN South Coast
Amanzimtoti to Margate: A trip down memory lane. Our most recent timeshare exchange took us to the KZN South Coast to revisit the resorts we visited as young adults and as kids with our parents.
2022-02 Bushtime at Mabula
We are privileged to own a timeshare week at Bushtime at Mabula, where we spend our annual family holiday. This year, we had our 8th get-together – the first time with our grandkids joining us.
Travel Highlights

Cape Town Highlights

Dinokeng Highlights

Garden Route Highlights

Kruger National Park Highlights

Tsogo Sun highlights

Bushtime at Mabula Highlights
- 2021-09 Bantry Bay
- 2021-08 Lujos Sekekama
- 2021-06 Kruger Park Lodge
- 2021-02 Bushtime at Mabula
- 2020-10 Beacon Island Resort
- 2020-02 Bushtime at Mabula
- 2019-10 Sabi River Sun resort
- 2019-02 KwaThabisile Bush Retreat
- 2019-02 Bushtime at Mabula
- 2018-10 Drakensberg Sun Resort
- 2018-08 Segaia Bush Retreat
- 2018-05 Ngwenya Lodge
- 2018-02 Mabula Private Game Reserve
- 2017-11 Umhlanga Sands Resort
- 2017-10 Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre
- 2017-09 Burchell’s Bush Lodge
- 2017-06 De Kleine Serengeti
- 2017-02 Mabula Private Game Reserve
- 2016-10 Plettenberg Bay
- 2016-06 Cabana Beach Resort
- 2016-01 Mabula Private Game Reserve
- 2015 – 2006 Archives

Xander & Mariaan
Directors/Owners
We are a husband and wife team discovering the beauty of South Africa and assisting the South African hospitality industry. We initially started as eX-Base Photography, operated solely by me, but soon after Mariaan joined in with Purple Hat Photography, and shortly after that Nomads Nature and Travel was formed. When we decided to travel more frequently and see more of our beautiful country, we found that areas of the hospitality sector were not on par in the way that their information was made available, mostly during the planning phase of our travels. Our initial aim was to try and assist these establishments by providing a photography and review service to them, at an affordable tariff or in exchange for a complimentary weekend stay. Recently, we decided to extend our service even more - to the design, development and support of websites, to afford establishments the opportunity to showcase their offerings. Our niche market remains the Hospitality Sector. We promote nature conservation by doing fundraising, by creating awareness, by running campaigns, by requesting donations, by education and by drafting of petitions.