This magnificent country is home to the world’s largest inland Delta, the Okavango; the world’s largest salt pans, the Makgadigadi; and the largest continuous stretch of sand, the Kalahari Desert. With 17% of the country protected as national parks, Botswana has made a tangible commitment to conservation.
The Garden Route includes one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline that winds its way for some 200 kilometres via George, Wilderness, Sedgefield, Knysna on to Plettenberg Bay and culminating in the Tstisikamma Forest.
As the Zambezi River crashes 100 metres into a chasm that stretches 1,7 kilometres in length, one of the world’s most spectacular waterfalls is created - the Victoria Falls and also a World Heritage Site. Mosi-oa-Tunya or ‘The Smoke that Thunders’ is how the locals describe it. Livingstone, the nearest town on the Zambian side of the Falls, has become the undisputed adventure capital of Southern Africa. Visitors can fly over the Falls in light aircraft, helicopters, parachutes, they can bungee jump off the Falls bridge or white water raft down the Zambezi. Need we say anymore?
For those in search of varying landscapes, we encourage you to take time to venture beyond the main attractions of Cape Town - from the Cederberg Wilderness area to the semi arid Klein Karoo and the Southern Cape Overberg. With its gentle countryside, quaint villages and emphasis on very comfortable accommodation and quality fare, these regions offer visitors a truly ‘local’ and authentic experience.
This is a land of marvellous diversity offering forested valleys, deep ravines, crystal streams and waterfalls. Visitors often rush through the province to reach the world-renowned game reserves and do not realise how much more this region has to offer.
An hour’s drive northeast of Cape Town is an expanse of the most beautiful countryside in South Africa – with mountains and valleys lined with vineyards. Historic towns and villages, and gracious homesteads that represent the very best in Cape Dutch Architecture, are also found in the region. The three most well known of these towns are Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl. Stellenbosch is South Africa’s oldest town and its history is evident in its architecture, much of which can be seen along the oak-lined Dorp Street. Stellenbosch is one of the most well known University towns in the country and has a feeling of youth, the town is also the starting point of a key wine route that includes more than twenty wine estates within a twelve kilometre radius.
KwaZulu Natal is South Africa’s most populous province and the home of the Zulu nation. The province’s largest city, Durban, has a wonderful easy-going atmosphere and year round sunshine. A short drive from Durban is the town of Umhlanga with its long sandy beaches and cosmopolitan village centre. From Umhlanga the highway links popular seaside towns in rapid succession, passing by sub-tropical bush and sugar cane fields.
While Cape Town’s metropolis huddles at the base of the majestic Table Mountain, the greater city is made up of suburbs and satellite towns that sprawl southwards over much of the scenically spectacular Cape Peninsula.
The Eastern Cape boasts a wealth of flora and fauna, including the Big Five in a malaria free environment. Scenic diversity is one of the most striking characteristics of the region, ranging from the lush, evergreen Tsitsikamma Forest to the rugged Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area, from the southern slopes of the Kougaberg to the arid Great Karoo.
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