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Cape Point Cape Town
20 Reviews This one day trip around the Cape Peninsula was the best day of our visit to Cape Town. We are grateful to our wonderful guide and great companion for the day - a VT member Mariana known as Mvtouring....
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wildlife Kruger National Park
52 Reviews To help you spot more animals try looking for what should NOT be there. For example, is that solitary dark tuft of grass in the distance really a tuft of grass or a lion lying low? Is that grey object...
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Table Mountain Cape Town
26 Reviews The decision was made: we are walking down. Today I am not sure if it was the right thing to do - we didn't know the way, we had no map or guide, we had no idea what to expect. By the way, one...
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facts Kruger National Park
9 Reviews People who travel over borders via KNP will require to overnight in the park, not just drive through, proof of overnight stay will be required at borders.Please check with KNP or on their website for...
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V & A Waterfront Cape Town
11 Reviews There are several good spots to go shopping. Whether you choose to stroll through a fleamarket or around a modern department store, there are many possibilities to satisfy your need. The Victoria...
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landscape Kruger National Park
9 Reviews An advantage of game viewing in October, at the end of the dry winter season, is that the waterholes and rivers are all parched. This has the effect of bunching the game up for much easier viewing....
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Beaches Cape Town
27 Reviews Fishoek is a small little town on False Bay and is also on the way to Simon's Town and Boulders Beach. It doesnt seem like there is much happening in this beautiful spot other than people Fishing or...
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history Kruger National Park
3 Reviews The Kruger National Park itself has been in existence since 1926, effectively, in its present form. It is virtually unrivalled in species diversity (both animal and plant), and is a world leader in...
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Tours Cape Town
9 Reviews It's not often that you need a tour guide in cities that you know well, but on my last trip to Cape Town, I came across Allan Korsman of Blue Monkey Tours, who lead the tour that I joined at Groote...
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Kirstenbosch Gardens Cape Town
10 Reviews One of the spectacular features of Kirstenbosch Garden is its location. Cape Town's Table Top Mountain creates a magnificent background for the beautiful garden of colorful flowers. Hikers can...
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Wine Route / Stellenbosch Cape Town
5 Reviews Unique landscapes - wine tasting - mountains - nice people - black or white! Different generations ! Democracy is the objective - they will get their target !! What are you looking for !! This is SA !...
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The administrative capital of South Africa and home to most embassies, Pretoria is considered by many to be Joýburgýs safer sister. Truth is, theyýre like chalk and cheese. Pretoria is home to the Voortrekker Monument and, by implication, Afrikaans culture. There are some major universities and a thriving alternative art and culture scene.
The big, bad city of Jo'burg. Where urban legends get mugged and young people have a blast. If you need a city fix, head for the City of Gold and all its chaos. They don't have a mountain or any ocean to get lost in, so they actually do things. Like drink and party a lot.
This is a wilderness where man is a part of the landscape, not it's unordained boss. Rolling green hills are met by sky-sized bursts of cloudbreak and patches of brilliant blue, the hillsides littered with sheep, goats, cows and pin pricks of mud huts.
For many South Africans this is a piece of paradise they can discover on their own doorstep. Stretching from Mossel Bay to the Stormýs River Mouth, the Garden Route combines the best of Mother Nature with the best of first world creature comforts.Many travellers hit the N2 and just drive through peering out the window occasionally. We suggest that you stop somewhere interesting, get out and Go Exploring. Youýll find mind-numbing indigenous forests sheltering in valleys, untamed beauty in the coastal fynbos and repose in the meandering rivers that lead down to wild expanses of unspoilt beaches.
Lying at the Southern most tip of Africa where the cold Atlantic and warm Indian oceans meet is a fertile stretch of land, surrounded on one side by sea and the other by majestic mountains, called the Overberg.
The West Coast is wild, rugged, tempestuous and untamed. And any time spent here will lodge itself in the feel good centres of your being. The West Coast lets you rediscover yourself and touch the fingertip of God. Always through something small. Environmental conditions are harsh, so the miracles are minute. Extraordinary succulents no bigger than your baby fingernail. A perfect shell smaller than a pea. The pin prick of a seagull high over head. The speed with which the wind robs you of a shoutý
For many, the Cape Province is a special haven. A place of spectacular beauty. From the deserts in the west to the beautiful high forest of the east, the Cape Province is an area of vast contrasts. In climate, geography, animal and plant life.
Africa is a wild continent and Southern Africa has fought hard to save her wildlife. A multitude of game parks pepper the area ranging from the impossibly exclusive to the downright affordable. A trip to the Kruger National Park is well worth while ý although it is by no means the only game park worth visiting.
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A variety of petrol (gas) stations are situated on both main and country roads. Most of them are open 24 hours a day, although some keep shorter hours. However, distances between towns (and therefore between petrol stations) can be considerable, so it is advisable to fill up your tank before it starts giving warning signals. South African petrol stations are not self-help: an attendant will fill the car, check oil and water and tire pressure and, if necessary, clean the windscreen – for which he or she will expect a tip of two or three rand.
Cape Grace Hotel Cape Town
5 Reviews and 368 Opinions Rooms are very nice, and service is spendid. However, the hotel is simply too expensive.
The Westcliff Hotel Johannesburg
5 Reviews and 203 Opinions Being a local, I have never stayed here (and probably couldn't afford to!) - having visited business...
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park Kruger National Park
8 Reviews and 82 Opinions This is the largest camp on the banks of the Sabie river, it is also the administrative centre of...
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Q: Hi, My husband and I are travelling to South Africa this coming Januaray from Australia. We are coming for a month for a...
A: Hi Kate And welcome to VT! You've asked a lot of questions, so I'll split this answer into 'bite sized' chunks. Firstly, the timing. January is a reasonable time to...
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