SOUTH AFRICA VLOG! 🇿🇦 PART 1 • Safari Park 🦏🦒 Tala Game Reserve, Durban • World Cruise Series 🌎 

Our first time in South Africa! We had the best day at Tala Game Reserve but I'd LOVE to hear if you've been on a Safari before/any recommendations? Or is it on your bucket list? Let us know and chat below! B xx

Oh no, I cant bear your vlogs coming to an end! They have been amazing! You have shared so much in such a natural, genuine way. Loved them all. You are fab!

My favorite part was "I bought the basket!"

Absolutely loved the vlogs. Can’t wait for the rest 🥰 xx

Thank you Brogan and Benji for bringing us the most amazing and very special vlogs ❤ I have loved watching them over the last few weeks don’t want them to finish❤ what an amazing vlog series!!!! I’ve enjoyed seeing the world through your eyes 🥰 seeing as Animal Kingdom is your favourite Brogan this must have been so special ♥️

What a wonderful vlog series, have loved them all! xxx

i’ve been waiting for this one! i’m in south africa for 2 weeks from mid may so i’ve been so excited to see these couple of vlogs! 🦒

❤ All your travel vlogs hun and you and benji look so happy x

Oh wonderful! Thank you for shining a light on my hometown, Durban, and our beautiful province, Kwa-Zulu Natal. It's like you've only glimpsed the ears of the Hippo; there's so much more to discover and explore here! 🦛✨

You guys are too cute! Can’t believe it’s the final episode soon ❤️

Hey sweetie 🤗 wow you did see so many animals I’m so glad you got to do that 😊 I cannot believe this series is coming to an end soon. It’s just been absolutely heartwarming and the holiday of a lifetime 😊 You and Benj have made some core memories for sure ♥️ xxx

As soon as I see you have uploaded ! I have to watch ! ❤

I loved hearing the captain keeping us all updated while on board Iona. The staff are amazing!! Loved the animals 😍 xx

What an amazing vlog and epic series. My wife and I cannot stress how amazing Kariega Game Reserve is! We have been twice and can't wait to go back. Such beautiful friendly people, you will leave feeling like family. You guys are amazing, thank you for sharing your lives and journeys with us.

Hello both , cannot believe how quick your trip is going. Durban and the game reserve looked amazing,. Epic. Thanks for sharing, love Haley ❤😊 x

Loved that you shared the adventure . You both looked like you enjoyed this xx

Thanks so so much Brogan and Benji for these vlogs. Your videos are a real comfort watch. Appreciate you!! ❤❤

You’re my guilty break from work! Love it, safe journey!

So so wonderful. I absolutely love South Africa Durban and especially CapeTown. Can’t wait for the CT vlog. Love you two so much xxx

I would love that. Sounds like you had a fantastic time!! You guys are so fun and positive about your trip. You really show your gratitude for all the amazing experiences you are having, which is so sweet...❤ You guys

Hi Brogan and Benji, loving the vlogs and the glimpse of Durban (lived there for a couple of years ❤) Tala is awesome, glad you enjoyed it and the Bunny Chow looked good, bit of a posh version 🤣🤣

Loved seeing your Safari, what a diy picnic from round the world!

Looks like you really enjoyed the safari, cant believe the vlogs are nearly over, really enjoyed watching 😀 x x

I have been loving this series 🤩 so many special moments

Wow, what an amazing time you've both had. I've really enjoyed watching all your vlogs, sad it's come to an end. Congratulations on your wedding. Thankyou for sharing with us❤

Glad you guys enjoyed it! Makes me miss home🇿🇦 The Kruger is a must next time. Excited for the Cape Town vlog!

Yey, I get so happy when i see that you uploaded a new vlog!

So glad you guys had a blast on your trip! I did Madikwe Game Reserve in 2008 and it was magical! At night they took us out to a big bonfire and the tree were all full on lanterns and the drive back (we were always in roofless jeeps) it was so dark and the sky just lit up. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful and vast before! We went here from France and flew into Johannesburg then drove to Sun City (I think you guys would love this) then drove up to the reserve.

Lovely video! My partner is from Cape Town so we are super excited for the next vlog. It’s been a few years since we’ve been back so can’t wait to see your guys experience there. Glad you enjoyed South Africa, it’s such a beautiful country!

