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Reasons to Visit South Africa

  • Self Drive

    The most economical and by far the most popular way to experience South Africa is on a self drive. The roads are good, traffic tends to be light and driving is on the left.

    Self Drive

  • Wine Tasting

    Within easy driving distance of Cape Town, the valleys of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek have become known as 'The Winelands'. Here you can admire the manicured rows of green and russet vines and even stop to sample the local tipple.

    Wine Tasting

  • Cape Town

    Cape Town – one of the world’s great cities, Cape Town has excellent accommodation, is easy to explore and is the gateway to the Wine Regions and Garden Route. Cape Town is an ideal place to start your trip around South Africa.

    Cape Town

  • Whale Watching

    Hermanus and Walker Bay, near Cape Town, are perhaps the best places in the world to spot whales from the shore (Jun-Dec). Whale watching trips from boats are also popular in South Africa.

    Whale Watching

  • Battlefields

    Learn how Ghandi, Paul Kruger and Winston Churchill were all involved in the battle of Spioenkop, during the Boer War, or how a hundred British soldiers held off some 4,000 Zulus at Rorke’s Drift, and how nearly 1,800 were killed a few hours earlier at the battle of Isandlwana.

    Battlefields

  • Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

    South Africa offers some of the best safari in the whole of Africa. One of the best places are the private reserves of Kruger Greater Park, where you can see the 'Big Five' (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo).

    Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

  • Scenery

    South Africa boasts some spectacular scenery across the whole country. These include the imposing Drakensberg Mountains, coastal views along the Garden Route, the impressive Blyde River Canyon and the vast Karoo.

    Scenery

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Visit The Drakensberg, South Africa

The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa. As well as spectacular scenery the 'Berg' as it's also known, is home to remarkable San rock art as well as plenty of wildlife.

Royal Natal National Park, South Africa

The Drakensberg

South Africa

The Drakensberg (known locally as the Berg) rise to their most fierce and dramatic on the Lesotho border, earning their Zulu name "Barrier of Spears".

In the Royal Natal National Park is the Amphitheatre, a five kilometre curving sheer wall over which the Tugela River dashes itself.

Willdlife of the Drakensberg

At Giant’s Castle, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife have marked out hiking trails to showcase the scenery, the remarkable San rock art and the wildlife. Amongst the peaks, eland pick out paths and Lammergeier vultures soar on thermals.

The southern Berg is home to the Sani Pass, where a narrow dirt road climbs through the mountains into Lesotho.

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