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"Jumping" Sea Lions, Cape Town, SA

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"Jumping" Sea Lions, Cape Town, SA
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Cape Point / Cape Aghulus Cape Town

21 Reviews Cape Agulhas the REAL end of Africa!! Most people mistake Cape Point just a short drive from Cape Town for the southern most point of Africa. Heard same rubbish being told by touristguides. A glance...

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Game Reserves Johannesburg

9 Reviews Pilanesberg Park is only two hours from Johannesburg, and I had my guide drive me around the huge reserve for about fours hours (starting at noontime). But all I saw were deers, birds and a few wild...

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camps Kruger National Park

6 Reviews THIS CAMP IS SMALL COMPARED TO THE OTHERS BUT STILL A NICE CAMP, THEY HAVE A GAME VIEWING HIDAWAY THAT ONE CAN SEE THE GAME FROM , ALL THE CHALETS ARE FULLY SERVICED DAILY, AND THEY HAVE GAME DRIVES...

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West Coast Cape Town

14 Reviews You could be forgiven for not envisaging that you would ever be tempted to visit a disused mine site on your trip to South Africa, but perhaps the West Coast Fossil Park will make you change your...

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Randburg Waterfront Johannesburg

2 Reviews One my my frustrations about the Johannesburg VT page is that the editing categories are confusingly inappropriate, and at least one of those categories (the 'Randburg Waterfront') doesn't exist...

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landmarks Kruger National Park

4 Reviews About 25 kms south of Satara on the H1-3 is the southern most baobab in the park. It is quite large and worth seeing especially if you do not plan on heading to the northern part of the park where...

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Kirstenbosch Gardens Cape Town

10 Reviews Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is worth a day on anyone's itinerary. While not a big fan of botanical gardens in general, Kirstenbosch is one of my favorite places on earth. It's impossible to...

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walking safari Kruger National Park

4 Reviews This is probably the best way to get in touch with Africa... with the earth and animals. You will have to go on an organised tour with a guide. He will have a gun, and hopefully not have to use it!...

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Hermanus Cape Town

6 Reviews Driving to Hermanus, which is 122kms from Cape Town, on the coast- is a wonderful days outing. As well as passing charming old fishing villages (now very 'in vogue') you will pass a few nature...

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Beaches Cape Town

14 Reviews Bloubergstrand is located about 25km North of Cape Town and it's the place to go for great fotos of the town with Table Mountain in the background (see my intro pic). The Beach is fantastic aswell and...

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Wine Region Cape Town

15 Reviews The language monument reminds the people to the official status of the African language. This monument exist out of grained granite that is made into concrete. The small columns remind that the...

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Penguins Cape Town

5 Reviews The penguins at Boulders Beach in Simon's Town, about 45 minutes drive out of Cape Town are such an established part of the tourist landscape that most people don't realise that the colony was only...

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Lions Head Cape Town

4 Reviews If you are going in a group you can climb up lions head. It is a fairly easy hike with the last bit being aided by chains. We always used to take champagne & nibbles & watch the most amazing...

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African Markets Cape Town

3 Reviews From the coastal road market, here's the picture of the 12 Feet Giraff! If I'm not mistaken, that giraff cost like US$150.00, but I was wondering how to lug that thing back home.. :)

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Signal Hill Cape Town

2 Reviews We wanted to go up to Signal Hill to get a nice view of the city. We were not aware of the fact that you could actually drive to the very top and check it out. So we parked the car where you normally...

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Swaziland, Zulu culture 2

by ATLC

Much less touristic was the Zulu kraal in Swaziland. The "chief" Albert started talking about our Dutch football hero Gullit, the moment he realised we were from the Netherlands.Entering a kraal asks for some etiquette. The woman always enters first on the left side, because there might be an enemy inside to stab the person entering. The brave Zulu warrior enters on the right side after the woman!He can have more than one wife, and obviously a lot of competition goes on between the wives who will poison each other to become the favoured first wife! So the child of the wife that has prepared the meal must taste it first.I guess that's mostly history now...

Swaziland, Batik making

by ATLC

We stumbled on this little batik factory (run by a Dutch woman). Batik is very common in Africa but it did come from Indonesia, although the patterns are much less intricate than in Indonesia. We bought some cushion covers for the new couch. Except we haven't got the new couch yet, because we went to South Africa!

Lodgings at Forresters Arms

by ATLC

Lodgings were more than adequate. I remember taking a long shower because the water pressure was so good!Food at Forresters Arms was just fabulous! Fresh, homemade breads and cakes for breakfast. And you could eat all the items on the dinner menu if you wished, they'd just make smaller portions.Here we saw that apartheid had not affected Swaziland. The black women were much more self-assured. At this particular lodging, the owner takes care to open a personal account for each of his female workers, so that only they and not their husbands, can get at their salary.

Namaqualand natures beautiful spectales

by cosmopolit

Every year nature repeats one of it's stunningly beautiful spectales in South Africa by putting on the most amazing flowershow I've ever seen..Beauty beyond grasp just overwhelming..Namaqualand is located near the northern border between SA and Namibia. Leave Cape Town heading north for Namibia. Once you hit Steinkopf you're approaching the area ask locals for directions.Depending on rainseason it usually starts towards end of july beginning of august and lasts for only two weeks.

Llandudno

by annieruel

This is one of the most beautiful beaches in Cape Town and is situated only 18 kilometres from the centre of the city. The tranquil little cove is perfect for those that seek complete peace and privacy. It is named after a British seaside town in Wales and this small exclusive seaside village has only one road in and out and no shops whatsoever. The beach is picture perfect framed by bushes, trees and giant boulders and has a good surfable wave. A 20 minute walk from Sunset Rocks is the famous nudist beach of Sandy Bay, the mention of which often causes guffaws. There is no direct vehicle access, which helps to stop passing ogglers, and generally people respect each other’s privacy. The only ones getting a good view of this beach are those taking a scenic helicopter ride.

Soweto

by Bwana_Brown

While I was in the conference, my wife took a guided tour of Soweto. She found it to be quite interesting to drive around this huge Township and they also made a couple of interesting stops. One was at this restaurant, Wenda's Shabeen, where they were able to meet with the cooks and the bartender.

Blyde River Canyon

by Bwana_Brown

While in the Sabie area, be sure to visit the Blyde River Canyon area. There are fantastic views out over the Lowveld including 'God's Window' and this photo of the 'Three Rondavels' (it was bit hazy when we were there). There really is a great vista - reminds me of the Grand Canyon!

Klein Kariba

by CharleneP

Klein Kariba was designed for exceptional comfort. There is a cool swimming pool aswell as a gigantic heated pool. Then go and relax with a bit of putt-putt or table tennis, or keep up the pace on the squash court or the trampoline. The kids can play on the water tube for as long as their bottoms allow it!You can bring along your fishing tackle, because there are two picturesque dams where you can catch fish. There is also a well-equipped shop and a liquor store.

Hiking around St Lucia

by spetterke

Buy a map at St Lucia.On the road to Cape Vidal (you must pay 55 rand) there are some tracks,through the woods where you find hiding places to observe crocs and hippo,s.When you're there in November,then go with a guide upon the beaches to watch the sea turtles at night.

Cape of Good Hope

by spetterke

If you are visiting the Nature Reserve of Cape Point,and you like hiking,start at the sign of Cape of good Hope(the most southwesternpoint of Africa),climbing the rocks on your left side,and walk high above the cliffs up to the Lighthouse of Cape Point.There is another beautiful track,passing the Wreck of Thomas T Tucker.Beware for the monkees.DONT FEED THEM.

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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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