Hi Brogan & Benj i really enjoyed your South Africa 🇿🇦 trip it’s really exciting that you went on a tour guide safari around the zoo & saw so many wonderful animals Giraffe zebra wilder beast Antelope Rinos 🦒 🦏 🦛🦓🦌🐐,, They all look so adorable I can’t wait to see part 2 of your fantastic trip It looks you have been to so many amazing countries,,

Absolutely a bucket list location. Just amazing! Btw your hair looks fabulous - I love the natural look!

What a special day! A safari is deffo on my bucket list in the future! 🤩

Thank you for another great vlog, i can only imagine how excited you both were. I would be to.

What an amazing vlog. Thank you for sharing your amazing adventure x

Your hair is so beautiful in this video! Loved this vlog

Looks amazing will enjoy watching this tonight ❤xx

A lovely bonus shore trip at a destination you weren’t expected to be visiting. What a great semi bucket list Game Reserve visit that obviously gave you the appetite to take on a Safari in the future. Such a great experience to watch. Thanks for sharing.

❤❤❤just keep on cruising, have loved your vlogs

We've really loved this series of vlogs, so many Big moments for you both❤. We went to Kariega River Lodge 13 years ago for my 40th and it still remains top of my experiences list, despite many more since then. The small group setup really makes a difference. Looking forward to your Cape Town vlogs, we loved the city, hope you did too.

Brilliant as always Brogan, thank you xx

Fab vlog as always. Your both so wholesome that's why I love watching. Choccie digestive sooo hard to say, made me giggle

Always love your videos be sad the videos of your trip are soon over but here’s too more great video hope you are both well thanks for sharing xx

Seeing all the animals up close is so cool!!! 😍😍😍 Your South African dinner looks very good, even if it wasn't quite authentic. Continued love and health from across the pond!!! 💜💜💜

Omg the zebras! That looked absolutely amazing. Added that to the bucket list. 😊

As much as I really really don’t want the vlogs to come to an end.. I can’t wait for the haul!! 😂

Wow your living the life with Robinsons squash and digestives 😆.Seriously though your vlogs are the best . Thanks for taking us along ! X

Hi!! I have been binge watching your vlogs, lol,.... So happy for another one! Living my best life through your travels ❤❤

This took me back to my time in South Africa 20 years ago. Kruger National Park is a must. It was the best four day safari! Hluhluwe game reserve was also amazing. Can't wait to see Cape Town, my favourite place in SA!

Your hair really does look lovely when it’s curly, was thinking that when you were at the game reserve! Looks like you had an amazing time, such good memories to hold on to! xx

Lush vlog! So glad you got to do a safari!! Yep, my husband and I had a great time going with G adventures to SA and then up to Zimbabwe for Vic Falls. BLEW us away!! Would recko!!!

Wow what an experience. Amazing!

Really loved this ❤ Benji's jokes crack me up as well 😂

So good. I love seeing the animals vicariously through you guys! This cruise has spoiled us as viewer!!! Sad it's ending soon but can't wait for Capetown! ❤🛳️

I loved that vlog, giraffes 🦒 are my favourite 😍

It’s really sweet that you guys enjoyed the animals a lot I think the animals all look so adorable,, 🥰,, the zebras 🦓 & the Giraffe 🦒 are my favourite animals they are so beautiful & they have pretty pattens I’m really glad that you & Benj saw animals mothers with their calf’s I think the calf’s are so adorable But I also the ostriches they are so cool animals also,, I hope you guys do a part 2 I’m most definitely excited for you

How magical, you captured it beautifully ❤ x

Amazing! Brings back memories of the safari me and my husband did in 2009, but in Kenya. It was incredible - Tsavo East. The tour guide was incredible. We had an overnight stay in a lodge, right next to a watering hole. Absolute bucket list trip for sure 🥰

Hi Brogan!! So happy to sit and relax with you and Benji. Hope you are well. Sending love 💕

YAY!!! What a fabulous vlog! Slightly biased here as I live in Durbs. We hosted a dinner for an international conference for work at Tala and it was amazing! We had a large building overlooking one of the dams, so it was really amazing as the sun set. But when the staff offered to take 2 of us on a game drive - I nearly wet my pants. It was just incredible! Tyson, one of their rhino, was still a baby and we got to see him. Just adorable! A bunny chow is really native to Durban. Those working on the sugar cane fields just north of Durban, would have their lunch of curry put into a 1/4 loaf of hollowed out bread, which made it easier when working. But Durban curries are known to be really hot, with loads of spices and lots of chilli in them. There are still loads of take-aways which sell traditional bunnies. Flavours range from mutton, to chicken, to broad beans, to sugar beans etc. Then you get the hotel or restaurant versions, which are incredibly similar to what you had - however, I have not really seen them served with rice. Can't wait to see Cape Town... such a special place. Thanks again for a very special vlog!

