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Cape Point   Cape Town

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

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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Beaches   Cape Town

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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facts   Kruger National Park

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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Table Mountain   Cape Town

Table Mountain, Cape Town

 27 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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landscape   Kruger National Park

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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Tours   Cape Town

Tours, Cape Town

 10 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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history   Kruger National Park

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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V & A Waterfront   Cape Town

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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Wine Route / Stellenbosch   Cape Town

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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Kirstenbosch Gardens   Cape Town

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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Malerone / Malaria Sabi, Kruger, Africa mosquito

by Flyin4Free

We went to Sabi Sands in the last week of Feb, 2008. Took malerone just as a precaution, and neither my wife or myself had any effects from it at all. (180lbs and 119lbs respectively) We only saw one mosquito while we there. They say it hadn't rained in 2 months, and it rained the last part of our last evening vehicle safari. It was awesome!COSTCO had it pretty cheap compared to other places, and with my insurance, a 7 day supply was only $20 after the insurance. www.djuma.com incredible experience!! find my other tips and links..

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Tipping

by Acirfa

A guide to tipping:Specialist guides and rangers - ZAR150 per dayTrackers (safari) - ZAR100 per dayGeneral camp/lodge staff - ZAR50 per guest per dayDrivers - ZAR25 per guest per dayPorters - ZAR10 per porterageRestaurants - 10%

Weather

by Acirfa

The seasons in South Africa are directly the opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere. The dominating warmth of the country is interspersed with chilly, in fact cold winter evenings, particularly in the Highveld, the Lowveld does not generally suffer from the extremes of weather and is more of a tropical type of climate.The Cape has warm and rainy winters, the summers warm and sunny but it can be windy in this region.Having said all this, climate change is evident in South Africa, where as once you could time your day by the rain falling at 4pm each afternoon replaced very quickly by the sun shining again, the seasons were very easy to tell apart, I have to say our last trip brought with it alien weather and chatting to locals it seems they have had cold, wet summer days and sunny mild winter days.

Passports

by Acirfa

make sure you have at least 6 months remaining on your passport on the day you leave SA.You do not required (if you are British) a visa however do ensure you have two adjacent blank pages in your passport

Language

by Acirfa

Although there are 11 official languages of SA, you will not struggle as it is very rarely you will come across someone who cannot speak English and all signs are mainly in Afrikaans and English.The other dominant languages are Xhosa and Zulu

Go2Africa travel agency

by WorldGuy

South Africa is the trip of a lifetime, but avoid Go2Africa when you are booking your trip. We have amazing experiences in Cape Town and on safari. The only downside (a big one!) was Go2Africa's lousy performance. A classic example of a company you do not want to do business with if something goes wrong. There's lot of Africa booking specialists - be sure to pick one more reliable than Go2Africa. Safaris are the experience of a lifetime.

Animal Photography in National Parks

by MichaelFalk1969

It is highly advisable to buy a digital camera with a very good optical zoom and a stabilizer. Sometimes the animals appear directly on or near the road ... most of the times they keep some distance. With a normal 3X-digital zoom most animals will be just brown dots in the distance. A strong zoom also helps if you take photographs of interesting small animals (especially birds). I had good results with a 10xoptical zoom. The more zoom you got, the easier to ruin a picture with shaky hands, so a picture stabilizer is very useful. Many digital cameras have optional extra functions that can be extremely helpful. A great help is the "serial photograph" function: You can adjust your camera to quickly take up to 5 pictures in a row of one object, which is excellent if you want to take photographs of moving objects. If you would take the photos one at a time, the animal will be quickly gone....

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Thumbs Up!!!

by mbatsheba

Still a young country after 'Apartheid'.....S. Africa is on its way rapidly to RECOVERY. Avoid places where Crime is Rife and you will be okay. S. Africa has it all - Beaches, shops, nature, animals and most of all - THE PEOPLE....VERY WARM AND HELPFUL. My 2nd home and my friends here in S. Africa

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SOUTH AFRICAN FOODS

by nora_south_africa

BobotieBobotie is a meat dish that has it's origins in South Africa's Malay culture. It is not hot. Old Fashioned "Soetkoekies" (sugar cookies)Soetkoekies are sugar cookies, and we all know what those are! Peppermint Crisp Fridge tartPeppermint Crisp Fridge tart is a fridge tart with a creamy filling, topped with grated Peppermint Crisp,that is a chocolate bar made in South Africa. Brandy TartBrandy tart is a cake-like tart that contains nuts and dates, topped with a syrup and Brandy. Ostrich DelightOstrich Delight is an ostrich pie containing ostrich, mushrooms & onions. Buttermilk RusksRusks are similar to biscotti. Most people dip them in their coffee and eat them. There are many variations of rusks. Buttermilk rusks are a favorite among South Africans. VetkoekVetkoek is deep-fried bread dough balls that looks like a bun. They are crispy on the outside and bread-like inside. South...

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Take extra WATER on long road trips

by nora_south_africa

PLease take extra water on long road trips, especially through the karoo( pic included is of Karoo) It can get very hot in the summer, and if you have a breakdown you could wait long for someone to come, especially if you travel with children.

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