Mlindenis Stagazing Hammock Camp experience

I am Mlendeni Sitole. I will tell you my grandmothers village stories of the night skies and other interesting tales from my village life. I have built a star gazing hammock camp for you to relax and observe the heavens and listen to the night sounds. You will feel like you have never seen the night sky before when you go stargazing with me at Antbear Eco Lodge.

The Milky Way arcs over you like a giant swathe of smoke – reminiscent of the African tale of its origins where a strong-willed girl who became so angry when her mother would not give her any of a delicious roasted root that she grabbed the roasting roots from the fire and threw the roots and ashes into the sky, where the red and white roots now glow as red and white stars, and the ashes are the Milky Way.

I will tell you about why the sky is so far away and how the sun and the moon got into the heavens.

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Mlendeni Sitole will tell you his African village stories of the night skies. He has built a star gazing hammock camp for you to relax and observe the heavens and listen to the night sounds. He makes you feel like you have never seen the night sky before when you go stargazing with him in the Drakensberg. www.giants-castle.co.za/star-gazing-hammock-camp/

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Number of competition entries so far: 6

Nicolene Rollandi – 25.03.2023
My child love the stars and it will be an epic cultural experience for him

Odette Caldwell – 23.03.2023
I love hearing stories from the older generations, they are often filled with so much wisdom, most of which has been lost through the younger generations … and what better setting than lying under the night sky (far far away from the city lights) … a little piece of heaven!

Amy Theron – 20.03.2023
After COVID, my husband, my son and I decided to start travelling all over the country seeking adventure and experiencing everything that SA has to offer. Fear pushed us to finally start living, and this stargazing experience, especially hearing the stories that would be told, would be positively magical.

Lester Niss – 24.07.2022
It would be a new and exciting experience

NKOSIKHONA MPISANE – 24.07.2022
To experience the star gazing while listening to the stories of the night skies.

Andrew Attwood – 17.07.2022
sounds super interesting and different

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