{"id":49777,"date":"2021-12-20T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:08:28","slug":"tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is ‘n versteekte juweel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wanneer die avontuurlus groot word, is hierdie staproete \u2019n onverbeterlike naweektydverdryf. <\/p>\n

Gele\u00eb in die Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park, is dit n\u00e9t ver genoeg om die vakansiegees te begin voel, maar darem naby genoeg om dieselfde dag huiswaarts te keer.<\/p>\n

Hierdie staproete het van die beginpunt af al genoeg van die inheemse natuurskoon dat dit die stapper geesdrifting koers laat inslaan met die heerlike afwagting vir wat nog kom. <\/p>\n

Aan die linkerkant kan die stapper homself verwonder aan die kragtige golfslag van die Atlantiese oseaan, waar\u2019n mens jou maklik kan verbeel dat in die verte, die skynbeeld van \u2019n oeroue strandloper gesien kan word. Alhoewel die versoeking groot is om sommer hier aan die begin te staan en anker te gooi, is die wete dat dit maar net die oor-tjies van die spreekwoordelike seekoei is, te veel om te weerstaan en aanstap is \u2019n moet. <\/p>\n

Kyk jy regs, is dit \u2019n ander w\u00eareld: Die oneindige vlegsel van inheemse plantegroei staan soos \u2019n muur langs jou op. Beelde uit die film Gorillas in the Mist<\/span>, flits deur jou gedagtes wanneer die boombedekte berge bo jou uittroon, die verwagting dat die een of ander wilde dier jou verder op die pad gaan ontmoet, verseker in jou agterkop. <\/p>\n

Die onverbeterlike vars, sitrusgeur van die plantegroei betower jou sintuie en laat jou toe om heeltemal in hierdie w\u00eareld te ontvlug. <\/p>\n

Dit is bykans onmoontlik om hier te stap sonder om \u2019n di\u00e9p liefde vir ons plaaslike na-tuurskoon te ontwikkel. Dit is te verstane dat stapentoesiaste van regoor die w\u00eareld toustaan om die Otter-staproete, waarvan hierdie die beginpunt is, te kom doen. <\/p>\n

Op hierdie roete word helderskoon waterpoele afgewissel met pragtige en interessante rotsformasies, die periodieke houtbrug of \u2013trap en grotte asook hier en daar \u2019n welkome trek deur die koelte van die inheemse bos. <\/p>\n

Soveel diversiteit in fauna en flora op een roete sal jy weinig elders te\u00ebkom. <\/p>\n

Die roete is nie so lank nie \u2013 \u2019n skamele ses kilometer is amper te kort om oor te vertel, maar die terrein is beslis rof en word dus glad nie aanbeveel vir diegene met minder as eenhonderd persent mobiliteit nie. <\/p>\n

Dit is vir kinders \u2019n heerlike klim-en-klouterervaring, maar alhoewel daar heelwat brawe ouerpare met kleuters op die pad te sien was, sou ek dit nie aanpak met kinders wat nog nie baie vas op hulle voete en van goeie balans is nie. Daar is plekke waar lang tre\u00eb en spronge oor rotsskeure die enigste deurweg is, wat dit nie ideaal maak vir klein kinders nie. <\/p>\n

Die ander lekkerte is natuurlik die talle ander stappers op die roete. Daar is \u2019n tipe kameraderie tussen almal wat mekaar vriendelik groet in die verbygaan. <\/p>\n

Wanneer stappers eindelik by die pragtige waterval uitkom en moeg op die rotse neersak, is daar \u2019n gevoel van prestasie in die lug. Piekniekkos word hier uitgehaal, waterbottels dorstig leeggedrink en skoene haastig uitgetrek om die lafenis van die water op moe\u00eb lywe te ervaar. <\/p>\n

Bowenal is die absolute joligheid van volwassenes, kinders, jeugdiges en ouer garde wat die verfrissende water van die swemgat geniet, opvallend. Hier is almal dieselfde: daar is net een manier om daar uit te kom en wanneer iemand daardeur is, is jy deel van \u2019n eksklusiewe groep mense wat dit gem\u00e1\u00e1k het. <\/p>\n

Na \u2019n heerlike ruskans by die waterval, word die tog terug aangepak. Hierdie terugmars geskied meestal in stilte, elke stapper verlore in sy of haar eie gedagtes \u2013 die wete dat hierdie wonderw\u00eareld agtergelaat moet word, word met elke tree meer tasbaar. <\/p>\n

