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V&A Waterfront Cape Town
15 Reviews I am a local and can assure you one can spend a day at this " trap" and it could cost as little as US$10Fairly reasonable entertainment but of course. A very good thing to do is spend a few hours at...
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I suppose the Lion Park in Johannesburg could be though of as a bit of a tourist trap, but it's likely it's the closest you'll get to any lions! It wasn't that costly (to those with US dollars), but it was definitely fun.
As we visited Pilgrims Rest, and we came back at our 4x4 a kid came to ask us for R 15,-- as he has washed our car. How insolent,we thought. Thanks kid!But,actually,it's been a bargain,as we saw later on our video, as the car has been very dirty.So we don't consider it as a Trap!
Sea View Animal Park--this wasn't quite what I had in mind when I was thinking of animals in their natural habitat...it was more like a petting zoo with most of the animals being in cages. Though it was pretty fun to play with the baby monkey!
Yes, I went to the tip of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet--BEAUTIFUL scenery. The water is damn cold or perhaps I would have swam. It is a great spot to see--and there are these monkeys running all over the place
If you don't like being in a dirty place, where everyone's just getting drunk and/or stoned, don't go to Coffee Bay. I had a horrible time there. Getting away was awfully difficult. The Baz-bus doesn't go there, so you have to find your own transport to the nearest 'cumbi-station'.
Watch what you are buying, count the items and money. Check the quality of the goods you buy. If necessary open the packaging and check for quality.Below is a photo of a beautiful rocks in Cape L'Agulhas the Africa's southernmost tip.
White people will always tell you that you can't take the mini-van, mainly because it's the kind of transport in and around Cape Town which the black people use and therefore supposed to be 'dangerous'.Well we are white and we took the mini-van for three months because it's cheap and drives frquently and picks you up wherever you stay - and everybody was totally friendly and warm.
South Africa Lonely Planet 2000 is very handy but do be careful as a lot of the information I found to be very outdated and not by me only. This book is a total disaster. Apparently Mr. Jeff Williams that writes the LP SA only spend 3 weeks during the last 43 months in SA !!!! The new SA 2000 book is so out of date it is unreal. Of the first 6 hostels mentioned in Jo'burg 5 of them have been closed for more than 3 years before going to print. A restaurant/club down the road from us that gets recommended has been closed for more than 4 years before going to print!!! Local people in the industry are totally disappointed. Although safety aspects are mentioned they are played down and advice given is constantly bad and more important of course - it's NOT GIVEN properly. The importance in this is that ending up at the wrong place at the wrong time might cost you more than just your passport...
Be careful where you buy your curios. Some wooden art sold on the side of the street is not treated and will start to disintegrate after a year or so, due do tiny insects in the wood. So the cheapest is not always the best.
DeWildt Cheetah Research Centre Animals in cages- The staff rattling the cages,teasing the animals with food-Like obnoxious kids at a zoo. If you're going to go to Africa see the animals that are uncaged.
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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A: You will need a prescription from a South Africa registered doctor.
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