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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Ha! - Some other mountain got the tablecloth
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Hi My plans in SA are Cape Town one week durban one week and the Bloemtontien one week (conference)could you guide me to a good safari experience near these citys I shall be hiring a car so transpor is not a problem.
Thanks
Hallo,
I suggest you pull a map of the Cape Town area, don't miss Stellenbosch, it is not far from Cape Town, you can google it to get more info. The area is known as the wine route. You can also include Hermanus, a good place to stay in Cape Town is the Cape Heritage - www.capeheritage.co.za, nice area, historical district, and not expensive. Durban is not my cup of tea, but look on google for either Margate or Balito/Umhlanga, much better.
Enjoy
a
Hi!
Well around Cape Town there is a lot to do...
Around Durban as well! In the Durban aeria I would recommend the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Park. From Durban it takes about 2.5 hours to drive up to Hluhluwe. There you can drive through the park in your own car or you can stay at one of the different accommodations and book a guided safari there.
There is also the St. Lucia Wetland park, only a few kilometers from Hluhluwe, at the cost, which is famous for it's bird life.
If you have a high budget and you're looking for something exclusive I recommend the Phinda Game Reserve. It's a bit further than Hluhluwe but it's a more exclusive experience (private game reserve, about 3-4 hours from Durban)
A different experience are the Drakensberge (about 2 hours drive from Durban, depending on where in the Drakensberge you're going). There you can go hiking and there are a lot of adventure sports!
As hotel I can recommend "Sani Pass" hotel. The food and scenery are great! And what I liked was the golf course. It's not the greatest, but there are only a few people playing and you can really enjoy yourself!
Sorry, I don't know the aeria aroung Bloemfontein.
Have a great trip!
Astrid
Climbing Table Mountain is great. Beautiful scenery and good walk.
The photo shows the table cloth on the Mountain, that you see in the morning. Climbing Table Mountain, even though getting lost big time, was a fantastic experience.
When you land at CT International, you can almost touch the informal settlements below you. These are the areas of Guguletu, Nyanga, Langa and Khayelitsha. Desperately poor and mostly completely overlooked by the tourist dollar.
Why not seek out a township tour? As poor as these areas are, you'll find a lot of soul. And while you're at it, why not think about buying all your cold drinks or other daily consumables for the week from a shop here?
Oh and you really can see airplanes taking off (and landing) over your head
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Only a little Take Out, but always busy, especially during Office lunch break.
Wrapped in plain Newsprint paper, a sprinkle of blend worcestershire sauce and vinegar, salt (& chillis)
This is where the workers buy thier lunch, mainly the Malays and Coloureds who all have sea fishing familyies Snoek and Chips,
Hake [stockfish] and chips
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and remember to get that bottle of chilled wine from a Bottle Store around the corner at leass than us$2.50 for 750 ml of dry crisp bouquet filled Cape produced refreshment
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