Things To Do When In South Africa
July 20th, 2009The South African peninsula sports a mild climate throughout the year, and has the plus point of being nicely placed - turning it into a wonderful vacation away from the frozen American and European wintertimes.
In this brief piece, we’re going to look at the less famous locations of the South African peninsula, so you can bypass the hords of tourists while also enjoying the cheaper prices that you discover in the lesser known places.
Kruger Park
Kruger National Park is the largest game park in the South African peninsula and stretches 350 km from south to north and 60 km from west to east. The park has 8 main gates that provide entry to the various camps there. There is plenty of hotels near Krugar Park so it doesn’t have to be a lengthy return journey from Cape Town or wherever you’re staying.
Visit the Drakensberg Mountain Range
The Drakensberg Mountain Range is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, going up to 3,482 metres (11,420 ft) in elevation. Caves are common in the easily weathered sandstone, and numerous have rock murals drawn by the Bushmen. The Drakensberg Mountain Range has between 35000 and 40000 works of cave paintings and is the biggest aggregation of such paintings on earth. There is evidence that the bushman civilisation lived in the Drakensberg Mountains as long ago as 100,000 years ago. The Drakensberg Mountain Range is easily accessible from closeby Durban and you can normally find accommodation in Durban without any trouble.
KwaZulu Region
The KawZulu Natal area has been increasingly popular with holidaymakers - primarily sold as the Zulu Kingdom. It is a shame that many holidaymakers don’t go to this region, as many locals know that it gives visitors a number of experiences. For many years it has taken the moniker as the Garden Province - and a well deserved name it is too. There ought to be no worry locating accommodation near KwaZulu.
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