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Sep30

About Durban

Published by Asya in Africa, Cultural, Events, Golf, Museums, Photos, Restaurants, Sailing, Scuba Diving, Shopping, South Africa, Surfing, Swimming, Urban Tourism, Walking

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Durban is the 3rd largest city in South Africa. Blessed being right on the warm Indian Ocean it is surrounded by miles of golden sandy beaches. The subtropical climate provides more than 200 sunny days a year, which offers a huge variety of outdoor activities such as canoeing, surfing, diving and sailing.
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Sep15

Table Mountain

Published by Asya in Climbing, Hiking, Parks, Photos, Relaxing, South Africa, Urban Tourism, Walking

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Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming an undoubted symbol of Cape Town, South Africa. Table Mountain is an important tourist attraction offers great hiking trails and stunning views over the city and its surroundings. The highest point of Table Mountain is Maclear’s Beacon at 1,086 m above sea level. It is a great destination for both young and old. There’s a cafeteria where you can enjoy a mile-high meal.
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Apr22

Shamwari Reserve

Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, Parks, Photos, Relaxing, Safaris, South Africa, Spa, Swimming, Walking

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 Shamwari Game Reserve is a 20 000 hectare private reserve boasts Africa’s five eco-systems – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. It is able to support a wide variety of plant, animal and bird life. The reserve is situated along the Bushmans River, 45 minutes drive from Cape Town, South Africa.
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Mar10

Grand Daddy Hotel

Published by misha in Africa, Chillin, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Romantic, Sightseeings, South Africa

Grand Daddy is a very interesting hotel situated in Cape Town, South Africa. The Grand Daddy’s big talking point is its trailer park, where a collection of vintage Airstream caravans sited on the rooftop. Each of the 7 two-sleeper caravans have been designed by local artists.
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Feb26

Wild Cape Town

Published by misha in Adventure, Africa, Extreme, Hiking, Parks, Photos, Sightseeings, South Africa, Travel Stories, Walking

There is wildness to Cape Town – the big skies, the rugged canyons, the jagged outcroppings of sandstone and granite that rises over the icy South Atlantic at the tip of Africa. Today in Cape Town you can enjoy penguins waddle across white-sand beaches, elands wander the dunes, hungry baboons jump on unsuspecting tourists pifer apart their stuff.
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Nov23

The Big Hole, Kimberley

Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, History, Museums, Sightseeings, South Africa

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Here I show you the biggest diamond rush which the world has ever seen. Kimberley (the capital of the Northern Cape, South Africa) is famous with the Big Hole. It’s a huge open-pit diamond mine and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand. 50,000 miners dug a almost circular hole with a surface area of about 17 hectares, a perimeter of about 1,6 km and depth around of 215m, right in the middle of the town.
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Sep27

Singita Boulders Lodge

Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, Camping, Parks, Relaxing, Resorts, Safaris, South Africa

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It is a beautiful area south west of South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park. Singita Boulders is the part of the Singita Group of Lodges. It’s comprised of a number of smaller reserves that have set the bar for all of Africa, with their luxurious, intimate and classy lodges. A stay at Singita is about many things: remarkable design, innovative food and wine combined with exceptional hospitality.
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