So excited to watch as always 😃😃 have just watched the last two so can’t wait for this instalment 😃🥰🥰xxx

Spending 3 weeks in South Africa for our honeymoon this September with one week on safari. Looks like you had an incredible time! Wishing you both all the best ❤️

Great that you could take food and ship food off with you as all cruises i've been on we haven't been allowed to! So so so loving learning and seeing all these different countries and cities i may never get to visit with my health!

What a lovely vlog. We spent an amazing 2 weeks in SA last November and we loved our time in Durban in Umhlanga. You need to go back and do a proper 2-3 night stay in a game reserve. We did Nambiti reserve in Ladysmith staying at Lions Valley Lodge I’d highly recommend. Kruger is one of the most famous & larger ones though. We haven’t seen your Cape Town vlog yet but 7 days wasn’t enough time for us - we are going back again this Nov there was so much we missed out on. We also decided to get married there so it will be a wedding planning trip! So sad the vlogs are coming to an end they have been epic x

When I saw this come up I was like "huh, did must be an old video". Didn't realise your ship was being diverted around Africa. We've enjoyed following all your videos since you started out your cruise in our home town of Auckland. Looking forward to following more of your adventures.

This whole cruise experience looks just dreamy! So many places added to my travel list and cruising seriously looks like the way to do it ✨ Sad the series is coming to an end but what a journey you've been on!

Great vlog x

What an amazing adventure you guys have had xxx have to say I do love wildebeests 😊 hope you are both ok xxxxx

Does editing the vlogs bring back all the excitement for you, Brogan? Such a great vlog! I was smiling the whole time! ❤😁

Amazing !😊

I'm so excited about this vlog. The company I now travel with have a South Africa tour.

I love that you got to "strutting pigeon" stage of merry at lunch in the vineyard 😂 Such a fab vlog 🫶

It's so sad the videos are coming to an end I have loved them all. But I will look forward to your next videos xx

Amazing vlog the Safari is on my bucket list one day 😀 😊

Love your vlogs. When you're in Cape Town, you must visit the V&A waterfront. You'll definitely find pins there! Also, if you get the time, see if you can visit Stellenbosch (wine region) on the steam train! ❤

We are going to Kenya in July. Cannot wait, it’s been my dream forever.

Fabulous vlog!. We went to Kenya a few years ago and did a 3 day safari in Tsavo East and West. We stayed at a safari lodge for a couple of nights. It was amazing saw all the big five except for a rhino. Then went back to our hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean. Def bucket list stuff!! The 🦒🦒 were my favourite. They're beautiful xxx

We love that new notification 😊

I’ve enjoyed seeing the world through your eyes. I’ve not been to Asia, I found your stops very informative. May need to add a few of your sops to our list. Two years ago we visited Cape Town and Victoria Falls on our own, had a great time. Those stops were followed by a 11 day safari in Tanzania, through 4 of their national parks. It was fabulous and breathtaking, I’ll never forge a minute of our trip. I would highly suggest a safari on the Savannah!

Brilliant ❤❤❤ no other words needed xx

That was a lovely trip in the Jeep 😊

Brogan... loved this vlog it was sooo short not complaining I just could watch you for hours hahah😅 well as a South African you have to come back there is soooo much more to do and so many more animals to see ... highly recommend the Kruger National Park for an incredible big 5 , sunset experience. Also we have many cultures and foods here for you guys to try and it definitely is more than you can cover in a day trip 😅😅😅. Loved the vlogs and series as always ... oooo can't wait to see Cape Town and the haul 😮😮 Editing this toward the end of the vlog he he you have to also come back for a Lamb bunny chow and I like it with extra gravy and a carrot salad on the side... trust me when you see the actually size of it you won't want rice also ... the extra gravey is to dip your bread into ... it's a very indulgent meal but delicious 😂

