PLACES OF INTEREST - South Africa

Addo National Park

The National Park of Addo is one of the few that contains part of the ocean and land. Whales, dolphins and sharks can be spotted but also lions, cheetahs and leopards. But Addo is most famous of his big herd of elephants. Read More >>>

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Barberton

Barberton is a small quite village on the eastern side of the country. Beautiful colonial villa’s, wooden buildings, an old graveyard and a British build Boeren bunker are the highlights. Read more >>>

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Blyde River Canyon (Graskop)

Situated in the northeast of the country is this an unique piece of nature with beautiful rock formations, high cliffs, waterfalls, and amazing mountains with unique views. Graskop is the base for a visit to this national park. Read more >>>

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Cape Town (Kaapstad)

One of the world's most beautiful situated cities with attractions such as the Table Mountain, Robben Island (where Mandela was imprisoned), the old (Dutch) harbor, lion's head and a number of penguin beaches close by. Read more >>>

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Drakensbergen

The Drakensbergen are the most famous, most impressive and highest mountain range in the country and one of South Africa's most popular tourist destinations. You can do here several activities but hiking is and will be the most popular. Read more >>>

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Dundee e.s.

Dundee can well serve as a base for visiting various battlefields from for example the Boeren- and Zulu wars around the city. You can also visit the war Talana museum which is just out of town. Read more >>>

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Eshowe

Eshowe is a city that lies in the region of Kwazulu in the southwest of the country. The city is famous because the mighty warrior Shaka Zulu hid his wives here in the forest of Dlinza – now you can visit an old British fort here which is a museum. Read more >>>

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Ezulwini valley (Lobamba) - SWAZILAND

The Ezulwini or sometimes called Heavenly valley is by far the most popular location for tourists in the Kingdom Swaziland. This is the residence of the King and you can visit a national park but also a village with traditional huts (and dances). Read more >>>

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Graaff Reinet en Nieu Bethesda

Graaff Reinet is the country's best place to view the almost white Dutch Colonial Cape-architecture; if you like peace, art, space and a semi-hippie village in the Karoo-wasteland, Nieu Bethesda is THE location to go. Read more >>>

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Hermanus

One of the activities you can do in Hermanus is of course Shark Cage Diving and the village is famous for it. But don’t forget to make a beautiful hike along the very nice coastline – with a little luck you see whales close by. Read More >>>

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Johannesburg and Soweto

Johannesburg or Jo’burg is one of the South African capitals with the gruesome but popular Apartheid Museum, the entertainment district in Melville and of course with the largest township of the country: Soweto. Read more >>>

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Kimberley

Kimberley, the diamond city of South Africa has the largest man-made hole in the earth in the world– you can visit the spot and the museum. The city is a good stop between North and South South-Africa. Read more >>>

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Mdumbi

Mdumbi is just a little village with numerous huts and buildings. This part of the Wild Coast looks amazing with high cliffs, rondavels (round huts) and sweeping views of broad bays with sand beaches and dunes. Read More >>>

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Oudshoorn

The city is known as the center of ostrich farming where lots of tourist do a tour and even ride on one of the animals; also the nearby Cango caves and the Wild Life Range attract many visitors. Here you can go on the picture with a cheetah hand/or go in the crocodile cage. Read more >>>

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Port St. Johns

Situated on the Southern Coastline of South-Africa is Port St. John a remarkable mix of old industry, but also a nice church, mosque and some fine colonial buildings. Between the city and the beach is a very cozy hostel where you can relax for a few days. Read more >>>

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Pretoria

Named after the Dutchman Pretorius this was the capital of the Boeren-staat Transvaal and now it’s one of the thee capitals in nowadays South-Africa. The house from former president Kruger is now a museum. Read more >>>

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Stellenbosch

Perhaps the most white city in South Africa; Dutch Colonial architecture, relaxed atmosphere, fine wines with beautiful wine farms and an (in) famous university where Afrikaans is still taught to thousands of students. Read more >>>

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Swellendam

Swellendam is situated between Addo National Park and Stellenbosch and is an OK place to make a over-stop. It’s got a nice relaxed center with a beautiful church and some other Dutch architecture which would interest you. Read More >>> 

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