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Hluhluwe
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi is one of South Africa’s best-known, most evocative parks. Covering 96,000 hectares, it is best visited in winter as the animals range widely without congregating at water sources (the White iMfolozi and Black iMfolozi Rivers flow here), although the lush vegetati
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Garden Route National Park (Wilderness Section)
Formerly the Wilderness National Park, this section has now been incorporated into the vast and scattered Garden Route National Park along with the Knysna Forests and Tsitsikamma. The park covers a unique system of lakes, rivers, wetlands and estuaries that are vital for the surviv
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Boulders Penguin Colony
Some 3km southeast of Simon’s Town, this picturesque area, with enormous boulders dividing small, sandy coves, is home to a colony of 2100 delightful African penguins. A boardwalk runs from the Boulders Visitor Centre at the Foxy Beach end of the protected area (another part of Tab
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Robben Island & Nelson Mandela Gateway
Used as a prison from the early days of the VOC right up until 1996, this Unesco World Heritage site is preserved as a memorial to those such as Nelson Mandela who spent many years incarcerated here. You can only go here on a tour which last around 4 hours including ferry rides and
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Nelson Mandela Museum
The roadside village of Qunu is the home town of one Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who grew up here in the 1920s. The area has yet to fully capitalise on its famous son, but the Nelson Mandela Museum is worth a stop to get a sense of the great mans early life. The museums two halls ha
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Cape of Good Hope
Commonly called Cape Point, this 77.50-sq-km section of Table Mountain National Park includes awesome scenery, fantastic walks, great birdwatching and often deserted beaches. Bookings are required for the two-day Cape of Good Hope Trail , a spectacular 33.8km circular route with on
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Shamwari
Undoubtedly the most high-powered of the Eastern Cape’s many private wildlife reserves,Shamwari, 30km east of Addo Elephant National Park, is an internationally renowned reserve dedicated to restocking large tracts of reclaimed land with animals that were common in the region befor
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Tsitsikamma National Park
Cut through by dark, coffee-coloured churning rivers, deep ravines and dense forests, Tsitsikamma National Park encompasses 65,000 hectares between Plettenberg Bay and Humansdorp, as well a Marine Protected Area covering 80km of coastline and stretching 5km out to sea. Elusive Cape
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Cederberg Wilderness Area
As you drive, bike or hike through the bizarre-shaped, weathered-sandstone formations, glowing ochre in the fabulous Cederberg light, youd be forgiven for whistling the soundtrack to an old Western movie. The 830-sq-km wilderness area boasts San rock art, craggy mountains and clear
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Ondini
Established as Cetshwayo’s capital in 1873, Ondini was razed by British troops after the Battle of Ulundi (July 1879), the final engagement of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. The royal kraal section of the Ondini site has been rebuilt and you can see where archaeological digs have uncover
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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Location and unique flora combine to make these 52,800-sq-km botanical gardens among the most beautiful in the world. The main entrance at the Newlands end of the gardens is where you’ll find the information centre, an excellent souvenir shop and the conservatory .Added for gardens
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Marakele National Park
This mountainous national park is at the southwestend of the Waterberg biosphere. The animals grazing beneath the red cliffs include elephants, black and white rhinos, giraffes, zebras, leopards and cheetahs, but the landscape itself demands attention. A great place to eyeball it i
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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A long, hot road leads between crimson dunes from Upington to Africa’s first transfrontier park, one of the world’s last great, unspoilt ecosystems. Once you enter the magical park, tucked away alongside Namibia in the Northern Cape and southwest Botswana, you’ll soon see why the j
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Babylonstoren
This 2.5-sq-km wine and fruit farm is on the north slope of the Simonsberg mountain between Klapmuts and Paarl. Its highlight is an 800-sq-m, formally designed garde: inspired by Cape Town’s Company’s Garden, it is an incredible undertaking. It features edible and medicinal plants,
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site, stretches for 200 glorious kilometres, from the Mozambique border to Maphelane, at the southern end of Lake St Lucia. With the Indian Ocean on one side, and a series of lakes on the other (including Lake St Lucia), the 32
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Witsand Nature Reserve
As if a reserve based on a 9km wide, 2km long and 100m high white-sand dune standing out in stark contrast to the typical red Kalahari sands surrounding it weren’t enough, this one also comes with a soundtrack. When the wind blows here the sand sings. Known as ‘roaring sands’ the e
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Camdeboo National Park
Camdeboo National Park covers an area of 19,405 hectares and almost completely surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinet. There are plenty of animals including springboks, buffaloes, Cape mountain zebras and kudus, plus over 200 bird species, but the real draws are the spectacular geolog
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Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe is the country’s fourth-largest reserve, covering 760 sq km of bushveld, savannah grassland and riverine forest on the edge of the Kalahari. It offers Big Five wildlife watching and dreamy lodging among striking (and malaria-free) red sand and clay thorn bushveld.Madikwe do
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Mountain Zebra National Park
This national park, 12km west of Cradock, is on the northern slopes of the Bankberg Range (2000m), covers 28,000 hectares and has superb views over the Karoo. The park protects one of the rarest animals in the world: the mountain zebra (Equus zebra ). Mountain zebras, of which ther
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Laborie Cellar
Best known for its award-winning shiraz, Laborie also produces good Méthode Cap Classique and dessert wines. Tasting options include wine and olives (R30) or chocolate (R35).
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