Maggie, Ian and Kay
28 June 2026

Wild Aloe Tour with guide Alan

Ian, and Maggie with Kay in the back ground on our Winter Aloe tour along the north facing slopes of the Zuurberg mountains in the Eastern Cape with Alan Tours

Aloe ferox, the Bitter aloe in a profusion of colour on our Aloe tour to the fringes of the little Karoo along the north facing slopes of the Zuurberg mountains with Alan Tours in the Eastern Cape of South Africa

Sheltering in the lee of the Land Cruiser, we take a picnic lunch between stops for the flowers and later the wildlife along the road

The flower spikes of the Aloes reach for the sky, advertising themselves to the sunbirds and other pollen seekers to fertilise their flowers to produce seed.

The combined colours of thousands of rusty red flowers is a wonderful sight in the winter colours of the Karoo

Standing tall and protective over his family, this Cape Mountain Zebra regards us with cautious confidence in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant National Park

The Red-faced mousebird is a common resident of the Little Karoo. Flying fast like an arrow from a bow they resemble parrots in flight but are in no way related.

One of the most enigmatic species of antelope, these Springbok are actually gazelles, the only species of gazelle found naturally south of the Zambezi valley. |Here they are seen with abundance in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant National Park

Kay and Maggie enjoying a quiet moment beside the road in the Little Karoo while on a flower tour with Alan Tours

A delicious picnic on the plains of the Little Karoo. Some down time to enjoy the peace and quiet of the Karoo

Standing at full alert, this Cape Mountain Zebra is poised to fight or flee in protection of his family. short, stocky and strong you don't mess with him unless you really have to.

The Noors or Euphorbia radyeri found in pockets in the Eastern Little Karoo and abundant on the Aloe flower tour and in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant National Park

Then here in the middle of nowhere at a tiny place called "Where are we" there is this large building that we found while trying to find a place with a loo, to no avail. Instead we found a plaque commemorating the opening by Nelson Mandela

Aloes for Africa. An army of Aloes provide stark contrast to the grey green of the Little Karoo

Bright, rusty red. The Aloe ferox The Bitter Aloe of the Eastern Cape

The Cape Mountain zebra show a startling contrast to the vivid green of the Karoo during a good rainy season

Out of a chilly winter breeze. Ian, Maggie and Kay enjoy the fresh air and the wide open spaces while on the Aloe flower tour

A flash of white announces the flightof a Pale Chanting Goshawk a common raptor in the arid Karoo

It is not only Aloes that are in bloom in the winter months but after a series of good rains, these daisies line the dirt roads we travel on when on the Aloe flower tour

Aloe ferox, the Bitter aloe in full bloom in the Karoo

Lake Darlington at sunset while on the Aloe wild flower tour with Alan Tours

The Sheperds tree, Boscia albitrunca in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant Park, Eastern Cape. South Africa

An Aloe in full bloom amongst the Noors in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant National Park

A Cape Mountain zebra poses for its photograph in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant Park

Springbok in the Darlington section of Addo

Aloe ferox blooming in a wide valley on the north slope of the Zuurberg mountains in the Little Karoo

A family group of Blue Cranes the South African national Bird in the Little Karoo.

Wild irises with flowering Aloe ferox in the Little Karoo while on tour with Alan Tours

Mountain Zebra stallion in the Darlington section of the Addo Elephant National Park

Aloe Tour flowers of the Eastern Cape with Alan Tours

Our trusty Toyota 4 x 4 Land Cruiser station wagon was our tried and tested transport for the tour

Textures and colour mingle in the winter Karoo landscape

Wild irises of the genus Moraea were in full bloom throughout the trip in this section of the Little Karoo

The Coral aloe in bloom. The month of July is generally the best time to catch the blooming of the Aloe ferox which this tour is focused on while the massive mats of coral aloe only reach their best in mid to late August. It was nice to see this one in full bloom

This female Malachite sunbird was busily flitting between the blooming Aloes, sucking up their abundant nectare

The beautiful Aloe ferox is in full bloom, and this is what the Flowering Aloe Tour with Alan Tours is all about

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