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Cape Point / Cape Aghulus Cape Town
22 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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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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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
7 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
15 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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Lions Head Cape Town
5 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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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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Penguins Cape Town
4 Reviews The Western Cape is rich in marine life and the little Penguins are definitely a big favourite of mine. They pretty much go wherever they like but obviously tend to gather in the areas they nest....
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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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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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We drove to Graaff Reinet and I found it quite interesting. It is a historic town and so there are many very old building there.. There is quite a bit of Cape Dutch architecture which I find very attractive. The town itself is very quiet and there is not a lot to do there as far as I know. However, we were only there for a short time.
A tour of the Cango Caves is a must if you are in the area. The tour is a guided one and is most interesting. The stalagmites and stalactites have formed amazing configurations over the years. Our guide was very knowledgeable. The tour took about an hour and was well worth it.
The Hippopotamus is a very big semi aquatic mammal found only in Africa. A Hippopotamus can weigh up to nearly three tons. Hippo live in groups of between 4 and 15 head in some circumstances the herd number will be as many as 25 - 30. Hippo are amphibious. They swim well and spend most of the daylight hours in water. Hippo leave the water at dusk to forage for grass and aquatic plants. The Hippopotamus is considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. More human deaths are attributed to the hippo than to any other african animal.
The African Elephant can grow up to 13 feet high at the shoulder and can weigh over six and a half tons.The longest tusk of an African Elephant measured 11ft. 11/4 inches. The heaviest tusk weighed 226 lb.Elephants live in herds of up to 50 animals. The herd is led by an old female.
The Buffalo is one of the largest animals in the African bushveld. The Buffalo is well known amongst hunters as a formidable foe. If a Buffalo is wounded it can become one of the most dangerous animals to confront. Cape Buffalo live in large herds, sometimes as many as a thousand. Buffalo are grazers and will sometimes browse from trees and shrubs when the grass is not nutritious. Mothers have one calf a year. Buffalo are preyed on by Lions.
The Leopard is normally a solitary animal except during mating season. Leopards are powerfully built big cat. Leopard hide in thick bush or up a tree during the day and hunt at night. They prey on a large variety of animals and birds from Francolin to Guinea fowl and Tortoises to Impala, Waterbuck and Wildebeest. Baboons and monkeys are also particularly favoured by leopard. Prey is killed by breaking the neck and then the carcass is carried up a tree to keep it out of reach of scavengers such as Hyaena and Jackal.
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This is really off the beaten path. But it is a really nice way to experience the traditional way of live in South Africa. Although it's not the most comfortable way of traveling it's really fun; Taking a shower at the waterfall, sleeping on the floor in an african hut and having bbq with the people of a local village.
The warthog built himself a house out of an old ant termite hill. He hollowed out the inside and made a wide, grand entrance on one side so that all the animals would be able to see his beautiful house. He stood proudly outside as the giraffe and the antelope walked past, "See my fine house," he would say, "nobody has a house as fine as mine."One day Bhubesi the lion came prowling by. Warthog suddenly realized that because of his vanity he had made the entrance to his house so large that the lion would be able to enter. The lion chased him into his house. "AAAiiiiish!" said the warthog to himself, "What shall I do now?" He decided to copy the trick used by the wily jackal. He got down on his knees and thrust his rear end up to the roof. "Be careful Bhubesi" he shouted, "the roof is falling down, run before it comes down on your head!" The lion shook his head and the lion is no fool. The...
Long, long ago at the beginning of time when the earth was still young, many of the animals looked very different to how we know them today. The zebra was as white as the snow on top of the mountains and the baboon was covered in fur from his head to his tail. The shining white zebra stallion was extremely vain and would admire his reflection in a pool of water. "How beautiful I am," he would say shaking his head and flicking his tail. One day the zebra stallion saw the ugly baboon across the banks of the Umfoloze river. "See how beautiful I am you ugly baboon!" he cried, his voice echoing off the hills. The baboon tossed his head in anger and with rolling eyes barked back, "You silly zebra, you may be more beautiful, but I am stronger!"The baboon challenged the zebra to a fight.The very next night, by the light of a huge fire, the whole Zulu tribe came out to watch the zebra and the...
The Table Bay Hotel Cape Town
9 Reviews and 345 Opinions One of the more expensive options, but if you can afford it then go for it. The location is great,...
The Westcliff Hotel Johannesburg
5 Reviews and 201 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 100 Opinions This is the largest camp on the banks of the Sabie river, it is also the administrative centre of...
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