As die geluk jou tref, kan jy dalk, soos ons, deur \u2019n bosbokkie gegroet word, wat jou verseker dat alles eintlik oukei gaan wees. <\/p>\n

Aan die einde van hierdie ongelooflike staptog kan jy van twee dinge verseker wees: Jy gaan die effek van \u2019n dag se harde stap aan jou lyf voel en jy sal hierdie ondervinding vir niks op die aarde verruil nie. <\/p>\n

In kort is die waterval-staproete in die Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park beslis die moeite werd.<\/p>\n

\n
\"\"<\/p>\n
Die waterval-staproete in die Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park. <\/div>\n
<\/span>Foto: Joan\u00e9 Azenha<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/span>Foto: Joan\u00e9 Azenha<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wanneer die avontuurlus groot word, is hierdie staproete \u2019n onverbeterlike naweektydverdryf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":49783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"84eff569-b2ce-4824-b89e-c8b946016d09","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Joan\u00e9 Azenha","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-49777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nTsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is 'n versteekte juweel | Kouga Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is 'n versteekte juweel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wanneer die avontuurlus groot word, is hierdie staproete \u2019n onverbeterlike naweektydverdryf.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kouga Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-20T14:25:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-13T15:08:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"597\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joan\u00e9 Azenha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kouga Express\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kouga Express\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d1ca9a7485fc5ec64ff4daf5b9e211aa\"},\"headline\":\"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is ‘n versteekte juweel\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-20T14:25:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T15:08:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":689,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2021\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is 'n versteekte juweel | Kouga Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-20T14:25:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T15:08:28+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg\",\"width\":597,\"height\":333,\"caption\":\"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park Foto: Joan\u00e9 Azenha\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is ‘n versteekte juweel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kouga Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kouga Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/kouga-express-site-icon-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/kouga-express-site-icon-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Kouga Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PEExpress1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Kouga Express has been the eyes, ears, and voice of the Kouga area since 2004. Established with the goal of keeping the Kouga and Koukamma communities informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region, with 20,000 free copies delivered mostly door to door every week. Kouga Express\u2019 distribution area includes Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp, St. Francis Bay, Cape St. Francis, Aston Bay, Patensie, Hankey, Storms River, Tsitsikamma, Misgund, Joubertina, Krakeelrivier, Louterwater, Kareedouw, and Uniondale.\",\"email\":\"kougaexpress@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"042-992 5650\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d1ca9a7485fc5ec64ff4daf5b9e211aa\",\"name\":\"Kouga Express\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f47e9234fbd437508ffebc42bafee4a1f7b8b5fc5b5e58a3881ac4edc0688cdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f47e9234fbd437508ffebc42bafee4a1f7b8b5fc5b5e58a3881ac4edc0688cdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f47e9234fbd437508ffebc42bafee4a1f7b8b5fc5b5e58a3881ac4edc0688cdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kouga Express\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/kougaexpress\\\/author\\\/kougaexpress\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is 'n versteekte juweel | Kouga Express","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is 'n versteekte juweel","og_description":"Wanneer die avontuurlus groot word, is hierdie staproete \u2019n onverbeterlike naweektydverdryf.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/","og_site_name":"Kouga Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","article_published_time":"2021-12-20T14:25:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-13T15:08:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":597,"height":333,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Joan\u00e9 Azenha","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kouga Express","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/"},"author":{"name":"Kouga Express","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/d1ca9a7485fc5ec64ff4daf5b9e211aa"},"headline":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is ‘n versteekte juweel","datePublished":"2021-12-20T14:25:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T15:08:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/"},"wordCount":689,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2021","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/","name":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is 'n versteekte juweel | Kouga Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg","datePublished":"2021-12-20T14:25:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T15:08:28+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg","width":597,"height":333,"caption":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park Foto: Joan\u00e9 Azenha"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-nasionale-park-watervalstaproete-is-n-versteekte-juweel-20211220\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park: Watervalstaproete is ‘n versteekte juweel"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/","name":"Kouga Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#organization","name":"Kouga Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kouga-express-site-icon-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kouga-express-site-icon-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Kouga Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/"],"description":"Kouga