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About 20 minutes drive from Ladysmith, Spioenkop is one of the areas oldest Nature reserves, and has a great variety of antelope, as well as rhino, giraffe, and a few smaller carnivores.
the Park is relatively small, with good driving trails, so you're guaranteed to see a variety of animals.
They might not have the big 5, (well, they have 1 of them), but for an afternoon drive that costs only about R20 per person, i highly recommend this reserve.
Written Dec 18, 2012
Address: Winterton Road
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Inyathi Game Farm is about 20 minutes from Ladysmith, is not too big, but has a variety of wildlife. It's also right next door to Weenen Nature reserve (which has most of the Big 5). Go on one of the horse rides (Dont take Casper, hes a bugger), and get really close to the animals.
Written Apr 22, 2004
Address: Colenso
Phone: 036 354 7003
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On Murchison street, this museum covers the history of Ladysmith from it's inception, & through the Boer War, in great detail. It is also the site of the local Information office. The entrance fee is a measly R2 (about 20 pence), and you definitely get more than your moneys worth!
They also have a guest book to fill in after your self guided tour.
Written Apr 22, 2004
Address: Murchison Street
Phone: 036 6372231
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This reserve is based at the spioenkop dam. A great place for watersport.You can camp in the reserve. Don't worry, there are no lions. Only different kind of bok's,zebra's, giraffe's and ... oh yeah... Rhino's. Should not be a problem though ?
Written Feb 29, 2004
Address: Spioenkop dam
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Drakensberg means Dragon mountains. It's protected as a world heritage. Most of the mountains forms the border between KwaZulu-Natal state and Lesotho.
Written Feb 29, 2004
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On the top of this hill, at the end of january 1900, there has been a big battle between the British army and the Boers. During the mist the British sneeked up the hill. They thought there were at the top. In the morning they found out it wasn't. Almost uncovered ... It led into a big defeat of the British Army.
I scanned my map of the mountain. If you like to see apicture of the mountain, look at the Ladysmith main page.
Ow, By the way , 10 Rand pp should cover the entrance...
Updated Feb 29, 2004
Address: Spioenkop at the side of the R616
Hunter's Lodge: Ladysmith's NR1 Diner,B&B !
woef Says: The best “Dinner and B&B” in Ladysmith for me is “The Hunter Lodge” located at Hunter street 6. It’s being run by a very friendly and worldly, open-minded couple with tree sweet kids (and tree nice dogs). They have a lot of experience in the hotel business before they opened...
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Riga's has been around for as long as i can remember. The are kinda a general store, but the sports goods are probably their main attraction. They have a kids section, an electronic section, musical equipment, kitchenware, etc.
What to buy: Sports goods for sure. From tennis, to badminton, soccer, hockey, cricket, & fishing.
What to pay: Anything up to 500 rand
Written Jul 1, 2004
Address: 160 Murchison street
Phone: 036 637 6795
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The Oval used to be the towns cricket ground, set right in the center of town. Now, it is a pretty decent shopping center, with shops ranging from convenience stores & clothes stores to specialist shops.
What to buy: Here, get anything you need. The department stores are very reasonably priced.
What to pay: Up to a couple f hundred
Written Jul 1, 2004
Address: Murchison Street
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Not many people know about the horse riding opportunities in Ladysmith. The first is Inyathi (about 20 minutes from Ladysmith), and the other is about 2km out of town. They have wonderful horses (Some ex-race horses), and a few excellent horse trails. Well worth the visit.
Written Apr 23, 2004
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