Awwwww you guys definitely have to come to Kenya. X

We did a 5 day safari in just outside Kruger National Park. Stayed in a lovely small game reserve called Elandella. Saw all the big 5 either on there game reserve or when they took us to Kruger for the day. We had a game drive morning and evening. But had the opportunity to do day trips which we did one to Blyde Canyon and God's Window. Which was lovely to see some other areas. I couldn't recommend doing a safari more. It's been nearly 10 years since we did ours and is still one of my top holidays and not many weeks go where we don't talk about it! Just love everything about South Africa. In sure you will return one day and it will be a special trip. You've had a taste now! Xx

I’m glad you had a really lovely time 😍 I was born in South Africa, moved to the uk when I was 6, but it truly is one of the most beautiful countries! I’m glad you managed to stay safe while there too 🤗

Absolutely love all your videos can’t believe it’s coming to a end 😢 We are saving & planning to do a world tour in 2027 and watching you guys is helping with this, so any tips would be appreciated ❤❤

Hi, from South Africa. I have loved every video you have shared, it's been a highlight for me as to do a cruise overseas somewhere would be a dream. So glad you enjoyed your time at Tala Game Reserve. I highly recommend you visit SA, and spend time at a Big 5 game reserve. There is so much to see in our beautiful country. You will leave your footprints here ... and a piece of your heart. Visiting the Kruger National Park has always been one of our most favorite holidays. I'm a bit sad your world cruise is nearly over as it's been wonderful seeing the ports and also your at sea days on board.

Your eyelashes are beautiful Brogan. You’re a sweetheart x

Hey, I did a Safari in 2018 in Kenya. Part of Fairmont Mara Safari Club. Which then had private Safari tours for guests of the Masi Mara. Lucky to be on a jeep with just family and a very personal experience. At the hotel the rooms are private safari style tents. Such a different experience. The tents overlook Mara river. So you get to see Hippos and Crocodiles. Would love to go back one day as we got to see the Big 5. It’s one to look into, it is a luxury 5 star hotel but can’t recommend enough. Hope you had an amazing time on your cruise. We did our first cruise to Caribbean with P&O in March. Ready to book our next one now.

Me and my partner love your videos mainly because Benji literally cracks us up! “Big big book boy” “choccy digestive” 🤣

Hi Brogan, love the vlog! Love SA too! I’ve sent you a DM about safari & SA recs, very happy to help you plan a return trip (I’m not a professional but I’ve been there lots of times and I LOVE it!) I do it for my love for SA, nothing else! x

Hey Brogan and Benji! I’m not usually a commenter but just wanted to say I’ve loved all of your World Cruise vlogs so thank you for letting us come along for the ride! It’s been wonderful! We recently got married too and we honeymooned in the Masai Mara (we stayed at Governors Il Moran and would highly recommend if you fancy a longer safari) 🦒 🐘 🦁

Love this! Sad there's only one vlog left but I'm looking forward to it just the same.

Great vlog - I can recommend Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford, Gloucestershire- you can get up close especially the rhinos - they have white rhinos there, also get up close to the giraffes and have all the animals and more you saw at the reserve - great day out 👍

The music for the safari really suited it

You absolutely need to visit Kruger National Park, if you enjoyed a game reserve you will LOVE the Kruger experience!! Making me homesick for SA ❤️

Come back to Durban soon,missing you already❤

Madikwe on the Botswana border is magic. I stayed in one of the lodges and it so luxurious. Saw most of the big 5 except Hippo. Had an elephant come drink from the lodge pool one breakfast. Come back to SA and stay in Sun City. Worth a vlog.

Safari -Game reserve tip always dawn and dusk for best viewing 👍🏿

Hi from South Africa! St Lucia which is a little outside Durban has loads of hippos. You can do a river safari and at night they walk around the town eating the grass off the sidewalks. Also closer to Cape Town - the Garden Route Game lodge does amazing safaris - we picnic'd inbetween giraffes. We took my inlaws from the UK to these places and they loved it.

Well I would say…that’s one of a great diversion activity… If only all diversions were like that….. So many animals and so close too…. A bit dodgy if you’ve got a bad neck or back….. Your not supposed to use your balcony when there re-fuelling we didn’t know this either but apparently it’s in the horizon magazine…lol. Another great blog…can’t believe it’s all over …..👍🇬🇧