Express has been the eyes, ears, and voice of the Kouga area since 2004. Established with the goal of keeping the Kouga and Koukamma communities informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region, with 20,000 free copies delivered mostly door to door every week. Kouga Express\u2019 distribution area includes Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp, St. Francis Bay, Cape St. Francis, Aston Bay, Patensie, Hankey, Storms River, Tsitsikamma, Misgund, Joubertina, Krakeelrivier, Louterwater, Kareedouw, and Uniondale.","email":"kougaexpress@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"042-992 5650","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/d1ca9a7485fc5ec64ff4daf5b9e211aa","name":"Kouga Express","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f47e9234fbd437508ffebc42bafee4a1f7b8b5fc5b5e58a3881ac4edc0688cdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f47e9234fbd437508ffebc42bafee4a1f7b8b5fc5b5e58a3881ac4edc0688cdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f47e9234fbd437508ffebc42bafee4a1f7b8b5fc5b5e58a3881ac4edc0688cdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kouga Express"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/author\/kougaexpress\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa8b3d1c5f9d41a89128116d5b0de328.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50973,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/vat-n-slag-die-staproetes-aan-tydens-skoolvakansie-20210421-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":49777,"position":0},"title":"DOEN-DINGE: Vat \u2019n slag di\u00e9 staproetes aan tydens skoolvakansie","author":"Kouga Express","date":"22 April 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Met die naderende skoolvakansie wonder ouers dalk watter ekonomiese, COVID-19 vriendelike aktiwiteite om met hul kinders aan te pak.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51484,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/dapper-stapper-ten-tye-van-inperking-20210120-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":49777,"position":1},"title":"Dapper stapper ten tye van inperking","author":"Kouga Express","date":"21 January 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"AS jou seun vir jou die dag s\u00ea dat hy tydens die COVID-19-pandemie soos die gesin se troeteldier voel omdat hy homself deesdae hoofsaaklik in die agtertuin besig hou, darem gereeld ge-voer word en soms vir \u2019n uitstappie om die blok geneem word, dan weet jy dis tyd om \u2019n\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":55713,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/as-jy-moeg-raak-vir-die-lewe-in-die-stad-20190417-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":49777,"position":2},"title":"As jy moeg raak vir die lewe in die stad","author":"Kouga Express","date":"18 April 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"NAGENOEG 40km buite Jeffreysbaai l\u00ea die Van Stadens-natuurre-servaat soos \u2019n groen toegvlugsoord weerskante van die nasionale pad tussen die Van Stadenskop in die noorde en die kuslyn suidwaarts.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ba0afd80ebba4f31acd87b6644d16116.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ba0afd80ebba4f31acd87b6644d16116.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ba0afd80ebba4f31acd87b6644d16116.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ba0afd80ebba4f31acd87b6644d16116.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54627,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/oud-leerder-help-jong-lewens-verander-20190821-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":49777,"position":3},"title":"Oud-leerder help jong lewens verander","author":"Kouga Express","date":"22 August 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"SY is nie net deel van die gemeenskap nie; sy l\u00fa\u00edster na die mense, neem hul kultuur in ag, hoor wat hul behoeftes is en bewerkstelling \u2019n plan wat so \u2019n groot verskil moontlik sal maak.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8b7df2d4eb0048f49c16b2db7266dacd.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8b7df2d4eb0048f49c16b2db7266dacd.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8b7df2d4eb0048f49c16b2db7266dacd.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8b7df2d4eb0048f49c16b2db7266dacd.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48337,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/melkboerdery-by-nico-malan-aangebied-20220914-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":49777,"position":4},"title":"Melkboerdery nou by Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan aangebied","author":"Kouga Express","date":"15 September 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Die Tsitsikamma gebied is bekend vir melkboerdery. Leerders van hier \u2013 wat in die bedryf belanggestel het \u2013 moes altyd aan die agterspeen suig en ver weg gaan na landbouskole.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b000d2c0515240b7a8264e60ff85e0cf.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b000d2c0515240b7a8264e60ff85e0cf.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b000d2c0515240b7a8264e60ff85e0cf.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b000d2c0515240b7a8264e60ff85e0cf.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52867,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/dbv-waarsku-oor-waninligting-20200325-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":49777,"position":5},"title":"DBV waarsku oor waninligting","author":"Kouga Express","date":"26 March 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Die Nasionale Dierebeskermingsvereniging (NDBV) s\u00ea dit het onder sy aandag gekom dat sekere entiteite waninligting oor diere en die koronavirussiekte versprei.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25dcb2ccd2da40d2ae19335fcb5f38c1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25dcb2ccd2da40d2ae19335fcb5f38c1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25dcb2ccd2da40d2ae19335fcb5f38c1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25dcb2ccd2da40d2ae19335fcb5f38c1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Kouga Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49777"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=49777"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=49777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}